Program Description

"Caring School Community® is a comprehensive, research-based social and emotional learning program that builds school-wide community, develops students’ social skills, and enables a transformative stance on discipline."

Cost

Principal's Package: $200, Teacher's Package: $350/grade

Intended Population

• Core

Grade

• Elementary School
• Middle School

Intended Group Size

• Classroom

ELL/DLL

• Unspecified

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• None

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• No

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• No

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

The results of two studies indicated that Caring School Community (CSC) has potentially positive effects on behavior, no discernible effects on knowledge, attitudes and values, and no discernible effects on academic achievement. More research is necessary to determine this intervention's effectiveness.

Study Citations

Battistich, V., Schaps, E., Watson, M., Solomon, D., & Lewis, C. (2000). Effects of the Child Development Project on students' drug use and other problem behaviors. Journal of Primary Prevention, 21 (1), 75–99.

Battistich, V., Solomon, D., Watson, M., Solomon, J., & Schaps, E. (1989). Effects of an elementary school program to enhance prosocial behavior on children's cognitive-social problem-solving skills and strategies. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 10 (2), 147–169.

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Report

• No discernible effects
• Potentially positive effects

Evidence Base (ESSA)

• No studies met inclusion requirements

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence

Additional Reviews

• https://crimesolutions.ojp.gov/ratedprograms/303