1. Blueprint Initial Implementation Tools and Resources: Action Plan Template
This document provides an action plan template educator teams can use to outline specific actions they will take to implement ideas for improvement following
completion of the Blueprint professional learning modules and initial implementation process. For information about the Blueprint modules and initial
implementation process, including related tools and resources, visit the Blueprint Planning and Professional Development page.
Action Plan Template Components: Key Considerations and Guiding Questions
1. Assessing Readiness:
a. What specific structures, processes, practices need to be discussed and addressed to implement desired change practices and reach established aim/goal?
b. What key individuals need to be on board with changing those structures, processes, and practices?
c. To what extent are key individuals supportive of potential changes?
2. Define Roles: Describe roles and expectations for key individuals (district leaders, school leaders, teachers, others). Ensure roles and expectations are
realistic and attainable. How will you communicate your roles to others? Will you gain their input? If so, how?
3. Communication Plan: How will you set and communicate the purpose for the change practice in your school? Who needs to be informed? How can you
garner support from others outside the school team?
4. Training: What training is needed to implement the change practices?
5. Cost, Materials & Resources: What are the costs associated with this change practice? What materials and resources are needed to implement the change
practice?
6. Scheduling: How will any training or professional learning be scheduled and communicated? Who will design the training or professional learning?
7. Accountability: What steps will you take to ensure all members adhere to the above roles and expectations? Be specific.
8. Monitor & Support: How will you support the implementation of the change practice? When will you discuss what’s working and not working among teams?
When will the team meet to discuss successes and challenges?
9. Anticipated Challenges: What challenges do you anticipate facing that you have control over? What will you do to mitigate these challenges?
10. Celebrate Successes: How will you celebrate successes? For achieving milestones? For demonstrating growth?
11. Other considerations: Were there any unintended consequences that resulted from implementing the change practice? If so, which ones? How could they
be mitigated?
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2. Pre-Planning
Problem Statement (from Fishbone Diagram)
Aim/Goal Statement (from Driver Diagram)
Assessing Readiness
What specific structures, processes, practices
need to be discussed and addressed to
implement desired change practices and reach
established aim/goal?
What key individuals or groups need to be on board with
changing those structures, processes, and practices?
To what extent are key individuals supportive of
potential changes? Rate readiness for change using this
scale: 0= not ready at all; 1= somewhat ready, but will
need extensive support; 2 = ready, but will need some
support; 3 = ready without need for any support
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3. Action Planning Overview
What Change Practices will be
Implemented?
Who Implements? Implementing in What Context? When will they be Implemented?
(Cycle start and end date)
Action Plan Details
Change Practice 1:
Key Considerations:
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4. 1. Define Roles: Roles and expectations for key individuals (district leaders, school leaders, teachers, others)
2. Communication Plan: How will you set and communicate the purpose for the change practice in your school? Who needs to be informed? How can you
garner support from others outside the school team?
3. Training: What training is needed to implement the change practices?
4. Cost, Materials & Resources: What are the costs associated with this change practice? What materials and resources are needed to implement the
change practice?
5. Scheduling: How will any training or professional learning be scheduled and communicated? Who will design the training or professional learning?
6. Accountability: What steps will you take to ensure all members adhere to the above roles & expectations? Be specific.
7. Monitor & Support: How will you support the implementation of the change practice? When will you discuss what’s working and not working among
teams? When will the team meet to discuss successes and challenges?
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5. 8. Anticipated Challenges: What challenges do you anticipate facing that you have control over? What will you do to mitigate these challenges?
9. Celebrate Successes: How will you celebrate successes? For achieving milestones? For demonstrating growth?
Key Tasks Action Steps Who is responsible for which
action steps?
When will it
happen?
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6. *Add other rows as needed
Progress Indicators
Process Data
How well was the
change practice
implemented?
Instrument(s)/Measurement
What data will be collected?
Data Collector(s)
Who will collect the
data?
Sample
From whom will the
data be collected?
Timing
When will the data
be collected?
Data Entry/Reporting
How will the data get
compiled?
Outcome Data
Did the change
Instrument(s)/Measurement
What data will be collected?
Data Collector(s)
Who will collect the
data?
Sample
From whom will the
data be collected?
Timing
When will the data
be collected?
Data Entry/Reporting
How will the data get
compiled?
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7. practice result in
an improvement
related to the
associated
primary and/or
secondary
drivers?
Reflecting on Implementation (to be completed after implementation has begun)
1. Were there any unintended consequences (positive and/or negative) that resulted from implementing this change practice? If so, how could negative
consequences be mitigated?
2. What were the actual costs associated with this change practice? Is this cost sustainable? If not, what are ideas for reducing costs or acquiring additional
resources?
Change Practice 2:
Key Considerations:
1. Define Roles: Roles and expectations for key individuals (district leaders, school leaders, teachers, others)
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8. 2. Communication Plan: How will you set and communicate the purpose for the change practice in your school? Who needs to be informed? How can you
garner support from others outside the school team?
3. Training: What training is needed to implement the change practices?
4. Cost, Materials & Resources: What are the costs associated with this change practice? What materials and resources are needed to implement the
change practice?
5. Scheduling: How will any training or professional learning be scheduled and communicated? Who will design the training or professional learning?
6. Accountability: What steps will you take to ensure all members adhere to the above roles & expectations? Be specific.
7. Monitor & Support: How will you support the implementation of the change practice? When will you discuss what’s working and not working among
teams? When will the team meet to discuss successes and challenges?
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9. 8. Anticipated Challenges: What challenges do you anticipate facing that you have control over? What will you do to mitigate these challenges?
9. Celebrate Successes: How will you celebrate successes? For achieving milestones? For demonstrating growth?
Key Tasks Action Steps Who is responsible for which
action steps?
When will it
happen?
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10. *Add other rows as needed
Progress Indicators
Process Data
How well was the
change practice
implemented?
Instrument(s)/Measurement
What data will be collected?
Data Collector(s)
Who will collect the
data?
Sample
From whom will the
data be collected?
Timing
When will the data
be collected?
Data Entry/Reporting
How will the data get
compiled?
Outcome Data
Did the change
Instrument(s)/Measurement
What data will be collected?
Data Collector(s)
Who will collect the
data?
Sample
From whom will the
data be collected?
Timing
When will the data
be collected?
Data Entry/Reporting
How will the data get
compiled?
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11. practice result in
an improvement
related to the
associated
primary and/or
secondary
drivers?
Reflecting on Implementation (to be completed after implementation has begun)
1. Were there any unintended consequences (positive and/or negative) that resulted from implementing this change practice? If so, how could negative
consequences be mitigated?
2. What were the actual costs associated with this change practice? Is this cost sustainable? If not, what are ideas for reducing costs or acquiring additional
resources?
*Add information below for additional change practices to be implemented
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