Establish a monthly school implementation team with two days of pre-launch training and ongoing technical support¶

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Description¶

The program's implementation model requires each school to designate a team of at least three members — an administrator, an interventionist, and a teacher — who meet monthly. School-based teams attend two days of training prior to program start and have access to ongoing technical support via email communication. No technology is required.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A team of at least three members (administrator, interventionist, and teacher)
• Two days of training prior to program start

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• school staff and implementation teams

Target Learning Goals¶

• faithful whole-school implementation of restorative practices

Related Strategies¶

• Use a monthly school attendance team to review data and problem-solve
• Provide two days of pre-implementation training plus ongoing technical support for school teams
• Brief initial training with extensive follow-up coaching and on-site facilitation for whole-school program implementation
• Layered implementation support for teachers adopting a new science curriculum: preservice training, follow-up training, and a science coach
• Implement Reading Edge with two days of initial teacher training plus monthly in-class coaching and peer support structures
• Support curriculum implementation with initial multi-day training plus ongoing onsite consultation during the school year
• Monitor tutoring implementation and attendance regularly during program rollout
• Consider evaluation issues up front when launching educational reform initiatives
• Monthly Action Team meetings with shared leadership and activity-quality evaluation

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• SaferSanerSchools™ Whole-School Change program. (2018). Evidence summary. https://evidenceforessa.org/program/safersanerschools-whole-school-change/