WSCC Blueprints Guides to planning efforts around the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model

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The Policy Blueprint is for school teams who are interested in the successful implementation and sustainment of Whole Child policy initiatives, with a particular focus on the need for coordination and integration of efforts.

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The Practice Blueprint is for school teams who are interested in improving their practice alignment with the WSCC model and in successful implementation and sustainment of WSCC Practices as aligned with integrated multi-tiered systems of support (I-MTSS).

WSCC Blueprinting Resources

Listen to our CSCH Podcast Episode or read our CSCH Brief explaining the WSCC Blueprints and why we made two!

How to Complete the Practice Blueprint

The WSCC Blueprints can be completed in a number of ways: over a series of sessions, in a longer chunk of time over professional learning time, or as a revisit after completing the full blueprint once. We recommend a 10-session structure for completing your blueprinting work. Each Practice Blueprint session (including reading) is expected to take approximately 30-45 minutes to complete. Depending on your schedule and needs, you can modify this schedule or combine sessions. 

Individual Sessions – WSCC Practice Blueprint

Intro to the Blueprint and Exploring Context (Sessions 1-4)

In these sessions, you will learn about the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model, and engage in activities to set you up for success in your blueprinting process.

      • Session 1 – To create a multidisciplinary team to lead the WSCC blueprinting work
      • Session 2 – To gain familiarity with the WSCC model and available resources for strengthening knowledge
      • Session 3 – To understand the rationale behind the blueprinting process and to document your setting’s existing practices and resources related to each WSCC domain
      • Session 4 – To evaluate your setting’s use of recommended practices in each WSCC domain

Evaluating Directions (Sessions 5-7)

In these sessions, you will examine opportunities to strengthen whole child initiatives by implementing, refining, or de-implementing.

  • Session 5 – To identify WSCC domains that are areas of strength, weakness, opportunity, and tension in your setting’s practices
  • Session 6 – To more thoroughly evaluate practices in one WSCC domain and identify potential practices to strengthen
  • Session 7 – To gather input and information
    to inform next steps
  • Appendix C: Examining Tiered Supports – To consider WSCC practices at each tier of implementation (universal, targeted, select) and strengthen practices in each tier

Establishing Actions (Sessions 8-10)

In these sessions, you will plan for success by identifying action steps, addressing anticipated barriers, and creating plans for monitoring implementation.

  • Session 8 – To confirm your setting’s readiness to engage in each potential practice change and narrow down to 1-5 practice changes to pursue
  • Session 9 – To create an action plan for each practice change you are going to pursue with plans for measuring your process and outcomes
  • Session 10 – To identify the policy changes that need to be made to align policy with new practices

Resource Library

Our Connecticut Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Partnership website has a resource library with helpful links about the WSCC Model, MTSS, and implementation and assessment of practices.