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Creating Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems That Provide Useful Information Webinar Series

This four-part webinar series is designed to help leaders maximize the potential of their education-based data systems.
Cover of the WestEd impact story titled Building Alignment to Support School Climate: Connecting Initiatives, Practices, and People at Connecticut River Academy, authored by Amaal Awadalla and Contann Dabney, September 2026.

Brief

Building Alignment to Support School Climate: Connecting Initiatives, Practices, and People at Connecticut River Academy

This WestEd impact story shows how Connecticut River Academy used a school climate framework to align initiatives, strengthen data use, and shift adult practice.
Cover of the WestEd and Florida Association of Charter School Authorizers (FACSA) report "Charter School Authorizer Practices and Evaluations in Florida: A Report Funded by the MIT Blueprint Charter Research Collaborative," by Olivia Szendey and Kelly Wynveen, August 2026.

Report

Charter School Authorizer Practices and Evaluations in Florida: A Report Funded by the MIT Blueprint Charter Research Collaborative

This WestEd report examines whether Florida's charter school application evaluation instrument predicts long-term school outcomes, finding stronger links to closure risk than accountability performance.
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Research and Evaluation

Preliminary Findings From the BHSSA School Behavioral Health Systems Survey

Get early insights from the statewide Behavioral Health Student Services Act (BHSSA) evaluation by WestEd in collaboration with the California Commission for Behavioral Health.
WestEd "Leading Together" Webinar Series: "Apprenticing Students to Read and Write in the Disciplines."

Training and Professional Development

Apprenticing Students to Read and Write in the Disciplines

This Leading Together webinar introduces Reading Apprenticeship and Writing Apprenticeship, which take an integrated, research-based approach to disciplinary literacy. Participants will explore how instruction can center students’...
Webinar thumbnail for the WestEd Leading Together Webinar Series featuring the session title "Language at Work: Building Reading Comprehension Through Writing"

Training and Professional Development

Language at Work: Building Reading Comprehension Through Writing

In this 30-minute webinar, we explore how writing about content, in students’ own voices and in the language of each discipline, can build and hone the skills that complex texts demand. We offer practical strategies for K–12 classrooms and content areas throughout.
Cover page of a WestEd report titled, "Evaluation of Outcomes Based Contracting (OBC) Final Report," produced by The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting (OBC). Authors: Kelsey Krausen, Sean Tanner, Ruthie Caparas, Betsy Garcia, and Hope Harrington. July 2026.

Report

Evaluation of Outcomes Based Contracting (OBC): Final Report

This WestEd evaluation of Outcomes Based Contracting across eight early-adopter districts examines its impact, implementation, and drivers of success.
Cover page for the book, "Leading With Urgency: 5 Levers for Effective School Improvement and Lasting Change," by Joseph G. Sassone. Available for purchase by following the link below.

Guide

Leading With Urgency: 5 Levers for Effective School Improvement and Lasting Change 

Part of WestEd's VITAL Education Series, Leading With Urgency introduces a practical, field-tested framework designed to help K–12 principals navigate the complex challenges of leading meaningful school change efforts.
Cover page of a WestEd report titled "Supporting Students and Staff Through Relationship-Centered Circles: Early Findings From EVOLVE" by Shannon McCullough, Ashley Boal, and Jason Snipes, July 2026.

Brief

Supporting Students and Staff Through Relationship-Centered Circles: Early Findings From EVOLVE

This WestEd brief shares early findings from EVOLVE, a Tier 2 relationship-centered circles program, showing gains in facilitator practice and improvements in student engagement, well-being, and connection.