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Melinda Wallace; Maria Paredes; Faith Burtamekh, Contributor; Kenwyn Derby, Contributor – WestEd, 2024
Developed for school and district leaders, Family and Communication Engagement (FACE) departments, educators, and all departments charged with engaging families, this playbook offers evidence-based strategies to enhance family engagement in middle schools. It is a comprehensive resource for those seeking to implement broad-based improvements and…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Family Involvement, Evidence Based Practice, Middle Schools
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Clayton, Jennifer; Robertson, Donald; Sotomayor, Tania – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this research was to explore how PBIS and equity interacted according to school and district leaders. Research methods/approach: This study examined how five schools made meaning of the implementation process, ongoing efforts, and structures created. Through a case study including interviews, focus groups, and observations,…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Behavior Modification, Student Behavior, Program Implementation
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Scull, Tracy Marie; Malik, Christina V.; Kupersmidt, Janis Beth – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2014
As states are moving toward comprehensive sexual health education, educators require engaging and effective curricula. This pre-post study (N = 64) examined the feasibility of a comprehensive, media literacy education program for influencing adolescents' sexual health and media literacy outcomes. After the program, participants were more likely to…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Health Promotion, Adolescents, Health Behavior
Guy, Tiffany A. – Online Submission, 2010
In this paper, the author develops her school vision of learning. She explains the theories she used to help develop the vision. The author then goes into detail on the methods she will use to make her vision for a school that prepares urban students for a successful life after high school. She takes into account all the stakeholders and how they…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High Schools, Goal Orientation, Institutional Mission
Prewett, Sara; Mellard, Daryl; Lieske-Lupo, Jessica – National Center on Response to Intervention, 2011
Planning, developing, implementing, and sustaining organizational change, such as Response to Intervention (RTI), is a complex endeavor. This brief is designed to give practitioners guidance based on the implementation activities of middle school practitioners across the country. The authors recognize that secondary schools must consider many…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Response to Intervention, Credits, Organizational Change
Rogat, Marcia – National Middle School Association (NJ1), 2005
This article describes Kid-to-Kid, a group discussion program that gives students a strong voice and lets them connect with their peers in an environment where it is safe to be honest, where feelings and thoughts can be expressed without fear of judgment, and where the teacher talks less than the students. Guidelines for starting such a program…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Middle School Students, Adolescent Development, Interpersonal Communication