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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.
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.
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.
Youth Perspectives on School Behavioral Health: What Young People With Lived Experiences in Justice Systems Want School Communities to Know
School behavioral health supports often fall short for the students who need them most, particularly young people whose lives are shaped by trauma, housing and...
Reframing Belonging: From How Students Feel to What K–12 Schools Build
This WestEd paper reframes student belonging as a condition schools actively build through everyday practices, defining four key elements and offering district and school leaders a practical shift beyond climate survey scores.
Beyond Language Development: Designing Quality Opportunities to Learn for Newcomer Students
In this recorded webinar, explore how schools can support newcomer English Learners through integrated, simultaneous language and content instruction, and preview how QTEL Summer Institutes deepen this work through sustained professional learning.
Building Safer Schools Through Connection, Support, and Belonging
This WestEd guide pairs five evidence-based school safety strategies with practical recommendations and California district examples, offering leaders a whole-person approach that builds safety through connection, support, and belonging.
Improving Attendance Through Human-Centered Leadership Practices
This brief from WestEd's Western Educational Equity Assistance Center outlines human-centered leadership practices at the individual, collective, and systems levels to improve student attendance.
PITC and Early Head Start: Aligned in Purpose and Practice
In this recorded webinar, discover how the Program for Infant/Toddler Care’s six program policies are designed to promote high-quality relationship-based care that supports healthy development, strengthens families, and advances equity for infants and toddlers.