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Download full textYin, Ming; Heard, Holly E.; Szabo, Julia; Ankoor, Nehemiah – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2021
In the fall of 2019, 3,355 10-year-old students in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) students participated in the Study on Social and Emotional Skills (SSES), part of an international effort led by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), with Houston serving as the only U.S. site. This report provides a…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Social Development, Emotional Development, Skill Development
Holmes, Venita R. – Houston Independent School District, 2017
For the past three years, SELF (Sports, Education, Life Skills, and Faith) has focused on improving academic, behavioral, and social skills of students at Key, Revere, and Meyerland middle schools in the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Tutorials, an essay contest, character-building lessons, sports, a high-school bridge program, and…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
Houston Independent School District, 2013
Serving Up Lemonade (SUL) was designed to help students establish and operate their own lemonade business, while strengthening life skills related to the 40 Developmental Assets®. SUL has expanded from sixth-grade students during the 2010-2011 academic year to sixth- and seventh-grade students in 2011-2012. In 2012-2013, eighth-grade students were…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Entrepreneurship, Business Skills, Grade 6
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Direct linkMcQuillin, Samuel D.; Lyons, Michael D. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2016
This study evaluated the efficacy of an intentionally brief school-based mentoring program. This academic goal-focused mentoring program was developed through a series of iterative randomized controlled trials, and is informed by research in social cognitive theory, cognitive dissonance theory, motivational interviewing, and research in academic…
Descriptors: Mentors, Middle School Students, Randomized Controlled Trials, Self Efficacy
Holmes, Venita – Houston Independent School District, 2016
The SELF Foundation afterschool program involved 255 students at Key, Revere, and Meyerland (formerly Johnston) middle schools in tutorials and enrichment activities to support their academic, social, and emotional development. All students at SELF schools were allowed to participate in a character-building essay contest for prizes. Program impact…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
Holmes, Venita – Houston Independent School District, 2015
The SELF Foundation engaged 287 students at Key, Revere, and Welch middle schools in afterschool tutorials and enrichment activities to support their academic, social, and emotional development. Program impact was measured using reading and math performance, attendance, and disciplinary actions of SELF Foundation students compared to…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
Holmes, Venita – Houston Independent School District, 2014
During the 2013-2014 academic year, the S.E.L.F. Foundation engaged 32 predominately at-risk students at Key Middle School (KMS) in afterschool tutorials and enrichment activities to support their academic, social, and emotional development. Outcome measures consisted of reading and mathematics performance before and after program implementation.…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Ability, Student Development
