Overview
MCPER has been approved by the Texas Education Agency to support the Leadership and Instructional Foundations for Texas (LIFT) grant. LIFT is a 3-year program that helps districts implement high-quality instructional materials and strengthen instructional leadership support to create effective, sustainable learning environments for all students.
MCPER partners with school systems across Texas to ensure that instructional priorities and systems align with current research. Beginning with a comprehensive needs assessment to understand each school system’s specific needs, we then design and deliver customized support to plan, implement, and sustain the use of high-quality instructional materials and evidence-based practices.
Purpose
LIFT is a districtwide program that combines Strong Foundations, Texas Instructional Leadership, and Texas Lesson Study to support districts in adopting and implementing high-quality instructional materials. By integrating curriculum implementation with instructional leadership development, LIFT helps districts build effective, sustainable learning environments for all students.
Procedures
- Leverage high-quality research to improve educator and student outcomes
- Embrace unique and contextual factors that influence the way students learn
- Work collaboratively with all stakeholders
- Operate with clear lines of communication that promote a culture of transparency
- Disseminate accurate information in a way that promotes positive change
Participants
K–12 educators throughout Texas
Outcomes
To build sustainable instructional leadership systems for the implementation of evidence-based practices to improve student literacy and math achievement