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Richelle Davis and Rebecca Smith serve as the project officers.  \nThe views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the U.S. Department of Education. No official endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of any product, commodity, service, or enterprise mentioned in this publication is intended or should be inferred. This product is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is granted.  \nFor more information about the IDEA Data Center’s work and its partners, [see www.ideadata.org](see www.ideadata.org).  \nSuggested Citation:  \nSchiller, E., Hayes, S., and Nagle, K. (2020, February) . Using a Theory of Action to Develop Performance Indicators to Measure Progress Toward a SiMR. IDEA Data Center. Rockville, MD: Westat.  \nTable of Contents  \nOverview ............................................................................................................................................................................. 1  \nThe Relationship Between SSIP Phase I and Phase II.......................................................................................... 1  \nUsing a Theory of Action to Develop an SSIP Evaluation Plan .......................................................................3  \nUsing a Theory of Action to Develop Evaluation Questions` ..........................................................................4  \nIdentifying Performance Indicators of Progress for the Evaluation Plan................................................................................................................................................... 5  \nSummary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 10  \nSources ............................................................................................................................................................................. 11  \nList of Exhibits  \nExhibit 1. Linking SSIP Phase I to SSIP Phase II ........................................................................................................2  \nExhibit 2. Hierarchy of possible outcomes ...............................................................................................................2  \nExhibit 3. Theory of action as an outline for an evaluation plan ......................................................................3  \nExhibit 4. A hypothetical state rationale of a theory of action..........................................................................6  \nExhibit 5. Example of a multi-pronged theory of action .....................................................................................8  \nExhibit 6. Illustrative example of a (partial) theory of action linked with performance indicators .....9  \nOverview  \nSSIP Phase I plans require states to determine a “stateidentified measurable result”(SiMR) through a systematic process that is summarized graphically through a Theory of Action (ToA). A ToA sets forth assumptions or hypotheses about how an improvement strategy works.  \nThese hypotheses are then tested during an evaluation. The power of a ToA is in its specificity of thought and in the explicit reasoning that calls attention to the essential steps and checkpoints in implementing an improvement strategy. Thus, the ToA establishes a clear path toward the end goal of affecting outcomes for children and youth with disabilities and their families.  \nImportantly, the ToA acts as a set of checkpoints to evaluate if the expected outcomes at each step along the way are realized and, if they ar","cbCaij2HW4TxEAVG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij2HW4TxEAVG","pdf",771572,14,"English","# Overview\n## The Relationship Between SSIP Phase I and Phase II\n## Using a Theory of Action to Develop an SSIP Evaluation Plan\n## Using a Theory of Action to Develop Evaluation Questions\n## Identifying Performance Indicators of Progress for the Evaluation Plan\n# Summary\n# Sources","[{\"question\":\"What role does a Theory of Action play in SSIP Phase I?\",\"answer\":\"SSIP Phase I plans require states to determine a State-identified measurable result (SiMR) through a systematic process summarized in a Theory of Action. 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