Secure principal buy-in and an in-school ally before launching external vendor programs in schools¶

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Description¶

Vendor focus groups and principal/coordinator surveys indicated that external programs succeed when a committed principal and an in-school ally support them. One vendor described the initiative as a "seamless process" when the principal was committed, while in a school where the departing principal told teachers they did not have to participate, "participation and support from teachers dropped precipitously." Vendors repeatedly said principals should be held accountable for implementation success.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Committed principal and an identified ally (principal, coordinator, or teacher) within the school

Constraints¶

• Without principal buy-in, teacher participation dropped; nomination-based student recruitment could mis-select participants, as when recruited students were all honors students

Target Learners¶

• high school students in schools hosting external programs

Target Learning Goals¶

• successful implementation of school-climate and safety programs

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Rachel Levenstein, Sue Sporte, Elaine Allensworth. (2011). Findings from an Investigation into the Culture of Calm Initiative. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/findings-investigation-culture-calm-initiative