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Adventures in RDA

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Adventures in RDAResults-Driven Accountability

Center for Parent Information & Resources

Webinar for the Parent Center Network

June 17, 2014

RDA? What’s RDA?

Crash Basic #1 on RDA

RDA = Results-Driven Accountability

Crash Basic #2 on RDA

OSEP’s approach to State accountability for achieving results for children with disabilities

Old way—ComplianceSPPs & APRs

Indicators________________

“Unfortunately, we have not seen

significant improvement in

results for children with disabilities”

Crash Basic #2 on RDA

OSEP’s revised approach to State accountability for achieving results for children with disabilities

Target the result you want

& go after it hard

New Way!

Crash Basic #3 on RDA

RDA has a loadof acronyms.

RDA SSIP SIMR SPP APR

Crash Basic #4 on RDA

Meet the SSIPState Systemic Improvement Plan

the State’s written plan for improvement

developed with stakeholder involvement

submitted to OSEP in 3 phases across 2015, 2016, & 2017

Crash Basic #5 on RDA

Deciding the “target”What improved result for children with disabilities do we want to achieve?

Phase 1 of writing the SSIP

MINI-POLL TIME!

Crash Basic #5 on RDA

Deciding the “target”What improved result for children with disabilities do we want to achieve?

Involve stakeholders

Each State must:

Crash Basic #5 on RDA

Deciding the “target”What improved result for children with disabilities do we want to achieve?

Each State must:

Analyze key data from Parts B & C

Identify root causes for poor performance

Crash Basic #5 on RDA

Deciding the “target”What improved result for children with disabilities do we want to achieve?

Each State must:

Decide the State’s target based on its data analysis

SIMR = State-Identified Measurable Result for Children with Disabilities

Crash Basic #5 on RDA

Involve stakeholders

Analyze key data from Parts B & C

Identify root causes for poor performance

Decide its target based on these data

Each State must:

Recap!

SIMR = State-Identified Measurable Result for Children with Disabilities

Deciding the “target”What improved result for children with disabilities do we want to achieve?

Crash Basic #6 on RDA

Selecting improvement strategies to useWhat actions or strategies are needed to achieve the targeted result?

Phase 1 of writing the SSIP

State must have a “theory of action”

Why doing “X” will improve “Y”

Crash Basic #7 on RDA

Analyzingthe StateInfrastructure

Phase 1 of writing the SSIP

Are improvements needed to support early intervention

programs & LEAs in using evidence-based practices that improve

results for children with disabilities?

Crash Basic #8 on RDA

Phases 2 & 3of writing the SSIP

Phase 3Evaluation!

Results?Revise the SSIP

Components submitted in 2017

Phase 2State makes SSIP into an actionable plan

Components submitted in 2016

Now what?RDA?

What’s RDA?

Time to jump on your bike & find the answers to these questions!

What’s RDA?

How do you get others involved?

Who’s in charge of RDA/SSIP in your State?

Where does your State stand in the RDA/SSIP-writing process?

How does your Parent Center get involved?

Questions?

Any areas of the general process that we can clarify for you before we move on to our “from the field” experiences?

Voices from the Parent Center Network

Barb BuswellPEAK Parent Center, ColoradoRegion 5 PTAChttp://www.parentcenterhub.org/region5ptac/

Jan SerakWI FACETS, WisconsinRegion 4 PTAChttp://www.region4ta.us/

Questions & Discussion

What are some resources that can help you be effective in partnering with your State and other stakeholders throughout the RDA & SSIP process?

Other questions?

How Parent Centers Can Get Involved

See the “Suggestions” handout

Download now | You can download the Suggestions handout, as well as this presentation and the RDA infographic from the file pod at the lower right of your screen.

Or receive via email | If you’d rather receive the documents via email, simply type your email address in the chat space and we will send them to you.

And there will be so much more!

You will be able to find these and many more helpful resources in the CPIR Shared Work Spaces, which will be rolled out very soon! There, you will be able to:

• Download resources

• Share strategies & stories

• Keep up to date on RDA/SSIP news

• Keep us up to date on your State’s activities

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