Conditions for Success & Scale

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.

Essential Supports
Enabling Systems & Structures
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

Student Support Programming

The right support programming matters. Strong student-facing, wraparound programs can enhance and amplify existing learning opportunities and capabilities, and can often be bolstered through partnerships with other providers.

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Comprehensive Student Development
Social-Emotional Learning
Physical Health
Mental Health
Identity Development

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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

Student Support Programming

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Comprehensive Student Development
Social-Emotional Learning
Physical Health
Mental Health
Identity Development

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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

Student Support Programming

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Comprehensive Student Development
Social-Emotional Learning
Physical Health
Mental Health
Identity Development

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School District of Cudahy

Districtwide Morning Meeting Time

Make time to build relationships with students

Student looks on with other student at papers on desk

Valor Collegiate Academies

Direct Instruction Centered on Social-Emotional Growth

Weekly time during “Compass Class” for social-emotional instruction and work time

Roots Elementary

Habits of Success Class

Teaching social-emotional skills to improve students’ lives and school culture

Two students walking together outside, one holds an open book they're both looking at

NYC School Without Walls

Increasing Student Buy-In with Targeted Communications (NYC SWOW)

How a hybrid program encouraged higher attendance and engagement through fieldwork

Teacher sits in classroom in front of blackboard, looking down at laptop

KJ Virtual Academy

KJ Virtual Academy's Approach to Teacher & Student Capacity with Technology

How one virtual school used technology to engage students and help educators manage workloads

Meriden Public Schools

Weekend and Vacation Meals Distribution

Providing students with meals throughout remote learning

Remote Learning: Planning for Improvement

Power Moves for Remote Learning

Student works with parent, smiling at laptop

NYC School Without Walls

NYC School Without Walls' Approach to Student and Family Engagement

How one hybrid program fostered student and family engagement in a virtual setting

Emotions Scan

Support students in identifying and naming their emotions

Two students sitting at desk, working together, in front of notebooks, writing

Cabarrus County Schools

Addressing Student Engagement Through Hybrid Project-Based Learning (Cabarrus Virtual Academy)

How a virtual school engaged students through project-based learning

Dallas Independent School District

Student-Led Family Conferences

Student-led parent-teacher conferences in remote and hybrid settings

Intentional Problem-Solving to Support Student Development

Help students in addressing barriers and challenges through a dedicated problem-solving process

Student talks to teacher over video chat

Learning Coaches

Supporting students through their virtual learning journey

Cedar Rapids Community School District

Launching Community Circles To Better Support Students

Quarterly family phone calls to surface needs

Two students sit at desk, looking at laptop while one student speaks

Provide All Students Access to College Classes

Three ways to provide college-level coursework to high school students

Chicago Public Schools

Schoolwide Student Identity Day

Celebrating student identities with schoolwide celebration

Male students and teacher seated in a circle formation

Valor Collegiate Academies

Single-Gender Grouping via “Prides”

Deliberately selected single-gendered small groups that form social-emotional learning communities

Two people with a microphone between them, sitting down and recording a podcast

Podcasts: TLA's "Beyond Brick and Mortar"

Hear from leaders of established virtual and hybrid programs about how they made their models a success

Valor Collegiate Academies

Teachers as Coaches (“Pride Leaders”) for Small Groups

Teachers mentoring “Prides” and providing individual social-emotional learning coaching

Student exercises on yoga mat outside in front of laptop

Fitness Friday

Weekly class time dedicated to movement and fun

Colorado Springs School District 11

Graduate Profile as a Planning Tool to Support Teaching and Learning Pilots

A profile with eight core traits of the ideal graduate of Colorado Springs School District 11

Student sits on floor with laptop stacked on top of books, smiling, typing; another student is visible in the background using a tablet

Offer Opportunities for Fun

To build connection and community in informal ways

Brooklyn Lab Charter School

Daily Student Success Coaching

Personalized, individual touchpoints between student and staff

Valor Collegiate Academies

A Self-Directed, Competency-Based Approach to Social-Emotional Learning

The “Compass Phase System” is designed to help guide students’ social-emotional work (“Badge Work”) and growth

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Districtwide Morning Meeting Time

Partnership with SCO Family of Services

Direct Instruction Centered on Social-Emotional Growth

Newport News' Approach to Social Connections in Virtual Learning

Habits of Success Class

Increasing Student Buy-In with Targeted Communications (NYC SWOW)

KJ Virtual Academy's Approach to Teacher & Student Capacity with Technology

Engaging Families Through In-Person Events (Cajon Valley Virtual Learning Program)

Weekend and Vacation Meals Distribution

Remote Learning: Planning for Improvement

Weekly "Navigator" Check-Ins With Every Student

NYC School Without Walls' Approach to Student and Family Engagement

Virtual Advisories

Emotions Scan

Addressing Student Engagement Through Hybrid Project-Based Learning (Cabarrus Virtual Academy)

Student-Led Family Conferences

Building Teacher Capacity to Increase Student Belonging (KIPP DC)

Active Activities

Social-Emotional Learning Small Groups

Intentional Problem-Solving to Support Student Development

Learning Coaches

Launching Community Circles To Better Support Students

Ensuring Student Belonging Through Enrollment Transitions (Cooperative Learning Virtual Academy)

Highlighting Essential Habits for Developing Excellence in Mind, Body, and Spirit

Provide All Students Access to College Classes

Schoolwide Student Identity Day

Setting Clear Expectations for Student Engagement (KJ Virtual Academy)

Single-Gender Grouping via “Prides”

Podcasts: TLA's "Beyond Brick and Mortar"

Teachers as Coaches (“Pride Leaders”) for Small Groups

Fitness Friday

Student Belonging Through Routine Connection-Building (FLEX Online)

Graduate Profile as a Planning Tool to Support Teaching and Learning Pilots

Offer Opportunities for Fun

Intentional Focus on Developing Students’ Self-Management Skills

Daily Student Success Coaching

Mentor Teacher

Daily Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Check-ins

A Self-Directed, Competency-Based Approach to Social-Emotional Learning