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Table 1 Timeline and modality of implementation supports used

From: Acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of Rural School Support Strategies for behavioral interventions: a mixed methods evaluation over two years of a hybrid type 3 implementation-effectiveness trial

 

Year 1 implementation

Year 2 implementation

Implementation support description, including strategies used

Summer 2019

Fall 2019 to spring 2020

Summer 2020

Fall 2020 to spring 2021

Trainings

All schools completed the 3–4-day comprehensive tier 1 and tier 2 trainings. These included a mix of didactic lectures, full-group problem solving, and school team collaboration time.

RS3 schools received three additional 1–2 day in-person trainings for school principals and coaches. These included a pre-implementation project kickoff meeting and coaching training in spring 2019 and another coaching training in spring 2020.

Training, in-person

 

Training, virtual

 

Technical assistance from ISP

RS3 schools received TA in the form of school visits or online meetings between the ISP and the school implementation teams and phone calls and emails between the ISP and team members. TA was flexible to the needs of the teams and included facilitation of team meetings, review of materials and/or data, help with action planning and problem solving, on-site observations and feedback, and other activities.

Email and phone call support

Monthly in-person school visits with ISP, email and phone call support

Email and phone call support

Monthly virtual meetings with ISP, email and phone call support

Virtual learning sessions

RS3 schools attended these monthly webinars on various topics pertaining to implementation, given by the ISP and attended by the PBIS coach from each school. Coaches were also given time in breakout rooms to seek support from other school coaches. Topic examples included how to improve coaching skills and how to refresh implementation and focus on self-care in year 2.

 

Monthly virtual learning sessions

 

Monthly virtual learning sessions

Online web portal

RS3 schools could access a web portal via personalized logins for each team member. The portal included downloadable resources from trainings, such as handouts and videos, as well as recordings of the virtual learning sessions. Users could also access a learning center with quizzes on content from trainings.

 

Web portal available

Web portal available

Web portal available

  1. PBIS Positive behavior interventions and supports, ISP Implementation support practitioner, TA Technical assistance