Dancing with the Data System Stars Roundtable Discussion Amy Nicholas DaSy at CTE Jeff Sellers DaSy at AEMSLDS State Support Team The objectives for this roundtable session are to Review the purpose and role of stakeholders in systems level initiatives ID: 738398
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Stakeholder Engagement: Dancing with the Data System Stars!
Roundtable Discussion
Amy Nicholas, DaSy at CTE
Jeff Sellers, DaSy at AEM/SLDS State Support TeamSlide2
The objectives for this roundtable session are to:Review the purpose and role of stakeholders in systems level initiatives;Provide an overview of the principles of effective stakeholder engagement; and
Discuss participants’ experiences with serving as stakeholders for their states’ coordinated data system initiatives.
Session Objectives
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What is Stakeholder Engagement?Stakeholders= individuals that are
either affected by or responsible for the outcomes of a project or initiative
Stakeholder Engagement= the use of stakeholders as participants in a collaborative decision making process that guides the creation and execution of a defined scope of workSlide4
A Stakeholder GroupSlide5
Why Involve Stakeholders in Decision Making?System level impacts
Creative problem solving
Satisfaction
through collaborationImproved outcomesSlide6
Principles of Effective
Stakeholder Engagement
Define and articulate the purpose for the work
Identify what success will look like
Establish and sustain trust-based partnerships
Define short- and long-term outputs (products)
Specify desired outcomes
Determine timelines
Establish an agreed upon decision making process /method
Emphasize shared ownership of decisions
Practice timely, reflective, flexible, & responsive decision
making
Outline and articulate
expectations for
stakeholder
engagementSlide7
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Serving as a Stakeholder in a State Data System InitiativeSlide8
Discussion Questions: Getting Invited to the Dance
Are you serving as a stakeholder on your state’s Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS) or P-20 Workforce (P20W) data system initiative?
If so:
How did you become aware of the initiative? How long has it been in place? Have you participated from the start?If not:
Do you know who is leading these initiatives in your state? Have you made attempts to get involved?Slide9
Discussion Questions:Deciding What to Wear
How will the system benefit early intervention and preschool special education
programs?
What are the current priorities for your state in terms of this coordinated data system?
What
data do you feel
your program has
to offer that will add depth and breadth to
the system
? Slide10
Does the state have a stakeholder engagement plan that explains precisely how stakeholders will be involved in decision making?
What should be included in a comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan?
Please describe the types of stakeholder activities in which you have been involved.
Discussion Questions:
Arriving to the Dance
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What is going well? What is not going well? Do you feel like your voice is being heard?Is there balance in participation and influence among the group?Are communications from leadership timely, relevant, and responsive to your expectations and needs as a stakeholder
?
How can areas of needed improvement be addressed?
Discussion Questions:
Dancing the Dance
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Depth and breadth of program variabilityFragmented nature of state data system landscapesData system literacyOthers
Unique Challenges for Early Childhood Stakeholders
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Amy NicholasDaSy at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Technology in Education (CTE)(410) 516-9857anicholas@jhu.eduJeff Sellers
DaSy at Applied Engineering and Management (AEM) Corporation
(850)
544-4191jeff.sellers@aemcorp.com
Contact Information
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