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Research paper thumbnail of The IDEA Partnership: convening learning partnerships in the complex landscape of special education A landscape with multiple dimensions of complexity Multiple levels of scale Multiple stakeholders Multiple domains Multiple sources of knowledge

In the mid-seventies, the United States Congress passed a piece of legislation called the Individ... more In the mid-seventies, the United States Congress passed a piece of legislation called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that required states to provide " free, appropriate, public education " to all individuals with disabilities. The legislation was a landmark at the time, and states have made great strides toward the law's worthy goal of offering all students an appropriate educational program. Yet, more than 35 years after the enactment of the legislation, persistent academic and behavioral challenges remain. To achieve the intent of the law, groups across the landscape must come together to achieve progress in changing practice around the physical, academic, and social needs of all students. For those who administer, implement, and are affected by the provisions of the IDEA, a shift toward more collaborative systems is critical. This chapter describes our efforts to convene learning partnerships as an instrumental strategy in advancing collaboration to achieve practice change. The IDEA Partnership is a long-term project funded at the federal level to support the implementation of the law by accelerating learning across all the relevant stakeholder groups. We engage practitioners and consumers and bring them into collaborative work with researchers, decision-makers, and technical assistance providers.

The mission of the IDEA Partnership is threefold:
■ To demonstrate the value of broad stakeholder engagement in influencing practice changes.
■ To use the durable networks that already exist in national organizations to build stakeholder engagement at the national, state, and local levels.
■ To cross the boundaries that separate those that must work together to achieve real inclusion for individuals with disabilities.

More specifically, the IDEA Partnership is a project funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). It is one of a number of targeted investments designed to deliver information and support implementation of the law by advancing the use of research and evidence-based practice. Yet, the Partnership has a unique purpose: it is specifically funded to build connections between federal investments, national organizations, and state education agencies. Our work focuses on the human aspects that can impact the spread and use of the evidence-based practices that dominate federally sponsored technical assistance programs. To date, our work has been funded for 14 years through successive investments that are five years in duration. With each funding cycle, the learning, the relationships, and the outcomes have reshaped the continuing investment.

For more information about the completed book, visit:
http://wenger-trayner.com/resources/publications/learning-in-landscapes-of-practice/

Research paper thumbnail of Chapter 8 Policy, Practice and People: Building Shared Support for School Behavioral Health

Over the last two decades, the focus on both academic performance and well being of children and ... more Over the last two decades, the focus on both academic performance and well being of children and youth have repeatedly cast education and mental health as potential partners. The design of these collaborations has been influenced by the agency goals that shaped specific initiatives. Collaborations between education and mental health systems have emerged at the local, state and national levels. Each of these initiatives has introduced values, strategies, practices, vocabulary and funding mechanisms. Individually, they have solidified the understanding that education and mental health are interconnected. Collectively, they have highlighted the gaps in understanding, roles and relationships which can occur due to limited cross-system exposure. This chapter focuses on the efforts that have shaped experiences working across education and mental health. It explores the approaches to collaborating across boundaries that will be effective in building support for behavioral health and aligning efforts through the Interconnected System Framework (ISF) for School Mental Health (SMH) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Further, it offers a set of essential learnings to help bring decision-makers, practitioners and families together in shared support of policies that advance school-wide positive behavior supports and school mental health.

Papers by Mariola Rosser

Research paper thumbnail of Facilitating Community: Key Strategies for Building Communities of Practice to Accomplish State Goals. New Eyes: Meeting Challenges through Communities of Practice

Idea Partnership, Jul 1, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Communities of Practice: A New Approach to Solving Complex Educational Problems

Idea Partnership, 2007

... Communities of Practice can help state agency personnel drive strategy, solve problems, promo... more ... Communities of Practice can help state agency personnel drive strategy, solve problems, promote the spread of best practices, develop members ... purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of the Communities of Practice approach that the IDEA Partnership has developed in ...

Research paper thumbnail of The IDEA Partnership: convening learning partnerships in the complex landscape of special education A landscape with multiple dimensions of complexity Multiple levels of scale Multiple stakeholders Multiple domains Multiple sources of knowledge

In the mid-seventies, the United States Congress passed a piece of legislation called the Individ... more In the mid-seventies, the United States Congress passed a piece of legislation called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that required states to provide " free, appropriate, public education " to all individuals with disabilities. The legislation was a landmark at the time, and states have made great strides toward the law's worthy goal of offering all students an appropriate educational program. Yet, more than 35 years after the enactment of the legislation, persistent academic and behavioral challenges remain. To achieve the intent of the law, groups across the landscape must come together to achieve progress in changing practice around the physical, academic, and social needs of all students. For those who administer, implement, and are affected by the provisions of the IDEA, a shift toward more collaborative systems is critical. This chapter describes our efforts to convene learning partnerships as an instrumental strategy in advancing collaboration to achieve practice change. The IDEA Partnership is a long-term project funded at the federal level to support the implementation of the law by accelerating learning across all the relevant stakeholder groups. We engage practitioners and consumers and bring them into collaborative work with researchers, decision-makers, and technical assistance providers.

The mission of the IDEA Partnership is threefold:
■ To demonstrate the value of broad stakeholder engagement in influencing practice changes.
■ To use the durable networks that already exist in national organizations to build stakeholder engagement at the national, state, and local levels.
■ To cross the boundaries that separate those that must work together to achieve real inclusion for individuals with disabilities.

More specifically, the IDEA Partnership is a project funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). It is one of a number of targeted investments designed to deliver information and support implementation of the law by advancing the use of research and evidence-based practice. Yet, the Partnership has a unique purpose: it is specifically funded to build connections between federal investments, national organizations, and state education agencies. Our work focuses on the human aspects that can impact the spread and use of the evidence-based practices that dominate federally sponsored technical assistance programs. To date, our work has been funded for 14 years through successive investments that are five years in duration. With each funding cycle, the learning, the relationships, and the outcomes have reshaped the continuing investment.

For more information about the completed book, visit:
http://wenger-trayner.com/resources/publications/learning-in-landscapes-of-practice/

Research paper thumbnail of Chapter 8 Policy, Practice and People: Building Shared Support for School Behavioral Health

Over the last two decades, the focus on both academic performance and well being of children and ... more Over the last two decades, the focus on both academic performance and well being of children and youth have repeatedly cast education and mental health as potential partners. The design of these collaborations has been influenced by the agency goals that shaped specific initiatives. Collaborations between education and mental health systems have emerged at the local, state and national levels. Each of these initiatives has introduced values, strategies, practices, vocabulary and funding mechanisms. Individually, they have solidified the understanding that education and mental health are interconnected. Collectively, they have highlighted the gaps in understanding, roles and relationships which can occur due to limited cross-system exposure. This chapter focuses on the efforts that have shaped experiences working across education and mental health. It explores the approaches to collaborating across boundaries that will be effective in building support for behavioral health and aligning efforts through the Interconnected System Framework (ISF) for School Mental Health (SMH) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Further, it offers a set of essential learnings to help bring decision-makers, practitioners and families together in shared support of policies that advance school-wide positive behavior supports and school mental health.

Research paper thumbnail of Facilitating Community: Key Strategies for Building Communities of Practice to Accomplish State Goals. New Eyes: Meeting Challenges through Communities of Practice

Idea Partnership, Jul 1, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Communities of Practice: A New Approach to Solving Complex Educational Problems

Idea Partnership, 2007

... Communities of Practice can help state agency personnel drive strategy, solve problems, promo... more ... Communities of Practice can help state agency personnel drive strategy, solve problems, promote the spread of best practices, develop members ... purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of the Communities of Practice approach that the IDEA Partnership has developed in ...