60.081 - Unpacking Systems Capacity Through SWIFT Schools: Building Coherence

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium offers the opportunity to explore and advance the work of systems transformation, focused on simultaneous efforts in Mississippi, Maryland, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Oregon to build the capacity of state, local, school, and classroom units to find complimentary policy and practice that support inclusive classrooms, schools, and statewide implementation. Any transformative work shifts power structures, disturbs assumptions about the function and purpose of education, and surfaces deeply veined beliefs about ability, gender, race, and culture. This symposium examines the efficacy of the SWIFT Center framework for creating sustainable school transformation and aligning district policy and resources to support and scale up practices that lead to positive student outcomes.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Systems Thinking in Education

Chair

• Wayne Sailor, The University of Kansas

Papers

• The Perspectives of Students With and Without Disabilities on Inclusive Schools - Karrie A. Shogren, The University of Kansas

• Supporting Whole-Schools Change: Learning to Lead From Behind - Carol Quirk, Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education

• Calibrating Policy at the State Level: How State Departments Work Collectively to Support District Success - W. Alan Coulter, Louisiana State University - Health Sciences Center New Orleans

• Learning Together: Building Networks for Transformation - Elizabeth B. Kozleski, The University of Kansas

Discussant

• James Joseph "Jim" Scheurich, Indiana University - Indianapolis