Stakeholder Engagement Lessons Learned at the National Level

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Stakeholder Engagement Lessons Learned at the National Level Debra Price-Ellingstad Technical Assistance Coordination Center

Stakeholder Engagement Lessons Learned at the National Level Debra Price-Ellingstad Technical Assistance Coordination Center June 11, 2015

How it Started. . . 1997 Reauthorization of IDEA Ø Amended Part B Ø

How it Started. . . 1997 Reauthorization of IDEA Ø Amended Part B Ø Most contentious issue = discipline Ø Led to the PBIS Center Ø Created the SIG/SPDG Program Stakeholders in conflict Ø Continued through 2 sessions of Congress Ø Resolved issues behind-the-scene in closed-door meetings Ø “These people don’t know each other, do they? ” Judy Heumann

First Pancake of the Griddle Four IDEA Partnership Projects (1998) Ø Parents & Advocates

First Pancake of the Griddle Four IDEA Partnership Projects (1998) Ø Parents & Advocates Ø Policy Makers Ø Local Administrators Ø Teachers and Related Services Providers Coordinating Committee Ø Met quarterly Ø Leadership rotated Ø Reviewed needs assessments

Purposes Stated Ø Understand Changes to IDEA Ø Implications of those changes to members

Purposes Stated Ø Understand Changes to IDEA Ø Implications of those changes to members organizations Ø Contribute to successful implementation of IDEA Ø Disseminate research-based practices Unstated Ø More accurate and consistent information Ø Mend/establish relationships Ø Reduce conflict Ø Work across general and special education

Lessons Learned Importance of shared language and understanding Relationships Convening leadership quarterly is insufficient

Lessons Learned Importance of shared language and understanding Relationships Convening leadership quarterly is insufficient Segmenting All matter (and take time) stakeholders is not helpful stakeholders need a place at the table Partnerships work (with support)

Get Started, Get Better. . Unified Partnership Project (2003 -2015) Combined the members of

Get Started, Get Better. . Unified Partnership Project (2003 -2015) Combined the members of all four previous projects Ø Greater focus on real work in states Ø Engaged partners’ state and local affiliates Ø Communities of Practice Ø Challenges Competitive process Ø Rebuilding trust Ø Less funding Ø

Lessons Learned Stakeholders will tell you how issues are meaningful to them (not the

Lessons Learned Stakeholders will tell you how issues are meaningful to them (not the other way around) Don’t stop inviting Dialogue Wisdom and shared work are essential of stakeholders vs. “expert model”

Tools from the IDEA Partnership Project Dialogue Guides Communities Leading of Practice Guidebook by

Tools from the IDEA Partnership Project Dialogue Guides Communities Leading of Practice Guidebook by Convening: A Blue Print for Authentic Engagement (July 8 - TACC Webinar)

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