Schools hold a lot of meetings to design, evaluate, and revise in student practices. When these meetings are effective, educators are more likely to have practice buy-in, which will support implementation.

By addressing school climate & culture, school leaders can increase educators' buy-in and support sustained practice.

School leaders impact the implementation climate and can make it easier or more challenging for educators to engage in sustained practice. Supporting school leaders to engage in implementation leadership behaviors can be an efficient way to improve sustained practice across the school.

School leaders can influence educators’ sustained practice through both general and implementation-specific leadership behaviors.

What is self-efficacy? What does it have to do with sustained practice? How can we help promote educators’ self-efficacy?

Implementing with fidelity is no easy task - we can’t assume current practice will improve student outcomes. Most educators - like most people - struggle to integrate a new practice into their existing routines. How can we help educators implement with fidelity? Support teachers. Monitor fidelity.

Coaching can help most educators learn and sustain new practices. It's a critical strategy for facilitating change in schools. But coaching can look very different - and it's not all effective. How it happens and what it entails really matters. Learn more about best practices in coaching for educators here.

We can adapt evidence-based practices? Yes - within some limits. Make sure to keep critical components, while adjusting other components to be (a) aligned with the school context, (b) culturally competent for students and families, and (c) feasible for the implementer.

When effective practices are sustained, students achieve better results, more quickly. School administrators can efficiently promote sustain practice by attending to process and context.

Teams of educators are responsible for leading and supporting many school initiatives and practices. When team meetings run effectively and efficiently, they can support sustained practice.

What is a positive implementation climate? One in which implementation policies and procedures encourage, cultivate, and reward practice use. Sustaining practices is a school-wide priority and supported through training and resources. Educators are open, adaptable, experienced, and recognized for their work.

When we take the time to reflect on past practices, we are better able to plan for actionable, sustainable change in the future. Change isn't easy! Sustained practices requires continual evaluation, adaption, and support.

So, what is sustained practice? A sustained practice is implemented consistently and comprehensively over time. By deliberately supporting sustainment of effective practices, schools can capitalize on current efforts, increase efficiency, and improve student outcomes.

Implementation is a process, and by attending to implementation phases, school leaders can increase the likelihood that student needs will be met, staff will be ready and able to deliver the interventions, and the interventions will be sustained over time. The purpose of this brief is to provide an overview of the phases of implementation and how they can improve intervention initiatives in schools.

Administrators can increase the likelihood of sustained practice by asking effective questions across phases of implementation. Effective questions can prompt thinking about adoption and implementation in ways that support sustained practice.

When effective practices are sustained, students achieve better results, more quickly. Administrators can efficiently promote sustain practice by attending to process and context.

Just like students - educators need different supports to be successful. High-quality training is a foundation for sustained practice - but it's just the first step. Educators need ongoing support to sustain practices and promote student outcomes.