EDU 579 - Implementing Systems of Student Support

Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EDU 506 or EDU 519 or permission of the Office of Graduate Studies
Term: Varies

Schools are often working towards starting new programs to support students in need of varied supports or identify new ways to address problems. Yet a systemic, effective approach for ensuring broad implementation is rarely considered. This course is designed to provide preK-12 educational leaders, administrators, team leaders, and other educators and service providers with a strong, practical foundation in effective approaches and practices for implementing and scaling-up a variety of systems of student support including academic, learning, social emotional, behavioral, mental health, and community supports. A focus is on the application of Implementation Science to a range of systems and interventions designed to support district-wide, school-wide, classroom, and individualized interventions in schools. Leadership, resource allocation, and program evaluation in the context of student support systems will also be discussed.