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Jacobson, Maya R. – Preventing School Failure, 2021
Traumatic experiences in children are pervasive, and trauma has been correlated with adverse academic outcomes, including school dropout. This research study aimed to answer the following question: According to selected educators in specialized programs in Ontario, in what ways are trauma-informed frameworks used to support the social-emotional…
Descriptors: Trauma, Teaching Methods, Student Needs, Stress Variables
Schuta, Theresa; Mauricio, David – Principal Leadership, 2012
Three years ago, the authors accepted positions as high school principals in Buffalo City (NY) Schools after serving as elementary school principals in the district for many years. In their new positions, they were to lead schools that were designated by the New York State Department of Education as "persistently lowest achieving,"…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Principals, Graduation Rate, Positive Reinforcement
Vaillancourt, Kelly; Klotz, Mary Beth – Communique, 2012
Over the past several years, allegations of abuse and death related to seclusion and restraint, media coverage of these events, subsequent federal investigations, and Congressional hearings about this topic have resulted in increased pressure on Congress to pass legislation to address the use of seclusion and restraint in the school setting.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Politics of Education, School Psychologists, Hearings
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McIntosh, Kent; Bennett, Joanna L.; Price, Kathy – Exceptionality Education International, 2011
This article discusses School-wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS), an evidence-based approach to teaching social competencies and enhancing the school social environment. The focus of this article is on the value of evaluation and evaluation plans at a district level for maintaining and increasing the effectiveness of SWPBS in a district. We…
Descriptors: Evidence, Student Attitudes, School Safety, At Risk Students
Bridgeland, John; Bruce, Mary; Hariharan, Arya – Civic Enterprises, 2013
The central message of this report is that teachers across America understand that social and emotional learning (SEL) is critical to student success in school, work, and life. Social and emotional learning involves the processes of developing competencies, including self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, National Surveys, Social Development, Emotional Development
Bridgeland, John; Bruce, Mary; Hariharan, Arya – Civic Enterprises, 2013
The central message of this report is that teachers across America understand that social and emotional learning (SEL) is critical to student success in school, work, and life. Social and emotional learning involves the processes of developing competencies, including self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, National Surveys, Social Development, Emotional Development
Rickert, Cynda S. – Principal Leadership, 2005
In spring 1994, the author was hired to be the assistant principal at McLoughlin Middle School in Medford, Oregon. Disciplinary referrals in the 804-student school were on the rise. Teachers were frustrated, students were anxious, and parents were concerned. Casting about for a solution, she heard about a two-day workshop on schoolwide discipline…
Descriptors: Workshops, Discipline, Assistant Principals, Student Behavior