Schools and communities increasingly are being called on to meet the needs of all youngsters-- including those experiencing learning, behavior, and emotional problems. Meeting the challenge is difficult. Efforts to do so are handicapped by the way in which student support interventions currently are conceived, organized, and implemented. Over the many years that school reform has focused on improving instruction, little attention has been paid to rethinking student supports. Because of this, many factors that interfere with student performance and progress are not addressed effectively. In response to widespread interest for mounting a nationwide initiative to stimulate new directions for student supports, a national Summit was convened on October 28, 2002. The discussion centered around four fundamental problems that must be addressed in order to move forward: (1) policy, (2) intervention frameworks, (3) infrastructure, and (4) systemic change. The report from the summit begins with a concept paper entitled: "New Directions for Student Support" and then highlights key points discussed at the meeting. Among the major points covered: (1) current policy and practice should be viewed through the lens of how schools address barriers to learning and teaching; (2) all support activity can be embedded in comprehensive, integrated frameworks; (3) student supports can be reframed as a comprehensive, multifaceted, and cohesive component to address barriers to learning; and (4) new directions means restructuring, transforming, and enhancing school-owned and community resources. (GCP)