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Orapallo, A., Grant, B.-J., & Baker, C. N. (2021). Examining the effectiveness of Trauma Smart® training: Staff satisfaction, knowledge, and attitudes. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001075.supp
Using a proven program for trauma-informed care implementation in a school improvements plan can be an effective strategy for addressing ACEs in students.

Schimmels, J., & Cunningham, L. (2021). How do we move forward with trauma-informed care? Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 17(4), 405–411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.12.005
Systemic changes and plans must be reviewed and research-based if there is an intent to successfully implement the plans while also understanding that these plans must evolve as data is accumulated and analyzed.

Racine, N., Killam, T., & Madigan, S. (2020). Trauma-informed care as a universal precaution: Beyond the adverse childhood experiences questionnaire. JAMA Pediatrics, 174(1), 5–6. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.3866
Schools that test students for adverse childhood experiences should implement interventions to address those findings. One way to do that is through school improvement using trauma-informed methods.

Mount, K. (Practitioner). (2016). Personal development plan [Video]. SAGE Knowledge. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781473993211
This video will give you a great overview of how to write a SMART Goal so that you may apply that to your improvement plan goal.

Fisher, D. (Academic). (2015). Douglas Fisher, school improvement [Video]. SAGE Knowledge. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781473944688
This video will give you a breakdown of school improvement and the implications for correctly implementing a plan.

Downey, C., Steffy, B., Streshly, B., Hovenic, G., Boris, V., Dickson, P., Perigo, H., Poston, W., Shidaker, S., Lutkemeier, D., Clark, E., Kulas, O., Cross, D., Clegg, R., English, F. W., Proffitt, E., Nichols, B., (2015). 50 ways to close the achievement gap [Video]. SAGE Knowledge. https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781506312286
This video will detail how educators can close the opportunity gap using a school improvement plan and process.