Publications
Facing History and Ourselves: An analysis of Facing History and Ourselves curriculum in the Austin Independent School District (AISD)
This report compares students' responses to items from the Student Climate Survey who participated in Facing History and Ourselves curriculum to similar students' responses to these items who did not participate in Facing History and Ourselves curriculum.
Staff Perceptions of Social and Emotional Learning Skills in the Austin Independent School District, 2017-2018
This report uses data gathered from the Employee Coordinated Survey to analyze staff members’ perceptions of SEL implementation at their school and of their own SEL skills.
Student Data Dig 2018: Bowie High School
This report summarizes AISD Bowie High School students' experiences with the first social and emotional learning (SEL) student data dig in 2018.
School Grief Support Network Initiative: Survey Results, 2018
This report summarizes data gathered from pre- and post-intervention surveys conducted with parents/guardians and teachers of AISD students who were offered free grief support counseling services during 2017-2018 through a grant funded by The Christi Center.
Social Emotional Learning Technical Report Research Brief: An Analysis of Student Level Outcomes, 2010-2011 Through 2016-2017
This report analyzes the influence of SEL on student-level outcomes since the implementation of SEL in AISD in 2010-2011.
Social and Emotional Learning: The Effects of Program Implementation and Longevity, 2011-2012 through 2016-2017
This report examines the influence of social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation and longevity on selected staff and student outcomes. Results indicate that the degree to which schools implement SEL with fidelity is more related to student and staff outcomes than years of participation in SEL.
Social and Emotional Learning Technical Report: An Analysis of the Revised School-Level Implementation Rubric and the SEL Specialists' Activity Log
This report analyzes the psychometric properties of the revised school-level SEL implementation rubric and the SEL specialists' activity log.
School Grief Support Network Initiative: Survey Results, Spring 2017
This report describes results from a survey designed to assess students' emotions and behaviors prior to and following their participation in targeted grief support counseling.
Mindfulness Strategies in the Austin Independent School District (AISD)
This report describes how mindfulness strategies have been used in Austin ISD and summarizes students' and staff members' perceptions of mindfulness strategies.
An Analysis of Students' Reliable Integrated Trend Scores (RITS) in the Electronic Child Study Team (eCST) Database
The purpose of this report is to analyze the stability of students’ reliable integrated trend scores (RITS) over time and to determine which elementary school factors predict RITS at the secondary level.