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In order to realize the promise of innovative teaching models at the student level, school and district leaders must establish system-level conditions such as Essential Supports that allow educators to implement the design for students, Enabling Systems and Structures that lower barriers for implementation and accelerate uptake, and Ongoing Processes to align and improve. Learn more about our Innovative Learning Implementation Framework and explore strategies, advice, and tools below.

Framework graphic showing Conditions for Success and Scale; a three-part diagram with a student at the center, labeled "Teaching & Learning Model," surrounded by a large green circle split into 4 parts: Learning Materials & Tools, Community & Culture, Student Support Programming, and Professional Development & Learning. This is further surrounded by a thinner turquoise circle, split into several parts: Policies, Talent Systems, Research, Measurement, and Evaluation, Physical Environment, Time, Finance and Resourcing, Technology and Data Infrastructure, and Communications. The outermost circle is split into the following parts: Systems Visioning, Planning and Project Management, Continuous Improvement, Designing for Equity, and Change Management. The Conditions are as follows: innermost circle- Essential Supports, middle circle- Enabling Systems & Structures, outermost circle-Ongoing Processes.
Learning Materials & Tools
  • Core Curriculum
  • Supplemental Curriculum
  • Digital Curriculum
  • Assessments
  • Software Selection
  • Open Educational Resources
  • Digital Citizenship
Professional Development & Learning
  • Onboarding
  • Professional Development
  • Technology Training
  • Content Area Training
  • Pedagogy
Student Support Programming
  • Comprehensive Student Development
  • Social-Emotional Learning
  • Physical Health
  • Mental Health
  • Identity Development
Community & Culture
  • Student Culture
  • Staff Culture
  • Systems Building
  • Parent Engagement
  • Community Engagement

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Designing for Equity

While equity must be ingrained in all facets of a school system, designing for equity represents the ongoing process and work to shift mindsets, improve practices, change policies, and achieve greater equity.

Below, find strategies and resources for:

  • Equity Framing & Focus
  • Co-Design with Stakeholders
  • Analysis & Reflection
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Technology & Data Infrastructure
  • Technology Infrastructure
  • Connectivity
  • Hardware
  • Procurement
  • Network Systems
  • Data Infrastructure
  • Data Interoperability
  • Data Privacy & Security
Finance & Resourcing
  • Budgets
  • Finance Modeling
Physical Environment
  • Flexible Classroom
  • Physical Layout
  • Safety
Talent Systems
  • Leadership Pipeline
  • Teacher Pipeline
  • Staffing Model
  • Human Resource Systems
Communications
  • Communications Planning
  • Public Relations
 Time
  • School Schedule
  • Structure of the Day
 Research, Measurement, & Evaluation
  • Pilot Structure
  • Program Evaluation
  • Research
  • Learning
  • Measurement
  • Dissemination
 Policies
  • State Policy
  • District Policy
  • School Policy
  • Data Privacy Policy

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Designing for Equity

While equity must be ingrained in all facets of a school system, designing for equity represents the ongoing process and work to shift mindsets, improve practices, change policies, and achieve greater equity.

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  • Equity Framing & Focus
  • Co-Design with Stakeholders
  • Analysis & Reflection
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Visioning
  • Strategy Development
  • Vision Development
  • Leadership Decisions
Planning & Project Management
  • Planning
  • Project Management
  • Implementation
Change Management
  • Leadership Development
  • Leadership Choices
 Continuous Improvement
  • Program Capture
  • Program Codification
Designing for Equity
  • Equity Framing & Focus
  • Co-Design with Stakeholders
  • Analysis & Reflection

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Designing for Equity

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  • Co-Design with Stakeholders
  • Analysis & Reflection
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Gill-Montague Regional School District

Engaging Spanish-Speaking Families to Strengthen Edtech Implementation

Partnering with family liaisons to increase engagement and use of family-facing edtech tools
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Highline Public Schools

Using an Asset-Based Language Approach

Shifting mindsets to effectively build and integrate asset-based language
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Valor Collegiate Academies

Shared Commitments of the School Community

Creating common expectations for what it means to be a Valor student through “The Valor Commitments”
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Ector Country Independent School District

Equity-Focused Attendance Phase-In

Prioritizing access to in-person learning for students with greatest need
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Activity: District Self-Assessment

Use current data and historical narratives to better understand inequities
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Using Data to Advocate for Students with Learning Differences

Strategically using data to understand and support students with learning differences, inside and outside the classroom
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Activity: Reflect on Equity in Your Solution

Take time to step back and ensure that your proposed solution is an equitable one
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Novi Community School District

Novi Virtual's Approach to Teacher and Student Capacity with Technology

How one virtual school used technology to increase instruction access and empower educators
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Using Data to Drive Equitable Edtech Investments

Collecting and analyzing data at key points to inform edtech selection and procurement processes
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Aligning on the “Why” through “The End of Average”

Establishing the “why” through a book study of “The End of Average” and an analysis of implications within education
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Declaring a District Mandate

“When change on the inside is slower than change on the outside, the end is near.” (Dr. Lisa Williams)
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Novi Community School District

Using Data to Advocate for Changes in Virtual and Hybrid Learning Models

Advocating for changes to virtual and hybrid learning models through data use
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Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Student-Led Equity Task Force

Creating opportunities for students to design and lead district-wide equity and inclusion work
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Activity: Brainstorm Solutions and Refine Ideas

Ideate a range of potential solutions to your problem
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Activity: Reflect on Equity in Your Pilot

Take time to step back and ensure that your solution has the desired impact
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Collecting Data in Pursuit of Equity

“If you start at the classroom level, the system can’t see itself.” (Lisa Williams)
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Activity: Build a Shared Commitment to Change

Clarify your purpose for embarking on design work
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Activity: Build a Diverse Design Team

Bring a diverse group of stakeholders together who will help design the future of teaching and learning
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Leveraging Disciplinary Data to Advocate for Students

Using data on disciplinary events to advocate for equitable practices
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Meriden Public Schools

Forging Partnership with Neighboring District To Share Resources

Partnering with a neighboring school district to share resources
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Activity: Reflect on Equity in Your Process

Take time to step back and reflect on how equitable your design process has been
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Engaging Leaders in Culture Change

“You’re talking about a cultural transformation, and you’re not going to get that without the leaders demonstrating it.” (Dr. Lisa Williams)
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Strategies for Equitably Analyzing Disciplinary Data

Understanding inequitable patterns in disciplinary data