This must be a joint problem-solving effort. All stakeholders, including districts, schools, classroom and individual students, must work together to foster a culture of collaboration and shared leadership.

There must be school-wide awareness and knowledge of the framework and its purpose. Strong communication and partnership with families and communities contributes to students’ success and should be strategically tied to specific school and family needs.

All curriculum, instruction, intervention and assessment practices must be evidence-based. Thoughtful use of practices and strategies backed by meaningful research helps improve student outcomes while bridging the research-to-practice gap.

A solid foundation of knowledge, resources and organizational structures must be in place. Strong leadership, professional development and coaching help sustain the framework and boost educators’ capacity to meet performance expectations and student learning needs.

All students must have access to a full continuum of supports for academic, social-emotional, and behavioral growth. In addition to core curriculum and instruction, the framework helps identify students who will benefit from increasingly intensive supports.

Data and research must guide decision-making at all support levels. Teams examine data using a consistent decision-making and problem-solving process to build, implement, evaluate and refine the framework and guide instructional and intervention decisions.