Two-year community intervention program built on a 20-partner steering committee¶

Design · All designs
Evidence · 2 claims (1 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

A two-year intervention in which a steering committee of 20 community partners — including faculty, parents, students, nonprofits, university representatives, city officials, law enforcement, and businesses — developed activities such as mentoring programs, afterschool clubs, and community events. Its stated goals were to "decrease school absenteeism", increase academic performance, and generate positive relationships that increase students' engagement and excitement about their school and community. Programs included school branding, pep rallies, mural painting, attendance contests, open house/field days, cooking and soccer clubs, and a career readiness program.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

A committed group of community leaders and a cohesive team of adults from the community who generate individual relationships with students
Cooperation of school leadership to sustain the programs

Constraints¶

The study reports that efforts to sustain the positive changes without the cooperation of school leadership were entirely ineffective once administration refocused solely on test scores

Target Learners¶

7th and 8th grade students in an urban, economically disadvantaged, high-minority junior high school

Learning Goals¶

Student engagement and excitement about school
School attendance
Positive perceptions of school climate

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Nelson, L. P., McMahan, S. K., & Torres, T. (2012). The Impact of a Junior High School Community Intervention Project: Moving Beyond the Testing Juggernaut and Into a Community of Creative Learners. School Community Journal, 22(1). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ970682

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`title`	`Two-year community intervention program built on a 20-partner steering committee`
`description`	`A two-year intervention in which a steering committee of 20 community partners — including faculty, parents, students, nonprofits, university representatives, city officials, law enforcement, and businesses — develope...`
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