CCSSO's implementation chain

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

A phased, multi-level implementation framework developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to guide coordinated adoption, implementation, and sustainability of educational initiatives.

Components

• The implementation chain: HQIM implementation as a phased, multi-level, multi-year system process: This report frames HQIM implementation through CCSSO's "implementation chain," in which coordinated actions must occur across levels of the education system, where "each level is responsible for creating coherence for the next level" (2025, p. 8). CCSSO's analysis proposes five phases unfolding over 4 or more years: exploration, program installation, initial implementation, consistent implementation, and innovation and sustainability. The report uses this framework to organize district leaders' accounts of IM implementation as an ongoing, cyclical process rather than a one-time adoption event. (Hannan et al. (2026))

Claims

• District leaders report that building a shared instructional vision before curriculum adoption lays the foundation for successful IM implementation [+M]
• Interviewees most frequently cited the absence of coaching and professional learning support after initial installation as the source of implementation variation [+M]

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Key Sources

• Hannan, M., Rainier, S., & Perry, R. (2026). Beyond curriculum adoption: What district leaders are saying about using Illustrative Mathematics. WestEd. https://www.wested.org

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