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PROMISING PRACTICES FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT

Exploring, Expanding, and Evolving

Jennifer Iriti, PhD

Northwest Ohio Tech Prep Success Bound

October 7, 2022

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Promising practices for collective impact

“Every system is perfectly designed to achieve exactly the results it gets.” ~Paul Batalden

See the system

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it." ~William Thomson/Lord Kelvin

Take a continuous improvement approach

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” ~Peter Drucker

How you do the work is as important as what you work on

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SEE THE SYSTEM

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Tools for undertaking root cause analysis

Investigate positive deviants

*Adapted from materials created by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

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https://www.weteachnyc.org/resources/resource/nycdoe-improvement-science-handbook/

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TAKE A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT APPROACH

STUDY

ACT

PLAN

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MAKE THE WORK PROBLEM-SPECIFIC AND USER-CENTERED

VARIATION IN PERFORMANCE IS THE CORE PROBLEM TO ADDRESS

WE CANNOT IMPROVE AT SCALE WHAT WE CANNOT MEASURE

ANCHOR PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT IN DISCIPLINED INQUIRY

ACCELERATE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH NETWORKED IMPROVEMENT COMMUNITIES

Adapted from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

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Current State

HS grad rates plateaued
Promise eligibility flat
Low Promise use rates among specific demographic groups

Actions

1:1 meetings with students
Strong relationships with faculty and staff
Partnerships with community organizations
Postsecondary and career exploration
Workshops to support planning for life after high school
Support student use of Naviance and other resources

Outcomes

Increase in HS graduation
Increase in Promise eligible students, specifically core
Increase in Promise usage

Pittsburgh Promise Coaching Theory of Change

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Student Group	School A	School B	School C
Very low GPA and low attendance	8%	8%	9%
Very low GPA but good attendance	2%	5%	<1%
Marginal GPA and low attendance	18%	13%	18%
Solid GPA and low attendance	14%	5%	21%
Eligible for extension scholarship	13%	6%	5%
Eligible for core scholarship	35%	48%	43%

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BE DELIBERATE IN HOW WE DO THE WORK

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Issue experience: How many people on your team have been directly impacted by the issue?

Demographic relevance: How many people on your team demographically reflect the focus population?

Direct engagement: How many people on your team work directly with the focus population? How many work indirectly?

Community relevance: How many people on your team grew up in or live in the community you are serving?

Focus population, issue, neighborhood

This guidance was adapted from the Community Engagement Toolkit created by Leading Inside Out and the Collective Impact Forum. https://collectiveimpactforum.org/sites/default/files/Community%20Engagement%20Toolkit.pdf

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IGNORE

INFORM

CONSULT

INVOLVE

COLLABORATE

DEFER TO

MARGINALIZATION

PLACATION

TOKENIZATION

VOICE

DELEGATED POWER

OWNERSHIP

Adapted from the International Association for Public Participation and work by Rosa Gonzalez

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Empathize

Involve

Shared decision-making

Youth-led improvement

Adapted from: https:www.studentpoweredimprovement.com

Types of student involvement

Try to deeply understand the experiences, perspectives, and feelings of students and apply what you learn.

Engage youth in events and processes with adults to share their unique needs, priorities, and perspectives.

Students play a leadership role in decision-making and have some decision-making power.

Student groups lead their own improvement efforts. Sometimes separate from adult efforts.

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