1 year or more – Advancing Ideas 4 School Health

The Early Risers Program Initiative Description: The Early Risers conduct problems prevention program: targets early elementary school-aged children who show early behavioral and social adjustment problems. The intervention is delivered by a school practitioner, referred to as the “family advocate,” who provides a coordinated package of child-focused skills training and school support interventions along with […]

Educational or Curriculum
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Initiative Description: Massachusetts’s Wrap Around Zone initiative: common strategies observed across all districts, including: implementation of, and professional development on, one or more schoolwide SEL curricula programs; a purposeful focus on family engagement strategies including a dedicated family engagement coordinator staff position in schools; implementation of standardized referral procedures and data-monitoring systems; and establishment of […]

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| Academics, Academic Performance, Classroom Behavior

The Williamson Project Initiative Description: The Project involved parents, community leaders, and school personnel in a comprehensive effort at an urban elementary school that was meant to focus on the needs of children of poverty and their families in local elementary school, particularly those of African American descent. The major goals of the project were […]

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| Academics, Academic Performance, Parental Involvement in School

Parent University http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/parents/ParentUniv/Pages/default.aspx Initiative Description: Innovative collaborative initiative designed to reach out to and engage parents in their children’s education, with a special emphasis on the underserved. Parent University offers unique course offerings , symposia, and workshops aimed at increasing parents’ involvement in schools and empowering them to raise children who are successful in school […]

Before/Afterschool Activity
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Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) https://www.cde.state.co.us/up/tips_interactive_homework Initiative Description: Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork: a homework approach to promote student learning, parent-child interactions, and parent-teacher communication. Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork (TIPS) interactive homework assignments include clear objectives for learning, instructions for completion, and explicit instructions to the student for involving family members. TIPS assignments […]

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| Academics, Physical Health, Academic Performance, Healthier BMI-Body Composition

HOPS Program Initiative Description: The HOPS/OWG consisted of a dietary intervention, a classroom curriculum component, and a physical activity component. The dietary intervention consisted of modifications to school-provided breakfasts, lunches, and snacks in intervention schools, and a nutrient dense-education education curriculum for use in the cafeteria. The curriculum component consisted of a school-based holistic nutrition […]

Community Partnership
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Initiative Description: Redwood City’s community-school programs focused on three interrelated strategy areas: family engagement, extended learning, and social support services. Family engagement activities included parent education classes (e.g., health insurance workshops), leadership and volunteer opportunities (e.g., English language learner advisory committees), and a variety of on-campus events such as talent shows, movie nights, and festivals. […]

Community Partnership
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Initiative Description: Six schools agreed to participate in the BHC program. Teachers at the participating schools attended a 1-day workshop and were assigned a trained coordinator, who provided support throughout the entire year. Principals were asked to provide any support they could for the initiatives. Classroom teachers were asked to incorporate nutrition lessons (Healthy Classrooms […]

Community Partnership
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Initiative Description: Five districts applied for the funding through the Wraparound Zone Initiative. The selected schools were evaluated on the implementation of their personally selected strategies. There were some common strategies observed across all districts, including: implementation of, and professional development on, one or more schoolwide SEL curricula programs; a purposeful focus on family engagement […]

Community Partnership
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The Children´s Aid Society Schools Initiative Description:1. Comprehensiveness: Its full-service approach is designed to address the multiple needs of children and families. 2. Coherence: Joint planning and decision making involve the major partners (school, CAS, and parents) and intentionally seek to integrate all aspects of the community school, particularly the school-day academic program and the […]