I. Preparation Phase (March 2023 – September 2023) 

a. Share Innovation Proposal with essential personnel

• Assessment leads 

• Campus coordinators

• Educational diagnosticians

b. Edit plan as needed based on feedback 

c. Review data to determine professional growth opportunities for educational diagnosticians

•   Error reports

• Peer evaluation audit reports

• eSPED compliance reports

d. Draft program goals based on the review of data completed

e. Share finding from data review with assessment leads

f. Share proposed goals of innovational proposal program with assessment leads

e. Revise program goals based on feedback from assessment leads

g. Present revised goals  

• Campus coordinators 

• Educational diagnosticians

II. Planning Phase (October 2023 – February 2024)

a. Based on program goals begin to establish and formulate content to promote learning, sharing and collaboration 

• Discussion questions to evoke digging deeper in content or topics

•  Project based task surrounding evaluations 

• Case studies for individual interpretation and joint discussion covering topics such as student eligibility and special education laws

• Creative problem-solving activities

•  Guiding  questions to facilitate participants development of tools to assist in report interpretation

III. Platform Phase (March 2024 – April 2024)

1. Research and determine appropriate platform that will support program learning needs

• Discussion forums Share artifacts

• Work in a collaborative manner on tasks and projects 

• Allows for the categorization of topic

b. Obtain platform approval from district

c. Front load any necessary information for program launch 

• Goals

• Category tabs

• Case studies

IV. Preparation for Launch (May 2024 -July 2024)

1. Diagnostician focus group to provide feedback on accessibility of items and platform use

2. Present learning tools to assessment leads

3. Present launch outline

• Assessment leads 

• Campus coordinators

V. Pilot Innovation Plan (August 2024 – May 2025)

a. Meet with program participants (first year diagnosticians)  

• Share goals of program 

• Explore the learning platform

• Time to Play - identify an area of interest regarding the work of a diagnostician, discuss area of interest with peers

• Provide survey to determine individual needs of program participants

1. Begin learning 

• Group project to deepen understanding

• Discussion forums

• Development of resources (to assist with tasks) 

• Create artifact to show mastery of concepts (obtain feedforward from partner participants and mentor)

• Share artifacts in appropriate platform category

VI. Reflection (June 2025 – September 2025)

1. Share platform with assessment leads with a focus on supports and resources created by program participants to address identified opportunities for growth

2. Analyze school year data for program participants 

• Error reports

• Peer evaluation audit reports

• eSPED compliance reports

1. Report 1st year program results

2. Discuss possible program modifications 

• Expansion to include more diagnosticians

• Making the program applicable to other assessment disciplines

• Additional opportunities of growth the program can address