School climate data supported changes to the three schools' discipline systems¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2027: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? All three case study schools used climate data to inform revisions to incident reporting, restorative professional development, and schoolwide behavioral expectations. → Klevan 2024

Evidence¶

Klevan 2024¶

Klevan, S., Leung-Gagné, M., & Nakajima, T. M. (2024). Using data to improve school climate: Insights from three California schools. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/918.411

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Cross-case qualitative finding reported in the executive summary and case chapters, drawn from interviews and document review at Mann, Los Osos, and Scandinavian middle schools. The report suggests climate data were "especially important for informing school efforts to improve disciplinary systems."

"All three schools in this study utilized climate data to inform strategies to improve their discipline systems. These strategies included revisions to incident reporting systems, professional development for teachers focused on restorative classroom management and relationship building, and changes to schoolwide behavioral expectations."

Discussion¶

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