Impact Trial of Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize Evidence
University of Washington
Summary
Social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) problems occur frequently among elementary school students, dramatically impede student outcomes, and have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence based practices exist to address student SEB needs, prevent problems, and ensure academic success. However, the implementation of these programs in schools is frequently incomplete, uneven, and occurs with insufficient fidelity to ensure positive effects for students due to significant implementation barriers across multiple levels. The purpose of this Impact Trial is to test the effectiveness of the Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize Evidence (HELM) implementation strategy in school-wide implementation of a Tier 1 evidence-based practice (EBP) - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * School Districts: School districts in Washington State committed to implementing PBIS in its elementary schools * Educators: Educators working in a public elementary school within an enrolled school district. Exclusion Criteria: * Schools with previous HELM exposure will be excluded
Interventions
- BehavioralPBIS
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based, multi-tiered, problem-solving, and team-based framework designed to build a continuum of supports to promote all students' social emotional behavioral health.
- OtherHELM
Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize Evidence (HELM) is an implementation strategy for promoting building-level implementation leadership, implementation climate, and high-fidelity delivery of evidence-based practices
Location
- University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington