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Successful Inclusion of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: The Bryn Mawr Elementary School Program.
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Braaten, Barbara; Quinn, Carol – Preventing School Failure, 2000
This program describes a program at one Minnesota elementary school that works to optimally include 32 students with emotional and behavioral disorders. The three special classes involve increasing amounts of time spent in mainstream settings with decreasing amounts of additional support. Key program characteristics include philosophy, goals,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Inclusive Schools
Outcomes Assessment for Students with Disabilities: Will It Be Accountability or Continued Failure?
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McLaughlin, Margaret J.; Warren, Sandra Hopfengardner – Preventing School Failure, 1992
Policy questions related to outcome assessment, such as determining the critical outcomes of schooling and how indicators can be measured, are analyzed. State and local efforts in special education outcome assessment are described, and policy considerations for designing an outcome system that includes students with disabilities are examined. (JDD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Social Skills Interventions for Elementary Students: Step-by-Step Procedures Based on Actual School-Based Investigations
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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
Safe and Effective Schooling for All Students: Putting into Practice the Disciplinary Provisions of the 1997 IDEA.
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Gable, Robert A.; Butler, C. J.; Walker-Bolton, Irene; Tonelson, Stephen W.; Quinn, Mary M.; Fox, James J. – Preventing School Failure, 2003
Virginia's statewide plan of educator preparation in functional behavioral assessment, as required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, is described. The step-by-step training process facilitated positive academic and nonacademic outcomes for all students. Preliminary data support the effectiveness of both the content and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
A School-Based Elementary Mentoring Program.
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Ryan, Sarah; Whittaker, Catharine R.; Pinckney, Joyce – Preventing School Failure, 2002
This article discusses the characteristics of the Kennedy Kids and Adults Together program, a successful elementary mentoring program for students and community members. Ten steps for establishing such a program are outlined and the results of a program evaluation conducted with students, family members, teachers, and mentors are reported.…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Helping Relationship, High Risk Students
Collaborative Intervention: A System of Support for Teachers Attempting To Meet the Needs of Students with Challenging Behaviors.
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Bruskewitz, Robert – Preventing School Failure, 1998
Describes a successful pilot teacher collaboration program that was designed to help regular education teachers, related service personnel, and staff to meet the needs of an increasing population of at-risk students who displayed significant learning or behavior problems but who did not qualify for special education services. (CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Inclusive Schools
Alternative Schools Serving Students with and without Disabilities: What Are the Current Issues and Challenges?
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Lehr, Camilla A.; Lange, Cheryl M. – Preventing School Failure, 2003
Drawing from a current study, this article identifies critical issues and challenges for alternative educators and administrators. It contains a list of questions that can be used to identify and address key issues in alternative settings in order to promote successful school experiences for students with and without disabilities. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education