Free Resources
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What a Systematic Review of 32 Evaluations Says About the Impact of School-Based Law Enforcement
The WestEd Justice and Prevention Research Center, in collaboration with Professor Ben Fisher of Florida State University, conducted a systematic review of research on the effects of school policing on safety, perceptions, and academic outcomes.
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Principal Retention Patterns in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah
This REL West study of principal retention rates aims to help leaders in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah better understand principal retention patterns in their state and enable statewide leadership support initiatives to identify areas where support can be most effective.
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Improving Coordination and Access to Comprehensive School-Based Mental Health Services in California
This report provides data to help leaders make informed decisions about how resources should be allocated and how technical assistance should be designed to effectively support mental health services for students.
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What California Teachers Say About Their Instructional Materials For English Learner Students: New Data and Insights
This CALE knowledge brief summarizes California findings from a nationwide survey on teachers’ perceptions of their instructional materials for English learner students. It includes considerations for improvements in instructional materials and developing policies and professional learning systems.
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Resourcing Supports for Young Multilingual Learners with Suspected Disabilities in California: Learning Collaborative Recommendations
In order to help educators best support young multilingual learners, WestEd launched a short-term, cross-sector Learning Collaborative to improve collaboration, build knowledge capacity, and increase awareness of best practices related to integrated ELD instruction. This report details lessons learned and offers recommendations for policymakers and education leaders.
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Supporting California’s Children Through a Whole Child Approach: A Field Guide for Creating Integrated, School-Based Systems of Care
This report offers guidance for funding and implementing one effective, integrated, comprehensive, school-based child-serving systems of care in California.
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Clark County School District Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) Spring 2022 Interim Evaluation Summary Report
This report adds additional findings to the evidence of promise study for Clark County School District’s (CCSD) 2017 Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant. WestEd collected data from CCSD to identify statistically significant or substantively important effects of the MSAP-funded schools on student outcomes.
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Teaching K–8 Science Through Distance Learning: Specific Challenges and Successes During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This brief describes teaching NGSS-aligned K–8 science through distance learning and presents challenges and successes as well as research-based recommendations to advance equitable learning outcomes.
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Teaching K–8 Science Through Distance Learning: Overall Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This brief summarizes survey data relating to how the pandemic has affected high-quality, student-centered science education and presents recommendations to promote equitable learning outcomes for all students.
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Learning From Young People About How Safe and Supportive Conditions at Home Can Inform School Climate
This inquiry guide describes student perspectives on safe and supportive conditions at home, how these insights can inform school climate, and best practices for educators to center student voices.
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Connecting the Brain and Body to Support Equity Work: A Toolkit for Education Leaders
This toolkit offers evidence-based information on the brain and behavior in the context of leadership and educational equity work, including specific strategies to guide leaders in recognizing and responding to physical, social, and emotional needs in the education agency context.
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Serving the Whole Person: Safety Through Collaboration: Ohio’s Comprehensive Approach to Student Well-Being
This piece summarizes the experience of an Ohio-based team in using the Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety (CISELSS) SEA guide and share key insights that may benefit other SEA leaders as they consider their own efforts to improve the alignment and coherence of their whole-person or whole-child initiatives.
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Promoting Attendance
This REL West collection of resources helps schools and districts use data to design and carry out strategies to reduce chronic absence—from building community awareness to providing intensive one-on-one support for students and families.
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Joyful Reading, Writing, and Creative Expression with Young Children
These REL West resources share practical strategies for teachers to promote joyful learning experiences—through interactive reading, creative writing, and the arts—for children in preschool through the early elementary grades.
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Addressing Trauma and Fostering Resilience
REL West has partnered with the California School-Based Health Alliance (CSHA) and others to offer events and learning opportunities that address the impacts of trauma on student development and help build individual and community resilience.
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