Creating Safe, Equitable, Engaging Schools: A Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Approach to Supporting Students

Creating Safe, Equitable, Engaging Schools brings together the collective wisdom of more than thirty experts from a variety of fields to show how school leaders can create communities that support the social, emotional, and academic needs of all students. It offers an essential guide for making sense of the myriad evidence?based frameworks, resources, and tools available to create a continuous improvement system. Chapters illustrate how leaders can leverage the power of school-based teams to assess the needs of students in their school and select appropriate interventions across a wide variety of domains, including social and emotional learning, trauma, restorative practices, cultural responsiveness, and student and family engagement. Filled with recommendations gleaned from research and ongoing work in every US state and territory, Creating Safe, Equitable, Engaging Schools is a critical resource for understanding and adopting evidence-based practices and making programmatic decisions to ensure the ideal conditions for learning, growth, and development.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part I Build Capacity ONE Building Readiness and Capacity David Osher TWO Leading, Coordinating, and Managing for Equity with Excellence Catherine Barbour, Kevin Dwyer, and David Osher THREE Guiding and Planning Improvement for Equity with Excellence Catherine Barbour, R. Jason LaTurner, and David Osher FOUR Selecting the Right Programs, Strategies, and Approaches David Osher and Allison Dymnicki FIVE Funding a Comprehensive Community Approach Frank Rider, Elizabeth V. Freeman, Aaron R. Butler, Sara Wraight, and David Osher Part II Engage SIX The Centrality of Cultural Competence and Responsiveness Karen Francis and David Osher SEVEN Engaging Students in Creating Safe, Equitable, and Excellent Schools Robert V. Mayo and David Osher EIGHT Partnering with Families Lacy Wood, Trina Osher, and David Osher NINE Partnering with Communities Vanessa Coleman and David Osher TEN Out-of-School Time Programs Deborah Moroney, Jessica Newman, and David Osher Part III Act ELEVEN Building a Schoolwide Foundation for Social-Emotional and Academic Support Sandra Williamson and David Osher TWELVE Building and Restoring School Communities Greta Colombi, Robert V. Mayo, Manolya Tanyu, David Osher, and Amy Mart THIRTEEN Creating Respectful and Inclusive Schools Jeffrey M. Poirier, Ilene Berman, Kathleen Guarino, Fausto Alejandro LÓpez, and David Osher FOURTEEN Multitiered Systems of Support Stephanie Jackson, Juliette Berg, Sandra Williamson, and David Osher FIFTEEN Selective Strategies Allison Dymnicki, Kimberly Kendziora, Sandra Williamson, and David Osher SIXTEEN Indicated Strategies Allison Gruner Gandhi, Kimberly Kendziora, and David Osher SEVENTEEN Social and Emotional Learning Matters Jessica Newman, Allison Dymnicki, Edward Fergus, Roger P. Weissberg, and David Osher EIGHTEEN Educators Matter Nick Yoder, Lynn Holdheide, and David Osher NINETEEN Academic Interventions—Use with Care Terry Salinger and David Osher Part IV Improve TWENTY Continuous Improvement Aaron R. Butler, Jason Katz, Jessica Johnson, David Osher, Jill Pentimonti, and Sam Neiman APPENDIX A Funding a Comprehensive Community Approach to Equity with Excellence APPENDIX B Tools and Resources to Support School Improvement Efforts Notes Acknowledgments About the Editors About the Contributors Index

About the Author :
David Osher is an institute fellow at American Institutes for Research. Deborah Moroney is a managing director at American Institutes for Research and is director of the youth development and supportive learning environments practice area. Sandra Williamson is a vice president for policy, practice, and systems change at American Institutes for Research.

Review :
'A user-friendly, applied handbook for educational leaders, practitioners, and researchers.' - Teachers College Record