<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> National Initiative:
New Directions for Student Support
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> School improvement policy and practice continues to pay too little attention
to rethinking student and learning supports
Concept Papers & Talking Points & Proposal
PROPOSAL: Example of a Formal Proposal for Moving in New Directions for Student Support
- For a quick look at what we have been sharing with policy makers and planners, see:
- What is a Comprehensive Approach to Student Supports?
- What are Learning Supports?
- And a recent list of related policy and practice analyses can be accessed online at: https://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/transformingnetwork.pdf
- 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.
- Webinar Presentation:
- Powerpoint Presentations:
- Enhancing School Improvement: Addressing Barriers to Learning and Reducing the Achievement Gap
- Addressing Barriers to Learning and Teaching to Enhance School Improvement
- Strengthening School Improvement by Developing a Comprehensive System of Learning Supports to Address Barriers to Learning and Teaching
- 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
Two books from the Center's Co-Directors
to aid the New Directions for Student Support Initiative
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