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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
