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Introduces Social and Emotional Learning as well as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and demonstrates their effectiveness in building student academic and life skills. Presents theories, research, and practices that can be used to integrate these practices into school settings.
Presents evidence and logic for school climate’s positive correlation with academic achievement. Examines evidence for and describes characteristics of the school climate variables of “Safety”, “Support, Care, and Connections”, “Challenge and Engagement”, and “Social Emotional Competency”.
Suggests approaches to using data on school climate to assess shortcomings and address them. Emphasizes the need to use multiple sources of data and presents a step-by-step guide to making improvements based on data collected.
Examines the locations and perceptions of violence on five school campuses. Determines that school violence often occurs when there is a lack of adult supervision and explores what feasible adaptations could be made to lower school violence rates in light of these findings.
Presents results of a survey of illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco use among people 12 years of age and older. Includes national estimates of the rates of use, trends, numbers of users, and other measures, such as youth-related prevention measures.
Defines communities of practice as they pertain to sustaining school climate improvement programs. Discusses how these learning communities contribute to sustaining efforts, providing examples from the National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk (NDTAC).
Provides examples of student success programs partnering with their local communities and other student success related programs. Highlights strategies to create wrap around intervention systems for those students who are struggling academically or behaviorally to various degrees.
Compliments "Sustainability Planning Worksheet" as a program financial sustainability planner. Coincides with the "Planning for Sustainability" resource which presents this step-by-step worksheet tool for making plans of sustainability within school climate improvement programs from the beginning of implementation.
Discusses implementing programs that ensure school safety and academic success, covering what makes up Iowa's program as an example. Demonstrates Iowa's success via participation in standard LEA implementation activities and their Safe School Certification Program as well as via completing items on an implementation checklist.
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