K. Brigid Flannery

The purpose of this project is to adapt a Tier II intervention called Check-in/Check-out (CICO) for use in secondary schools. CICO appears promising for reducing problem behavior and enhancing academic success for elementary school students with challenging behavior, but it has been implemented and tested less frequently in middle and high schools.

In this project, researchers developed and tested the Freshman Success Model, an intervention that includes peer mentors to promote school engagement for all ninth grade students in high schools with School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS). Prior research has shown that disengagement from school can start early for both low- and high-achieving students as they transition into the new, unfamiliar high school environment. The consequences of disengagement unfold ra...

High schools face tremendous challenges in their attempts to provide students with the academic and social skills needed to succeed as adults. In a survey of middle and high school teachers, 70 percent of teachers reported that disruptive behavior was a serious problem in their schools and almost four in 10 teachers reported that they spent more time managing disruptive behavior than they did teaching. One promising model of behavior support-schoolwide positive behavior support-has been used...

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 includes specific transition requirements for secondary students with disabilities as part of the Individualized Education Programs (IEP) process to promote movement from school to post-school activities, including post-secondary education, vocational education, integrated employment, continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation. Although there is a growing awareness of the transition-re...