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About SUSTAIN<\/h1>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”_initial” text_font=”Inter|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#262626″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” text_font_size_tablet=”16px” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]SUSTAIN is a yearlong workplace intervention in which school leaders and special educators collaborate in facilitated meetings to identify and enhance malleable conditions for teaching. By improving teachers’ working conditions, we improve students\u2019 learning conditions.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Features” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#262626″ locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#2A66AA” header_3_text_color=”#C4E5DC” header_3_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||6px|||” header_3_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Our Mission<\/h3>\n

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Theory of Change<\/h2>\n

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Research has revealed that special educators\u2019 conditions for teaching are linked with positive teacher outcomes\u2013like more manageable workloads and better instructional practices\u2013which, in turn, promote increased student achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Let us take the guesswork out of meal prep with delicious and healthy meal plans.<\/p>\n

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How Does SUSTAIN Work?<\/h2>\n

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SUSTAIN is a facilitated intervention adapted from the Healthy Workplace Participatory Program, which has demonstrated efficacy to enhance working conditions and safety in hospitals, factories, and other workplaces, and is currently being tested in schools.<\/p>\n

SUSTAIN occurs at the school level, with the special education teachers who work with students with emotional-behavioral disorders (EBD) in self-contained settings engaging in a collaborative problem-solving process with their principal or assistant principal who oversees special education to identify potential changes (e.g., enhanced access to curricular resources, protected planning time) that support special educators workload manageability, conditions for teaching, instructional practices, and wellbeing (via reduced burnout). Given that special educators of students with EBD report systemic and structural challenges preventing them from better serving their students as a primary factor for their burnout, some feasible and relatively easy changes can go a long way.<\/p>\n

SUSTAIN is an 8-hour, 8 meeting process across the school-year, facilitated by members of our research team. The timeline and main content of each meeting (called Steps) are provided in the graphics on the right.<\/p>\n

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Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n

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Project Goals and Expected Impact<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Year 1 (2024-2025)” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Iteratively adapt and revise SUSTAIN from the Healthy Workplace Participatory Program via interviews, focus groups, and surveys with 15+ special educators, 9+ school and district leaders, and our advisory board. At the end of Year 1 (June 2025), we\u2019ll have developed SUSTAIN 2.0[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Year 2 (2025-2026)” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Conduct a field test of SUSTAIN at 4-5 schools in one school district to further inform revisions. We\u2019ll collect data via surveys and interviews from school leaders and special educators participating in SUSTAIN. We\u2019ll continue to adapt SUSTAIN, generating SUSTAIN 3.0 by the end of the year.[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Year 3 (2026-2027)” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) with ~30 schools in multiple states to evaluate SUSTAIN\u2019s promise for promoting improved special educators\u2019 conditions for teaching and outcomes as well as students\u2019 academic and behavioral outcomes. [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Year 4 (2027-2028)” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_level=”h3″ header_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Continue to collect follow-up data from Year 3 RCT and implement with waitlist control schools. Conduct cost analysis and finalize SUSTAIN manual and materials.[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Call to Action” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(255,255,255,0) 50%|gcid-946866d9-c2b9-4b1f-9c7c-a55f3a135378 50%” background_image=”https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/sustain\/files\/2024\/10\/AdobeStock_417660686-1-scaled.jpeg” background_size=”initial” background_position=”bottom_center” custom_padding=”5vw||5vw||true|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-c6bf7a23-856a-4cb2-9140-f8fe92a7e2b1%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-946866d9-c2b9-4b1f-9c7c-a55f3a135378%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/sustain\/files\/2024\/10\/AdobeStock_172758349.jpeg” alt=”empty classroom” title_text=”Empty classroom with desks and chairs” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-4vw|-8vw|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0vw|0vw|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”0vw|0vw|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.22.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”60px|60px|60px|60px|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” box_shadow_style=”preset4″ box_shadow_horizontal=”0px” box_shadow_blur=”60px” box_shadow_spread=”-10px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.15)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”_initial” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”44px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” header_2_font_size_tablet=”32px” header_2_font_size_phone=”20px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Special education teachers\u2019 conditions for teaching
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