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Supporting Schools Before Students Are at Risk: Early Warning Systems for Proactive Prevention
This paper explores the value of identifying early signs of distress in schools by examining leadership stability, staff management, culture, finances, and instructional programs.
Understanding the At-Risk Indicator: Nevada’s Pupil-Centered Funding Plan
Learn how Nevada’s Pupil-Centered Funding Plan uses a machine learning-based at-risk indicator to target education funding more precisely, identify students most in need, and evaluate the impact on student achievement.
Shifting Sands: Declining Enrollment in California and How Leaders Can Respond
This WestEd Perspectives piece analyzes the ongoing decline in California public school enrollment and its impact on funding, highlighting revenue losses, rising costs, reduced federal support, and the need for better forecasting, spending decisions, and community engagement.
Re-VITALizing Your Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
Discover how Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) drive sustained instructional improvement by making teaching practice visible, embedding feedback into learning cycles, and strengthening collective expertise to boost student outcomes.
WestEd Perspectives Collection
A curated collection of WestEd Perspectives pieces — these thought leadership pieces offer timely, research-informed analysis and actionable recommendations for state and local policymakers, education leaders, and practitioners on the most urgent and complex issues in education and human development.
Strategies and Suggestions for Local Education Agencies Using the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement Framework
This guide is for district leadership teams to use as a supplement to the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement framework and related CALL survey. It suggests strategies and reflection questions to help guide school turnaround efforts.
Faced With Less: How Coalition Building Among Government Agencies Can Do More to Serve the Public
This brief explores the possible impacts of federal funding changes and provides strategic recommendations for state education leaders and their counterparts in other government agencies.
How Well Will Your State’s Schools Weather the Next Financial Storm?
This brief delves into some of the most pressing conditions contributing to current revenue volatility and explores policies that states may want to consider implementing to help them weather economic uncertainty and declining enrollment.
Enhancing Organizational Impact: A Self-Assessment for Systems Effectiveness
WestEd’s Systems Effectiveness Self-Assessment tool offers a structured approach to examining organizational health.
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A School Leader’s Guide to VITAL Collaboration: Building and Sustaining PLC Systems That Improve Teaching and Learning
A guide to elevate your leadership practices to improve your school’s teaching and learning for K–12 school leaders to develop and implement a robust, systemwide approach to fostering impactful Professional Learning Communities.
