Find the roadblocks before they stop your initiative.
Most initiatives don't fail on the idea. They fail on the conditions underneath it — the time, data, training, and follow-through that nobody checked for first. APLM helps you check.
An honest look at your infrastructure, first
APLM walks a school or system team through the conditions an initiative actually needs, then keeps the support going once teachers start the work. The tools are content-neutral: use them for writing, reading, math, MTSS, or any initiative you’re rolling out.
| 1 | Assess what’s already in place Infrastructure readiness assessments cover scheduling, staffing, data systems, training capacity, and leadership support — so gaps surface while there’s still time to close them. |
| 2 | Plan around the gaps you found Systemwide planning tools turn each gap into a decision with an owner and a date. Teams revisit the plan as conditions change instead of rediscovering the same barrier in November. |
| 3 | Coach the practice, not just the rollout Coaching logs, conversation guides, classroom video upload, goal setting, and goal attainment scaling give coaches and teachers a shared record of what was tried and what changed. |
| 4 | Report what’s moving and what’s stuck Implementation reporting shows building and system leaders where practice is taking hold — evidence you can act on mid-year, not a summary that arrives too late to matter. |
In the platform:
- Infrastructure readiness assessments
- Systemwide implementation planning
- Coaching logs and conversation guides
- Classroom video upload and review
- Goal setting and goal attainment scaling
- Implementation reporting dashboards
- Team dashboards for virtual or in-person professional learning
- Professional learning resource library
Built on the Adaptive Professional Learning Model, developed with teacher and coach teams and refined through work with students with learning disabilities.
Researchers
Sean Joseph Smith, PhD
Special Education Professor, School of Education and Human Sciences
Jocelyn Washburn, PhD
Director of Professional Development, Assistant Research Professor
Contents of this website were developed under a grant from the US Department of Education, OSEP Project #H327S210009. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
Project Officer, Eric Caruso, Ph.D.
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