ERIC Number: ED600455
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 77
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
An Analysis of the Effects of Implementing Personalized Learning Connections in Broward County Public Schools. Working Paper
Sass, Tim R.; Austin, Wes
National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools
This report analyzes the effects of implementing a personalization for academic and social emotional learning (PASL) program in selected Broward County high schools. PASL was implemented with a continuous improvement model promoting deliberate adaptations to class- and school-level conditions. PASL practices include goal setting, use of data, educator teams, and points of contact between teachers and students. The implementation of PASL started at three high schools in 2014-2015 (the "innovation year") and expanded to an additional five high schools in the 2015-2016 "scale-out year." Because of the nature of the adaptive continuous improvement, there were many differences in implementation and treatment practices across schools. As a result of these differences, the authors analyze program effects both collectively and on a school-by-school basis. Overall, the effects of PASL were quite varied across schools and outcomes. Findings revealed the most consistent evidence of an impact of PASL is a reduction of major disciplinary incidents in the innovation schools, although there was still a good deal of variation. Additionally, the schools with the most consistent evidence of a positive impact of PASL had the highest levels of implementation integrity.
Descriptors: Public Schools, Individualized Instruction, High Schools, Program Effectiveness, Academic Education, Social Development, Emotional Development, Attendance, Discipline, Program Implementation, Integrity, High School Students, Suspension, Testing
National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools. 230 Appleton Place PMB 414, Nashville, TN 37203. Tel: 615-322-0225; Fax: 615-322-7890; Web site: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/scalingupcenter/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools (NCSU)
Identifiers - Location: Florida
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305C100023