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Smith and Dr. Joshua Stewart January 2026  \nAcknowledgments  \nThank you to the Alliance for Learning Innovation for the opportunity to showcase and define how school systems are creating the conditions for research and development (R&D) to advance teaching and learning in their communities.  \nThis landscape scan is accompanied by an education R&D agenda, designed by our national advisory of school systems leaders, to inform policy, funding and practices that deepen and scale the impact of local-led R&D.  \nWe thank the school district and charter network leaders from across the country for serving on the District Education R&D Advisory Committee and contributing their expertise and perspectives in shaping the landscape scan and national agenda.  \nDistrict Education R&D Advisory Committee  \n\n| David Aderhold\u003Cbr>Superintendent,\u003Cbr>West Windsor—Plainsboro\u003Cbr>Regional School District (NY) | |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mario Andrade\u003Cbr>Superintendent,\u003Cbr>Nashua School District (NH) | |\n| Mary Beck\u003Cbr>President,\u003Cbr>Distinctive Schools (IL) | |\n| Cady Ching\u003Cbr>Chief Executive Officer,\u003Cbr>Summit Public Schools (CA) | |\n| Bob Hill\u003Cbr>Superintendent,\u003Cbr>Springfield City\u003Cbr>School District (OH) | |\n| Suzanne Lacey\u003Cbr>Superintendent,\u003Cbr>Talladega County Schools (AL) | |\n\n\n| Michelle Miller\u003Cbr>Superintendent,\u003Cbr>South Fayette Township\u003Cbr>School District (PA) | |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Miranda Ming\u003Cbr>Executive Director,\u003Cbr>Momentum Academy (MO) | |  |\n| Audra Pittman\u003Cbr>Superintendent,\u003Cbr>Calistoga Joint Unified\u003Cbr>School District (CA) | |  |\n| Mary Catherine Reljac\u003Cbr>Superintendent,\u003Cbr>Fox Chapel Area\u003Cbr>School District (PA) | |  |\n| Theodore Thompson\u003Cbr>Executive Director, Secondary\u003Cbr>Schools, Denver Public\u003Cbr>Schools (CO) | |  |\n| Alena Zachery-Ross\u003Cbr>Superintendent,\u003Cbr>Ypsilanti Community Schools (MI) |  | |\n\nDigital Promise | Alliance for Learning Innovation Research and Development in America’s Schools: How School Systems Drive Sustainable Improvement and Innovation 1  \nAbout the Alliance for Learning Innovation  \nThe Alliance for Learning Innovation (ALI) believes that more effective, rapid, and strategic education R&D is essential to helping communities successfully address the most pressing obstacles to student learning today. ALI unites a diverse coalition of nonprofits, researchers, practitioners, funders, and private sector innovators who share a commitment to improving and expanding the impact of education R&D. Connect with ALI by visiting [alicoalition.org](alicoalition.org) or following us on LinkedIn.  \nAbout Digital Promise  \nDigital Promise is a global nonprofit working to expand opportunity for every learner. We work with educators, researchers, technology leaders, and communities to design, investigate, and scale innovations that support learners, especially those who’ve been historically and systematically excluded. Our vision is that every person engages in powerful learning experiences that lead to a life of well-being, fulfillment, and economic mobility. For more information, visit [digitalpromise.org](digitalpromise.org)[and follow us on](and follow us on LinkedIn.)[ ](and follow us on LinkedIn.)[LinkedIn](and follow us on LinkedIn.)[.](and follow us on LinkedIn.)  \nDigital Promise launched the Collaborative Innovation Studio to support school systems in building the capacity to engage in R&D. We support school systems in hosting Action Summits, workshops, professional learning experiences and more. To learn more about how your school system can build capacity for R&D, visit the Collaborative Innovation  Studio website.  \nDigital Promise | Alliance for Learning Innovation Research and Development in America’s Schools: How School Systems Drive Sustainable Improvement and Innovation 2  \nTable of Contents  \nAcknowledgments 1  \nIntroduction 4  \nA Framework for How School Systems Incorporate R&D 7  \nS","cbCaioFnxHBbFZU5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioFnxHBbFZU5","pdf",2286137,42,"English","# A Framework for How School Systems Incorporate R&D\n## School Systems R&D: Enabling Conditions\n## School Systems R&D: Practice Dimensions\n## School Systems R&D Practice Dimensions Rubric\n## School Systems R&D in Action: A Series of Use Cases\n## R&D Strategies for School Systems\n## Tools for School Systems Leaders\n## TOOL: Creating an R&D Challenge Statement\n## TOOL: Systems R&D Conditions Planning\n## TOOL: Assessing School System R&D Practices\n## APPENDIX: School System R&D Use Cases Across Contexts","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the education R\\u0026D agenda in the report?\",\"answer\":\"It is designed to inform policy, funding, and practices that deepen and scale the impact of locally led education R\\u0026D.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the report emphasize R\\u0026D as more than a “nice-to-have”?\",\"answer\":\"It frames R\\u0026D as essential for agile, innovative, and responsive improvement that helps promising practices take root and endure.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of school-system contexts are included in the use cases?\",\"answer\":\"The report presents use cases across early-stage rural districts, established suburban districts, and embedded charter school networks.\"}]","Research and Development in America’s Schools - How School Systems Drive Sustainable Improvement and Innovation | PDF",1792050310,106]