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Maryland Safe and Supportive Schools Susan Barrett Patti Hershfeldt

Maryland Safe and Supportive Schools Susan Barrett Patti Hershfeldt. A Collaborative Effort of the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) , Sheppard Pratt Health System , and Johns Hopkins University July 16, 2012. Safe and Supportive Schools A New Approach to K-12 School Safety.

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Maryland Safe and Supportive Schools Susan Barrett Patti Hershfeldt

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  1. Maryland Safe and Supportive SchoolsSusan BarrettPatti Hershfeldt A Collaborative Effort of the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), Sheppard Pratt Health System, and Johns Hopkins University July 16, 2012

  2. Safe and Supportive Schools A New Approach to K-12 School Safety

  3. WHAT?: MDS3 Initiative • Funding: U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students • Number of awards: 11 states Arizona, California, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin • Length: 4 years (October 2010-2014/5) • Partners: MSDE, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Johns Hopkins University, 12 Local School Systems • Other stakeholders: Office of Safe and Healthy Students and S3 Technical Assistance Center and National Technical Assistance Center on PBIS

  4. WHAT?: MDS3 Goals  1) Assess school climate, student engagement, and the school environment  2) Implement evidence-based programs (EBPs) to meet student needs, based on survey data 3) Improve conditions for learning 4) Improve student engagement and the school environment to support student learning

  5. OutcomesMDS3 Initiative • Improve School Climate :Safety, Engagement and Environment • Demonstrate connection between School Climate and Achievement • Improve sense of safety for students and staff • Increase time in the classroom • Decrease Truancy • Build social emotional skills • Improve one-to-one and one-to-all relationships between teachers and students • Build school pride and camaraderie • Assess and address substance abuse • Decrease Suspensions • Decrease Bullying and Increase Bully Prevention activities…………

  6. WHO?? :Maryland Safe and Supportive Schools (MDS3) Implementation “Facilitate MDS3 trainings, “coach” schools on data use and, develop action plans, guide fidelity implementation of Evidence Based Practices. Develop local capacity in schools To better meet the needs of their students based on data” Research and evaluation “Develop School Climate Survey, complete data collection, share results and evaluate MDS3 model” Administration “Facilitate and manage implementation and disseminate outcomes to stakeholders”

  7. WHEN?? MDS3 Initiative • Funding for four Years: 2010-2014/5 • Year 1 was a planning year • Year 2 was initial implementation • Year 3 is when focus on EBP’s will increase • Year 4 is “end” of grant, but Cohort 2 will be extended with unexpended funds

  8. WHERE?: Local School System Participation Cohort 1: 52 high schools from: • Baltimore County (22) - -Somerset (2) • Anne Arundel (8) -- Washington (2) • Charles (6) -- Queene Anne’s (2) • Wicomico (4) -- Caroline (2) • Dorchester (2) -- Worcester (2) Cohort 2: 6 high schools from: -- Frederick (3) -- Calvert (2) • Anne Arundel (1)

  9. Year 1 FoundationsCritical Features for Making it Happen Very Specific Actions around: • Engagement • Cultural Fit • Leadership • Structures (Team and Process) • Communication • “Press” and Support • Capacity

  10. Menu of Evidence-Based ProgramsThe “What” Positive Behavioral Interventions and SupportsFramework (PBIS; Sugai & Horner, 2006) 3 tiered prevention model, focused on climate and behavior management Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (Olweus, 2007) Bullying and school climate Botvin’s Life Skills program (Botvin et al., 2006) Substance abuse prevention Check-in/Check-Out (Hawken & Horner, 2003) Mentoring and behavior management Check & Connect (Anderson et al., 2004) Mentoring and truancy prevention Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (Kataoka et al., 2003) Focused on mental health issues (e.g., anxiety, depression)

  11. HOW?: MDS3 Project Design Evaluation 60 high schools (grades 9-12) Using a lottery Half get training in summer 2012 (Intervention) Other half will serve as Comparisons/Focus schools and receive training at the end (summer 2015) Participation for 3.25 years (spring 2012-summer 2015) Initial training for cohort 2 occurs in Summer 2012 School Climate Specialists will lead the training and provide on-site coaching and support LSS- and school-level teams will support implementation

  12. HOW??? MDS3 Measures of School Climate • MDS3 School Climate Survey • School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET)/ Individual Student Systems Evaluation Tool (ISSET) • School Site Visits

  13. HOW?: Roles of the School Climate Specialist

  14. Results from MDS3 Spring 2011 Safety 83.0% feel safe at school 25.0% reported being bullied during the school year 31.7% reported that other students try to stop bullying 20.2% often or very often feel sad 64.9% reported that substance use is a problem at their school Engagement 67.5% feel they belong at school 81.2% feel their teachers encourage them to work hard 43.9% feel their parents are informed when they do well 57.9% feel students of all races are treated equally Environment 60.5% report that disruptions in the classroom get in the way of their learning 49.4% report the school building is clean and well-maintained 63.6% report that students who need help with their problems are able to get it at school

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