Four years of Safe & Civil Schools implementation in a large urban school district resulted in steady
improvements in school discipline, student safety policy and training, staff perceptions of student behavior, and suspension and chronic tardiness rates.
At all levels - elementary, middle, and high - schools experienced moderate but steady
improvements in school discipline, student safety policy and training, staff perceptions of student behavior, and student suspension and chronic tardiness rates.
He had effected
some improvement in school discipline and in academic tests, «but the district kept on sending him ineffective tenured teachers who were extremely difficult to remove.»
Not exact matches
One of the most replicated findings is that of a downward spiral of under - resourced
schools: ratcheted academic pressure, student disengagement,
discipline problems, staff mobility, and no stable or meaningful
improvements in academic functioning.
Though the increase
in school attendance among
disciplined students led to only very modest
improvements in their academic performance on state reading exams, it did not have a substantively negative effect on their peers» academic performance.
Finally, the authors provide some intriguing suggestive evidence that the
improvement in charter
school quality is associated with the growing prevalence of charter
schools that adhere to a «No Excuses» approach that focuses on strict
discipline, high expectations, and increased learning time.
During his tenure, OUSD saw increased graduation rates, decreases
in out - of -
school discipline, a decade - high investment
in teacher pay, and historic
improvements in district operations.
A corollary theory can be found
in the
discipline - heavy charter
school movement, with charter leaders arguing that academic
improvement can't happen without an orderly, safe classroom environment.
The data presented analyzes and compares the 2013 - 14
school discipline data for every district
in the state that helped uncover promising practices and examples of effective educational accountability while at the same time highlighting the numerous areas for
improvement and the deeper systemic issues that still need to be addressed.
Improvements in discipline and teacher - student relations at Ware County High School were accompanied by improvements in the overall learning environment, as indicated by the sharply lower percentages of teacher climate survey responders saying «very true» or «sort of true» to the statement «the learning environment in this school is not conducive to academic achievement for most stud
Improvements in discipline and teacher - student relations at Ware County High
School were accompanied by improvements in the overall learning environment, as indicated by the sharply lower percentages of teacher climate survey responders saying «very true» or «sort of true» to the statement «the learning environment in this school is not conducive to academic achievement for most students&r
School were accompanied by
improvements in the overall learning environment, as indicated by the sharply lower percentages of teacher climate survey responders saying «very true» or «sort of true» to the statement «the learning environment in this school is not conducive to academic achievement for most stud
improvements in the overall learning environment, as indicated by the sharply lower percentages of teacher climate survey responders saying «very true» or «sort of true» to the statement «the learning environment
in this
school is not conducive to academic achievement for most students&r
school is not conducive to academic achievement for most students».
Janis is a highly successful primary head teacher with over 30 years» experience
in education across a range of
disciplines including
school improvement, quality of teaching and learning, whole
school strategic planning, financial controls, project management and human resource management.
He is recognized nationwide as an expert
in the areas of: (a)
School improvement (ESEA) and special education (IDEA) policy and practice; (b)
School discipline (including disproportionality), classroom management, student engagement, and interventions with behaviorally challenging students; and (c) Multi-tiered academic and behavioral services and supports with at - risk, struggling, non-responsive, and unsuccessful students.
Other approaches, such as Parental engagement and Social and emotional learning programmes, are often associated with reported
improvements in school ethos or
discipline, but are not included
in this summary which is limited to interventions that focus directly on behaviour.
That is why when our organization provides support for
school improvement, it does so through a process
in which we work with partners to promote experimentation that is
disciplined by the frequent use of data.
Thus the system not only is the vehicle for
disciplined continuous
improvement, but, at the same time, sets a high floor for the teaching standards
in the
school.
ACNJ is working with members of the New Jersey Council for Juvenile Justice System
Improvement's Education Subcommittee and the Youth Justice New Jersey Coalition to address
discipline and behavioral issues
in schools.
Other data that has accumulated over the past three decades also shows these facts: That harsh
school discipline almost never leads to
improvements in behavior or
in school cultures.
A partnership with AIR means that
school districts and
schools can expect to achieve a coherent,
disciplined approach to teaching and learning embedded throughout the
school's and district's practices,
improvement in school climate and culture, more effective teachers and leaders,
improvement in parent and community engagement, and higher expectations and results for all students.
While each of the states featured
in the report have pursued a unique combination of approaches to reduce suspensions, three common strategies were at the core of their success: each state collected and analyzed comprehensive
school discipline data from their systems; they regularly shared
school discipline metrics with policymakers, educational leaders, and the public; and they used that data to drive and shape legislative and administrative
improvements.
This results
in lasting, measurable reduction
in discipline problems and
improvements in school culture.