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Jolivette, Kristine; Ennis, Robin Parks; Swoszowski, Nicole Cain – Preventing School Failure, 2020
Choice-making is a strategy that can be implemented across varying age levels and abilities to target problem behavior as well as academic engagement/performance. It can be embedded within multitiered systems of support frameworks as an individual or group approach as well as a Tier 1 or 2 strategy, depending on students' need and response, thus…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Behavior Problems, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement
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Bohanon, Hank S.; Wu, Meng-Jia; Kushki, Ali; LeVesseur, Cheyne; Harms, Anna; Vera, Elizabeth; Carlson-Sanei, Jenna; Shriberg, David – Preventing School Failure, 2021
As a result of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), schools and districts are encouraged to implement school-wide initiatives to improve outcomes for all students. In accordance with the ESSA, this research study investigated the relationship between school improvement planning and the implementation of school-wide interventions. The study…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Planning, Intervention, Positive Behavior Supports
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Davis, Marcia H.; Mac Iver, Martha Abele; Balfanz, Robert W.; Stein, Marc L.; Fox, Joanna Hornig – Preventing School Failure, 2019
This study focuses on the implementation of an early warning indicator and intervention system in 20 southern high schools. This model included a team of teachers, counselors, and student support services personnel who analyzed ninth-grade student-level data and implemented and monitored interventions. The team was led by a half-time coach who…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Identification, Dropout Prevention, Intervention
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Scott, Terrance M.; Gage, Nicholas A.; Hirn, Regina G.; Lingo, Amy Shearer; Burt, Jon – Preventing School Failure, 2019
PBIS is has been consistently correlated with reductions in student exclusion including suspensions, expulsions, poor attendance, and high school dropout rates. However, school-wide strategies that do not specifically involve effective instruction in academic areas are unlikely to result in increased academic achievement. To address this reality,…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Response to Intervention, Program Implementation, Fidelity
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Ohrt, Jonathan; Wymer, Brooke; Guest, Jessie; Hipp, Christopher; Wallace, Donya; Deaton, Jennifer – Preventing School Failure, 2020
Students who attend alternative schools are disproportionally at risk for adverse environmental, familial, and personal experiences that can lead to unrecognized learning problems, low academic achievement, mental health concerns, substance abuse, and legal involvement. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs include evidence-based…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Intervention, Program Implementation
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Harn, Beth A.; Parisi Damico, Danielle; Stoolmiller, Michael – Preventing School Failure, 2017
Fidelity of implementation is a commonly used term that is not well understood yet frequently assessed in schools today. This paper will discuss the different approaches commonly used in schools (e.g., structural, procedural, etc.) and then present them in relation to student outcomes within a seven-month intervention study with at-risk…
Descriptors: Intervention, Fidelity, Outcomes of Education, At Risk Students
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Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Menzies, Holly M.; Barton-Arwood, Sally M.; Doukas, Georgia L.; Munton, Sarah M. – Preventing School Failure, 2005
This article presents a step-by-step, empirically validated method for designing, implementing, and evaluating a formal social skills intervention based on specific skill deficits as identified by the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS; F. M. Gresham & S. N. Elliott, 1990). The 6 steps include: (1) identifying students for participation; (2)…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Elementary School Students, Intervention, Identification
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Howell, Paul – Preventing School Failure, 1991
The AIM (Academic Intervention Model) program was designed to promote success for at-risk middle school students within a general education setting, through collaborative efforts between general and special education staff. This paper describes types of services offered, personnel preparation, program outcomes, and implementation suggestions. (JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperation, Disabilities, Educational Cooperation