Phase 5
Evaluation & ContinuousImprovement
Phase 5 centers reflection, learning, and continuous improvement. As SWIM becomes part of daily school life, education teams focus on understanding its impact, strengthening what is working, and refining the model to support long-term success.
Your Phase 5 Supports:
We will support leaders as they reflect on progress and strengthen the structures supporting student wellbeing.
Our Work Together During Phase 5
Support Data-Informed Practice
Guide teams in establishing systems that track progress toward student goals while supporting coordinated care across partners. (EHR-aligned tracking may be explored where appropriate.)
Facilitate Reflective Learning Across Adults
Provide tools that invite clinicians, educators, and leaders to reflect on implementation, fostering insight that strengthens practice over time.
Elevate Youth and Family Voice
Support structured opportunities for students and families to share their experiences, ensuring the model continues to respond to those it serves.
Guide Operational Refinement
Help leaders identify where adjustments are needed and support thoughtful evolution of the model.
Strengthen Storytelling and Narrative Development
Encourage teams to communicate progress through stories that build understanding among community partners, funders, and policymakers.
Prepare Teams for Thoughtful Expansion
Provide support and guidance to position communities to scale the work responsibly.
Explore Formal Evaluation Partnerships (Optional)
Where appropriate, we can support teams in pursuing external evaluation partnerships that deepen learning and strengthen long-term credibility.
Outcomes for Phase 5
Evidence that informs responsible growth
Stories that build community trust and momentum
Data that supports public and philanthropic investment
Stronger positioning for expansion
“If we don’t get supports for our students, they carry that trauma into the next generation. We have to be able to interrupt that cycle, and I think this is one of the ways that we do it.”
Miranda Johnson
School-Based Clinician
Butte County Office of Education
