REL West has partnered with San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to accelerate the district’s current efforts to address disparities in disciplinary treatment of Black students in the district and establish the necessary conditions for Black students to learn and succeed. Through the partnership projects, REL West will help SFUSD create a systematic process for identifying, testing, and refining evidence-based practices to achieve equitable discipline outcomes for Black students.

REL West has partnered with Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) leaders to formulate data-driven and evidence-based policy and practice to improve outcomes for students in foster care, starting with school stability and attendance. This partnership’s work will strengthen LACOE’s capacity to use data for decision-making and generate new evidence to improve these outcomes, which can lead to improved academic achievement and, ultimately, to the longer-term goal of lower dropout and higher graduation rates.

REL West has partnered with Washoe County School District (WCSD), working with and through three of the districts’ departments: the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Department, the Intervention Department, and the Research and Evaluation Department. In the district’s Office of Strategies, REL West will launch its coaching work with leadership staff in the MTSS and SEL Department. This department is charged with developing the district’s capacity to create, support, and sustain school climates that are safe and engaging to optimize student learning, which starts with regular school attendance.