Establishing a Comprehensive System of Learning Supports at a School: Seven Steps for Principals and Their Staff

Schools, districts, and state departments across the country are moving in new directions to address barriers to learning and teaching and to re-engage disconnected students.  They are doing this by designing and developing a comprehensive system of student and learning supports and fully integrating it into school improvement policy and practice.

What are the first steps for developing such a system?

The attached provides a brief overview of seven steps. Over the next few weeks, we will send out detailed guidance notes on each step. These notes will include easily accessed links to free resource aids and tools. 

The overview can also be found online at: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/7stepsover.pdf