7.

Implementation/Monitoring

a. Most of the benefits from a restructured governance model will come by smartly
implementing the new structure to develop informed strategies that faithfully deploy
evidence-based practices. While most of the initial thinking will go into what the
new structure will look like, even more attention needs to be put into
implementation.

b. An effective implementation strategy will sequence shifts in responsibility and

authority with the capacity of local governments to take on a new or expanded role.

c. State and local agencies need to anticipate inevitable, unanticipated problems, and
develop a mechanism for identifying and addressing common challenges.

d. The Administration and the Legislature – as policymakers – could develop their own
mechanism for jointly monitoring progress and changing statutes or regulations that
impede progress.

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