ELT Initiative

While your team has worked hard to create a detailed plan for ELT, much work will still be needed to make the plan a reality. Moving from plan to implementation involves the coordination and execution of hundreds of details. To facilitate implementation, you may want to assemble an implementation team that includes active planning team members and other key individuals (such as administrators, schedulers, department heads, or counselors) who may not have been as involved in the planning process but whose involvement will now be critical to success. Be sure to encourage your team members to be vocal in reporting team activities to their colleagues. The more everyone knows about the implementation plan, the smoother the transition will be.

 You may want to also consider appointing an implementation manager whose role will be to oversee the implementation process and keep track of key tasks and deadlines. This manager or another team member should develop a master task list or work plan that covers the tasks required in each of the following areas to ensure a smooth transition:

1. Scheduling (student and teacher)
2. Staffing
3. Curriculum
4. Communications
5. Partners/Providers
6. Operations
7. Budget
8. Emergency procedures/Protocols

The work plan should include deadlines, responsible parties, and goals.POST SUMMIT See Implementation Action Plan link to: elt-plan-moving-actionplan.doc. At regular meetings, the team can review the plan to check on progress, problem-solve, and make decisions.