Instructional Reform Facilitator Knowledge Sharing in San Francisco Unified School District

This brief summarizes two phases of a research study on the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Instructional Reform Facilitator (IRF) Network created to learn and promote equity for underserved groups, such as African American students, multilingual learners, and students with Individual Education Plans. The IRFs set out to meet these needs by coaching teachers, facilitating professional development, leading data-informed conversations, and supporting teacher collaboration. The research aimed to 1) understand knowledge sharing in the IRF Network in order to 2) identify the network routines that could optimize IRFs spreading best practices across SFUSD.