Selecting high-quality, standards-aligned core materials is just a first step to ensuring every student, every day, is engaged in meaningful, affirming, grade-level instruction. Charting a strong implementation path is crucial to the impact of HQIM on student learning. The NIMC is committed to providing leaders and educators across the state with the skills, knowledge, and tools to implement their high-quality materials in classrooms.

A staged approach to implementation ensures newly adopted materials have the greatest impact on teaching and learning. The stages outlined below are patterned after Nebraska’s Content Area Standards Implementation Framework. Similar to the implementation of revised standards, the implementation of materials is non-linear but follows a typical sequence, often requiring deep shifts and sustained efforts, with educators at all levels of the system playing a role. And like the implementation of standards, its overall effectiveness is determined by how teaching and learning are transformed.

Adapted from Rivet Education Instructional Materials Implementation Tool: A roadmap for high-quality instructional materials implementation (Rivet Education, 2024)

These resources are provided to guide leaders along the path of implementation and build their capacity to create and sustain the conditions for success with newly adopted materials.