The Resilient and Healthy Schools and Communities (RHSC) team at WestEd helps educational leaders create meaningful and lasting change in their schools and communities. We are thrilled to announce the launch of four Peer Collaboratives this summer, designed to support districts or regional agencies. We kindly request your participation in a short survey to help us tailor the collaboratives to meet your state's specific needs.

After you complete this form, we will follow up promptly with enrollment information.

Each collaborative can accommodate teams from up to six districts, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), or State Education Agencies (SEAs). Participants will get access to resources, peer learning, networking, workshops, and customized coaching and consulting for themselves, their colleagues, and LEA/district teams. The cost is $45,000 for the entire team.

(1) School Climate Data Use

This collaborative supports district teams to improve their school climate data use practices. Together we will examine data use improvement practices to:

• Use local school climate data to support school improvement goals
• Build capacity in data use practices
• Address inequities in school climate supports and outcomes

(2) Participatory Systems Change for Equity

Participatory Systems Change for Equity (PSCFE) is a systems change approach that centers the experiences of those who are impacted by systemic inequity to make sense of and interrupt inequitable system conditions through collective action. This may involve participatory policymaking, strategy development, budgeting, evaluation, design, and other system improvement efforts. Participants will:

• Develop an understanding of PSCFE, including the elements and guiding principles for transforming systems in ways that are participatory and that demonstrate and lead to equity
• Apply the framework to an existing LEA initiative with support from a dedicated technical assistance facilitator
• Share and learn from other participants to deepen understanding of participatory systems change for equity and to inspire systems change strategies in their communities
• Have access to content specialists, peer learning and resource exchanges, affinity spaces, and professional networking opportunities

(3) Reimagining School Safety

Although school safety is frequently defined as the absence of physical harm and violence. For schools to be safe for everyone, however, we also must prioritize the presence of positive elements, such as belonging, voice, agency, and interconnection.

• Part 1: Focuses on developing the mindsets and practices to shift toward a reimagined paradigm of school safety that defines safety holistically with a focus on cultivating belonging, agency, and well-being. Includes time to discuss and explore topics such as the evolution of school safety, restorative justice, co-design, complex adaptive systems, and the use of street data.
• Part 2: Uses a design thinking approach to support participants in their efforts to develop sustainable infrastructure and practices to reimagine elements of school safety at their site that they will integrate into their existing processes in an ongoing way.

(4) Creating a Culture of Care

This collaborative prioritizes the well-being of both students and staff within educational settings, recognizing the limitations of individual-focused approaches in addressing systemic issues. Participants undergo a transformative journey, progressing from personal reflection to collective action and systemic change.