Rural LIFE schools each needed a personalized implementation plan to effectively personalize student learning. Under the guidance of their coach, school and teacher leaders documented their school’s data-driven strengths and needs, readiness for change, available resources, and district/school initiatives or mandates in a two-part school plan. Rural LIFE leadership then reviewed school plans and financial requests, either approving or denying them based on alignment with the goals of the project. The school plan document evolved as the project did, and in 2021, staff created a shareable spreadsheet and made extensive revisions to the literacy action plan and financial plan components. The revised plan prompted schools to consider their overarching school improvement plan goals; literacy improvement goals; district-, school-, and classroom-level data; their school’s 3-year history of supporting literacy; and the challenges of sustaining RL initiatives. Additionally, this detailed, proactive school plan asked school leaders to describe their adult learning design, consider school and district-wide collaboration, and outline 1-3 progress indicators. This updated, detailed planning process prompted school teams to think more holistically about their implementation plan and helped them choose more intentional, sustainable resources to support student learning.