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Title: Seeking Balance in the Provision of Technical Assistance: Insights from the National Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety. Research Report. RR-A1161-1
Language: English
Authors: Wrabel, Stephani L., Bush-Mecenas, Susan, Woo, Ashley, RAND Education and Labor
Source: RAND Corporation. 2021.
Availability: RAND Corporation. P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138. Tel: 877-584-8642; Tel: 310-451-7002; Fax: 412-802-4981; e-mail: order@rand.org; Web site: http://www.rand.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 24
Publication Date: 2021
Sponsoring Agency: WestEd
Department of Education (ED)
Contract Number: S424B180004
Intended Audience: Policymakers
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Kindergarten
Primary Education
Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: School Safety, Technical Assistance, School Districts, Federal Programs, Program Implementation, Social Emotional Learning, Equal Education, Alignment (Education), Data Analysis, Integrated Activities, Sustainability, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, COVID-19, Pandemics, Administrator Attitudes, State Agencies, Expertise, Strategic Planning, Feedback (Response)
DOI: 10.7249/RRA1161-1
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education funds various types of technical assistance centers with the goal of providing the expertise and resources needed by state education agencies (SEAs), regional education agencies, and local education agencies (LEAs) to effectively implement federal education programs. Given the complexity of technical assistance for both providers and recipients, understanding technical assistance provision requires a deeper and more nuanced examination of (1) how recipients use, combine, align, and manage sources of support and (2) how providers design, adjust, and coordinate the support provided directly and in collaboration. The purpose of this report is to provide policymakers and technical assistance providers and recipients with an analysis of how a federally funded technical assistance center balances competing pressures amid unexpected challenges so that it can address the needs of its clients and fulfill its charge. The authors examine the Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety (CISELSS)'s first three years of operation. They explore how CISELSS balanced competing pressures and the influence of shifting contextual conditions in the provision of technical assistance to SEAs and LEAs and offer insights about CISELSS's early implementation that might help guide efforts to continuously improve its provision of supports.
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