<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> National Initiative: New Directions for Student Support <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

To advance the field by increasing the attention of school improvement policy makers
to rethinking student and learning supports

Where's It Happening? Examples of New Directions for Student Support & Lessons Learned

Moving student support in new directions begins with rethinking how all available learning support resources can be deployed most effectively in addressing barriers to learning and teaching. The National Initiative: New Directions for Student Support is designed to stimulate such rethinking and to support widespread systemic changes.* In support of the National Initiative, our Center is compiling information about places across the country where beginnings have been made that have relevance for developing comprehensive, multifaceted, and cohesive approaches. These trailblazing and pioneering efforts provide an intriguing glimpse into the future of student support and offer invaluable lessons learned. Some have taken their first implementation steps; some are in the planning stage. A few that have started have encountered difficulty generating the type of momentum necessary to produce full blown systemic change. All provide lessons learned. The material provided here offers a small set of instructive examples. Each month, we are hearing about other places that are moving in new directions. As we learn about these, we reach out for information and to offer support. We look forward to adding more and more useful examples. Click on the links below for information and resources related to designing new directions for student support at school, district, & state levels. The trailblazing examples focus on broad-based systemic designs and initiatives; the other examples provide lessons learned from some specific innovations reported in recent years.

• Trailblazing and Pioneer Initiatives

• Lessons Learned: Examples of Other Places Where Specific Innovations Have Been Tried

• Reports and Documents Related to Initiative Summits and Leaderships Institutes

• Tool Kit and Other Resource Aids

• Recent Books to aid the National Initiative: New Directions for Student Support
  • 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

  • Rebuilding for Learning: Addressing Barriers to Learning and Teaching and Re-engaging Students

Read more about the initiative by reviewing the other linked material.

Then, if you are interested in learning more,
please contact: Linda Taylor at: ltaylor@ucla.edu

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