Kurt Hatch, EdD

Faculty Director and Professor of the Educational Administration, UW Tacoma
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A former teacher, instructional coach, award-winning principal, and Associate Director of the Association of Washington School Principals, Dr. Kurt Hatch is the Faculty Director and Professor of the Educational Administration program at the University of Washington (UW).

Dr. Hatch also serves as core faculty and consulting subject matter expert with the UW School Mental Health Research Assessment and Training (SMART) center focused on the nationwide implementation of the Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF). Dr. Hatch provides training and coaching on implementation science on the Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize evidence (HELM) research project.

Based in Olympia, WA with his wife and two daughters, Dr. Hatch has taught and led in local, state-wide, and international settings. His work includes policy analysis, advocacy and facilitating professional learning on:

  • Systems Leadership
  • Equity, Bias and Race
  • Multi-Tiered System of Supports
The HELM project will adapt and test an existing leadership-focused implementation strategy (Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13012-014-0192-y) for use with elementary school principals in buildings where universal social, emotional, and behavioral program are being implemented. For more information about this project, click here.
Centering School Leaders’ Expertise: Usability Evaluation of a Leadership-Focused Implementation Strategy to Support Tier 1 Programs in Schools(2024)School Mental Health
Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize Evidence (HELM): The iterative redesign of the Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation (LOCI) intervention for use in schools(2024)Implementation Research and Practice5:1-14.
Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize Evidence (HELM): The iterative redesign of the Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation (LOCI) intervention for use in schools(2023)Implementation Research and Practice