National Initiative:
New Directions for Student Support

Rethinking Student Support to Enable Students to Learn and Schools to Teach

Over the many years that school reform has focused on improving instruction, little attention has been paid to rethinking student supports.

Concept Papers & Talking Points & Proposal New Directions for Student Support (Concept Paper) was prepared as a focusing tool related to national, regional, and state Summits for Student Support Administrators as they explore ideas for Moving Forward in New Directions. To download a copy in pdf format - click here. Brief program and policy analyses setting forth the case for moving in new directions – Examples that can be adapted and drawn from in presenting the case to administrators, school boards, etc. Assuring No Child is Left Behind; Enhancing Our Learning Support System by Building a Comprehensive Approach that Closes the Achievement Gap and Ensures Every Student has an Equal Opportunity to Succeed at School (click here) School Improvement? . . . fully addressing barriers to learning and teaching is the next step! (click here) Two related "White Papers" with a set of talking points that can be used for brief presentations to administrators, school boards, etc., click here. Fulfilling a Promise, Investing in Iowa's Future: Enhancing Iowa's Systems of Supports for Learning and Development (Exec. summary) So you Want Higher Achievement Scores? It's Time to Rethink Learning Supports. Article published in the Journal of the National Association of State Boards of Education. click here. Q & A Talking Points. Why a Comprehensive Learning Supports System? Why Address What's Missing in School Improvement Planning? What will it Cost? - No New Dollars! What's the Research-base for Moving Toward a Comprehensive System of Learning Supports? Data on the Plateau or Leveling Off Effect of Achievement Test Scores What Might a Fully Functioning Enabling or Learning Supports Component Look Like at a School? Click here to download. Frameworks for Systemic Transformation of Student and Learning Supportshere PROPOSAL: Example of a Formal Proposal for Moving in New Directions for Student Support

Two books from the Center's Co-Directors to aid the New Directions for Student Support Initiative **************************************** The School Leader’s Guide to Student Learning Supports: New Directions for Addressing Barriers to Learning The Implementation Guide to Student Learning Supports: New Directions for Addressing Barriers to Learning   ****************************************

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