Smart Project

Testing the Efficacy of the Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize Evidence (HELM) Implementation Strategy

Research Team Marissa Thirion, BA
Team Name HELM
Funding Institute of Education Science R305A240030
Project Status Recruiting

In this study, the researchers will examine the efficacy of the Helping Educational Leaders Mobilize Evidence (HELM) implementation strategy for promoting building-level implementation leadership, implementation climate, and high-fidelity delivery of evidence-based practices. This study tests whether HELM improves outcomes when used in conjunction with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), an evidence-based practice. The researchers will compare the effects of PBIS implemented with usual supports and PBIS implemented with HELM. They will also explore what for whom, under what conditions, how equitably, and through which processes HELM works to improve student academic outcomes, as well as its cost-effectiveness.