CIS Services
Transformational
Services
We Provide
- Multi-year district-wide implementation support (2-3 years) to make successful implementation happen in the service of producing better outcomes for students
- Coaching to district and/or site-based teams to improve capacity to put systems of implementation support in place to drive successful implementation
- Professional learning for leaders and/or leadership teams on implementation science (Implementation 101, Implementation 102, and Implementation 103 training)
- District Strategic Visioning and Planning to Integrate Whole Child Services: A systematic needs assessment to understand where the school system is at and what is needed
- Building Data Literacy and Decision making to monitor and track implementation outcomes to spur continuous improvement
"Ms. Gruis and Dr. Cook have collaborated with district leadership to develop guiding practices to support the work in building the SEL Framework and the implementation plan. They provide research-based strategies to outlining this work and providing ongoing coaching and support to the SEL department and the district leadership team in identifying the preconditions our adults need and the ingredients of success for students in our very large and established school district."
Julie Shivanonda, Director of Social Emotional Learning & Development, Tucson Unified School District
Example Implementation Supports
- Building District Implementation Infrastructure for any implementation effort (academics, behavior, social & emotional learning, mental health)
- Designing and implementing Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) to integrate a continuum of social, emotional and behavioral supports with academics
- Rebooting Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports due to implementation drift
- Implementation of Tier 2 and 3 Systems of Support, including a menu of evidence-based interventions at each tier
- District Strategic Planning around the Whole Child to address students’ holistic needs
- Adult Social & -Emotional Learning – implementation efforts specifically targeting educator well-being, engagement, retention and performance