Sentences with phrase «reduces school discipline problems»

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On our web site you will see the story of the Whitefish Montana schools that reduced discipline problems by 75 % by making some small changes, most notably by improving the food.

While the program continues to generate a lot controversy in more affluent schools (lost class time, sanitation issues and concerns about the nutritional quality of the food), our Food Services department has said that in poorer schools the program has been enthusiastically welcomed by principals who are seeing increased attendance, reduced tardiness and fewer discipline problems.

By relying on concise rules and frequent rewards, principals say the PBIS approach to school - wide behavior management drastically reduces discipline problems and improves academic performance among all students.

A majority of educators responding to an Education Week Research Center poll said social - emotional learning is an effective way to improve student achievement, reduce discipline problems, and improve school climate.

The 7 Habits for Teens training is a means for educators and parents to build teenagers self - confidence and interpersonal skills, improve student's emotional wellbeing, boost achievement as well as raise life aspirations, and reduce school - wide discipline problems.

The results speak for themselves: Our students are community assets, instead of tax liabilities; academic test scores are improving; students spend more time actively learning; discipline problems have significantly reduced; and we cut students» average stay in half, while doubling the number of students who return to their home schools.

Trauma - informed practices and programs, like guided meditation, Collaborative Problem Solving, and Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) have been successful in a growing number of schools, reducing reactions to trauma and lowering student discipline problems while raising academic achievement.

Interventions designed to promote social - emotional awareness and decrease discipline problems in elementary students result in reduced instances of office referrals, fewer whole - school discipline problems, increased teacher satisfaction in student behavior, and significantly improved reading and mathematics percentile rankings, all of which contribute to the promotion of positive school climate (Luiselli, Putnam, Handler, & Feinberg, 2005).

Other researchers have found that the main reason strong teachers leave low - performing schools is because of working conditions, including discipline problems and reduced opportunities for professional development.

The intervention sought to reduce specific empirically identified risk factors for adolescent health and behavior problems: persistent physically aggressive behavior in the early elementary school grades,9 - 11 academic failure, 12 and poor family management practices including unclear rules, poor monitoring of behavior, and inconsistent or harsh discipline.13, 14 Because being raised in poverty increases risk for crime, school failure, and school dropout,15 - 17 effects of the intervention on children from low - income families were of particular interest.

These skills have been shown to reduce classroom problems such as misbehavior and aggression (PDF), and many schools have found that the program can help reduce discipline referrals.