Sentences with phrase «positive changes in school climate»

The third special report, Changing the School Climate is the First Step to Reform in Many Schools with Federal Improvement Grants, examines the positive changes in school climate experienced by six case study schools that received the federal grants in Idaho, Maryland, and Michigan.

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew and other educators at the Changing School Climate breakfast discussion on March 23 at union headquarters in Manhattan said the Positive Learning Collaborative and Community Learning Schools are proven methods to help students cope with emotional issues and improve school disciSchool Climate breakfast discussion on March 23 at union headquarters in Manhattan said the Positive Learning Collaborative and Community Learning Schools are proven methods to help students cope with emotional issues and improve school discischool discipline.

Evaluations of the impact of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) in four multiracial, multiethnic school districts in New York City showed that 84 percent of teachers who responded to a survey reported positive changes in classroom climate, 71 percent reported moderate or significant decreases in physical violence in the classroom, and 66 percent observed less name - calling and few verbal insults.

In E4E - New York, a teacher - driven policy paper from 2015, Climate Change: Creating Safe, Supportive Schools for All Students, presented recommendations to create positive, student - centered school climates.

So, while we discovered an abundance of research emphasizing the impact of a positive school climate, the challenge for our group was to listen to each other - and to the broader community of educators and stakeholders - and identify recommendations that would create meaningful change in our district.

The goal of my education career has been to work for positive changes in curriculum, instruction and educational management that result in improving the quality of student achievement, school climate, and professional expertise and culture.

Positive change to school climate comes from affirming the positive things that are already happening in thePositive change to school climate comes from affirming the positive things that are already happening in thepositive things that are already happening in the school.

What does not work might be a surprise: harsh, zero - tolerance policies, added security equipment and patrolmen — in the absence of the other interventions like changing the school climate and getting kids to practice positive interventions — do little or nothing, and sometimes actually increase rates of bullying.

In addition, two Alliance reports from the Climate Change series offer specific federal, state, and local policy recommendations for fostering a positive school climate by ensuring greater access to rigorous coursework and high - quality teClimate Change series offer specific federal, state, and local policy recommendations for fostering a positive school climate by ensuring greater access to rigorous coursework and high - quality teclimate by ensuring greater access to rigorous coursework and high - quality teaching.

How are they better able to make positive change in a school's culture and climate?

This evidence - based, blended program will address multiple dimensions for transforming, creating, and sustaining a positive school culture and climate with a focus on training teams of elementary school staff (teachers, school mental health providers, and administrators) in the core concepts of social emotional learning, systems change, and coaching.

We hear a veteran teacher, a student and a parent testify to the positive change in the school's culture and climate since the new principal's arrival.

This section of the Middle School Matters Field Guide lays out principles for schools to follow in implementing change that will affect the school climate, culture, and partnerships (across schools, families, and communities) in a positivSchool Matters Field Guide lays out principles for schools to follow in implementing change that will affect the school climate, culture, and partnerships (across schools, families, and communities) in a positivschool climate, culture, and partnerships (across schools, families, and communities) in a positive way.

CHARACTERplus (Missouri) CHARACTERplus offers membership in a collective that believes in a powerful process that transforms school climate through a comprehensive school improvement process, resulting in positive changes in pro-social behavior and increases in student achievement.

Federal Strategies - NESRI participates in the Federal Strategies Committee and DSC Days at the Capitol events to advocate for federal policy change to support positive approaches to school climate and discipline.

At a rural middle school, Positive Behavior Support changed a toxic climate to one in which students feel protected and encouraged.

The second in a series of manuals, it is designed to empower school staff and administration in facilitating comprehensive changes toward a more respectful, positive school climate and culture.

Recent evidence suggests that adopting a multi-tiered approach similar to public schools, but intensifying practices at each tier, may be effective in creating a more positive overall climate, leading to concomitant changes in challenging behavior.

CHARACTERplus (Missouri) CHARACTERplus offers membership in a collective that believes in a powerful process that transforms school climate through a comprehensive school improvement process, resulting in positive changes in pro-social behavior and increases in student achievement.

Our theory of change asserts that for real improvement to occur in a school you have to do two things: You have to build the skills of each stakeholder, and you have to build a positive emotional climate.

Intervention characteristics associated with more effective outcomes: promoting positive mental health rather than the prevention of mental illness; continuous and long term; whole school approach, focusing on school climate and environment rather than on individual change; opportunities for practice in range of contexts, addressed self - concept, self - esteem and coping skills; combining universal and targeted programmes