SSF Lever 7:

Capacity Building

Capacity Building is defined as an ongoing process to enhance abilities, skills, resources, and infrastructure within a school to improve effectiveness and sustainability.

  • Implement a comprehensive training plan that equips staff with the knowledge and skills to address students' non-academic needs

    • Key Practice 7.1.1: Non-academic Foundational Understanding

      • Train new teachers in a foundational understanding and skills to define, identify, and support non-academic needs.

    • Key Practice 7.1.2: Professional Learning in Non-academic Supports

      • Offer training and professional learning for staff to enhance knowledge and skills in the SSF levers.

    • Key Practice 7.1.3: Training for the SSF and SST Process

      • Implement comprehensive training for staff to ensure clear understanding of the SSF, the SST process, and the MTSS.

  • Investing in leadership development empowers staff to effectively navigate the complexities of students' non-academic challenges

    • Key Practice 7.2.1: Non-academic Leadership

      • Provide collaborative and research-based leadership development to remain relevant and adaptable in a rapidly changing world, particularly in non-academic contexts.

    • Key Practice 7.2.2: Student Leadership

      • Create a classroom and campus culture that promotes student leadership development.

  • Foster ongoing opportunities for continual learning and staff reflection on practices to directly support students’ non-academic needs

    • Key Practice 7.3.1: Job-embedded Training

      • Design job-embedded training to foster meaningful implementation of skills and methods needed to support students in non-academics.

    • Key Practice 7.3.2: Actionable Feedback

      • Provide opportunities for staff to receive feedback in real time, enabling them to refine practices as needed.

    • Key Practice 7.3.3: Professional Learning Plan

      • Conduct planning for professional learning for non-academic campus/LEA needs.

    • Key Practice 7.3.4: Ongoing Support

      • The impact of professional learning is measured, and feedback is provided to support continual growth.

    • Key Practice 7.3.5: Sustained Learning

      • Ensure that staff reflect on their skills and practice and that they set personalized learning goals.