The District Implementation Team (DIT) is an essential component of the district’s
implementation infrastructure that assists in the selection and successful use of
effective innovations. To ensure effective innovations are used with fidelity, scaled-up
across the district, and sustained, communication to and from the DIT must occur on a
regular basis. Supporting the use of effective innovations also means the DIT needs to
know about the barriers schools and staff face when working to use the effective

Kansas Technical Assistance Center Network (KSDE TASN)

Marx, T., Klein, E., Colpo, A., Walden-Doppke, M., Reinhardt, E., & Butler, C. (2020). Coaching for
ongoing professional learning within tiered support models. Washington, DC: National Center on Intensive
Intervention, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education

Metz, A., & Bartley, L. (2012). Active implementation frameworks for program success. Zero to three, 32(4), 11-18.

NIRN Associate Director Allison Metz and Implementation Specialist Leah Bartley have co-authored an article for Zero to Three, the journal of Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. The article outlines how the science of implementation and the use of evidence-based Active Implementation Frameworks can close the research-to-practice gap in early childhood and ensure sustainable program success.

This planning tool can be used by state, region, district or building level Implementation Teams to begin exploring the three Active Implementation Drivers: competency, organizational and leadership. The tool assists teams in determining the function of each Driver as well as identifying who is accountable for each and how each can be improved to better support implementation.

Action planning around the Implementation Drivers is a vital and ongoing responsibility of Implementation Teams. This planning tool is designed to help your teams in the action planning process.