REBUILDING FOR LEARNING: Addressing Barriers to Learning and Teaching and Re-engaging Students

INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION As part of the Rebuilding for Learning initiative, leaders of national, state, and large district education agencies and organizations will be provided with professional development and technical assistance resources to help them substantively rethink and comprehensively restructure how they address barriers to learning and teaching. Those who choose to move forward with systemic changes for addressing barriers to learning and teaching. will be provided ongoing learning opportunities to guide planning and implementation. The intent is to enhance school improvement capacity building by offering information, guidance and support through the auspices of Scholastic and the UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools. This includes In person professional input and interchange (e.g. Rebuilding for Learning Institute and on-site technical assistance) Online professional development and guidance (e.g. continuing education and online technical assistance) Print and online supplemental resources District or state teams interested in participating can negotiate to receive a Rebuilding for Learning planning grant. The grant serves as a catalyst for engagement with this work. It covers participation by district or state teams in the Rebuilding for Learning Institute. Specifically, the grant covers travel and accommodations costs for Institute attendees. It also covers staff time, and stipends for participants. Participating teams that demonstrate a serious commitment to Rebuilding for Learning by moving toward developing plans for their schools or states and need assistance with aspects of plan consultation or implementation would be eligible to apply for an implementation mini-grant that supports additional technical assistance from UCLA and/or members from the Rebuilding for Learning Team. Rebuilding for Learning Institute – orients school leaders to the need for student learning supports, the full continuum of essential school-community interventions, and the core principles and tenets of comprehensive learning support systems. District or state leadership teams leave the Institute with an emerging "blueprint" that enables them to more deeply investigate student learning supports and the feasibility for instituting change in their districts or states. Rebuilding for Learning Online Institute – available to Institute participants, this resource allows users to probe deeper with theory and practice content. The online resources are especially designed as aids for moving forward. Technical Assistance – Institute participants pursuing implementation of comprehensive learning support systems have access to the initiative's team of specialists who are available to provide strategic guidance as districts move from planning to implementation. Rebuilding for Learning Core Materials – provide administrators with information on student learning supports policies and practices. Core materials include the Rebuilding for Learning Institute Handbook. The handbook is provided to all in person institute participants.

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About the Inititative

Introduction to Inititative

Information on Initiative Implementation

Handbook Contents

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