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Green Dot Public Schools

2018

Green Dot Public Schools is a charter school model serving high school students (grades 9-12) in urban settings. The model emphasizes six core principles: recruiting, training, and supporting high-quality teachers; providing autonomous school leadership with personalized coaching; promoting a college-going culture with college preparatory curriculum; offering comprehensive supports including health services, gang intervention, mentorship, and college/career services; engaging parents through adult education and self-advocacy training; and maintaining replicability in similar schools serving low-income students with unionized workforces. The model creates small community high schools and operates both as start-up charter schools and turnaround charter schools that convert existing underperforming public schools. Teachers and principals receive recommended best practices to achieve organizational goals, with partnerships involving parents, school districts, and communities.

9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP)

2018

Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) is a nonprofit network of more than 200 public charter schools educating students in prekindergarten through high school. KIPP schools operate with charter school authorizer approval and require students, parents, and teachers to sign a Commitment to Excellence pledge outlining responsibilities including high behavioral and disciplinary expectations. KIPP schools feature an extended school day and extended school year compared to traditional public schools. When enrollment demand exceeds capacity, student admission is determined by lottery. KIPP also maintains an active alumni network and partnerships with scholarship organizations to support former students through college. Funding comes primarily from public federal, state, and local sources, supplemented by charitable donations from foundations and individuals.

Prekindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Leveled Literacy Intervention

2017

Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) is a short-term, supplementary, small-group literacy intervention designed to help struggling readers in grades K-2 achieve grade-level competency. LLI provides explicit instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, oral language skills, and writing through 30-minute daily sessions delivered in small groups of 3 students for grades K-2 (or 4 students for grades 3-4). The program is intended to be delivered 5 days a week for 12-18 weeks for primary grades. Teachers use the intervention to match students with texts of progressing difficulty and deliver systematic lessons targeted to students' reading ability. Implementation requires teachers to receive 8 days of professional development on LLI materials, instructional techniques, and the online data management system, with continued support during the study period.

Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade

Lexia Reading

2009

Lexia Reading is a computerized reading program that provides phonics instruction and independent practice in basic reading skills for kindergarten and first-grade students. The program is designed to supplement regular classroom instruction and support skill development in the five areas of reading instruction identified by the National Reading Panel. Students work independently with the software for two to five weekly sessions of 20 to 30 minutes each in a lab or classroom setting. The frequency varies by student need: twice per week for students reading on grade level or above, three to four times per week for at-risk or ESL/ELL students, and five times per week for special education, Title I, and ESL/ELL students with serious reading deficiencies. The software automatically tracks student responses and provides additional practice when needed. Teachers and computer lab staff receive orientation and training sessions for implementing the software.

Kindergarten, 1st Grade

Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing® (LiPS®)

2015

Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing® (LiPS®) is a reading and spelling intervention designed for emergent readers in grades K-3 and students of all ages with learning disabilities or reading difficulties. The program teaches students to decode and encode words by helping them discover the lip, tongue, and mouth actions needed to produce specific sounds. Students learn to identify and order sounds within words during sequencing, reading, and spelling activities. LiPS® also provides direct instruction in letter patterns, sight words, and context clues. The program is delivered in whole-class, small-group (5-6 students), and one-on-one settings for 30 minutes daily. The developer recommends implementation lasting 4-6 months for 1 hour per day, or 4-6 weeks for 4 hours per day. Teachers receive 18 hours of pre-service training and can learn to administer the program from the LiPS® Teacher's Manual or through a 3-day professional development workshop.

1st Grade

Lovaas Model of Applied Behavior Analysis

2010

The Lovaas Model of Applied Behavior Analysis is a behavioral therapy for children ages 18 to 42 months with autism or pervasive developmental disorder. Children receive an average of 35 to 40 hours of intervention per week over approximately three years. The intervention consists of in-home one-to-one instruction using discrete trial training (brief periods of one-on-one instruction where a teacher cues a behavior, prompts the appropriate response, and provides reinforcement), facilitated peer play, inclusion and support in regular education classrooms, and generalization activities for transfer of skills to natural environments. Parents are trained in instructional techniques. The intervention team consists of one-to-one instructors, trainers, and supervisors, with a team of three to five trained instructors delivering the majority of teaching in a child's home.

Infant/Toddler

MyTeachingPartner–Secondary

2015

MyTeachingPartner–Secondary (MTP-S) is a professional development program for middle and high school teachers that aims to increase student learning through improved teacher-student interactions. Teachers access an online video library featuring over 400 one- to two-minute clips of high-quality teaching interactions organized by CLASS-S dimensions (Emotional Support, Classroom Organization, and Instructional Support). Teachers receive individualized web-based coaching approximately twice per month throughout the school year from trained consultants. Teachers submit videotaped sessions of their own instruction, and consultants identify segments for review and provide feedback linked to effective practices from the video library. Teachers then confer with consultants in 20- to 30-minute phone discussions where consultants recommend strategies to enhance teacher-student interactions. The intervention involves about 20 hours of in-service training over 13 months, including an initial workshop, biweekly coaching cycles, and a brief booster workshop.

6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program

2010

The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program is a residential education and training program designed for youth ages 16 to 18 who have dropped out of or been expelled from high school. The program consists of three phases: a two-week pre-ChalleNGe residential introduction phase, a 20-week residential phase where participants live in barracks on a National Guard base or training center in a quasi-military environment (wearing uniforms, experiencing military-style discipline) and receive GED preparation classes and programming in eight components (leadership, responsible citizenship, service to community, life-coping skills, physical fitness, health and hygiene, job skills, and academic excellence), and a one-year post-residential structured mentoring phase where trainees select their own mentors who are screened and trained by the program and meet with trainees a minimum of four hours per month. Each site accepts an average of 100 trainees per cohort. The program is offered free of charge to participants.

Ungraded

Odyssey® Math

2017

Odyssey® Math is a web-based program for mathematics instruction in grades K–8. The online program includes a mathematics curriculum and formative assessments designed to support differentiated and data-driven instruction. Students typically begin by taking a diagnostic assessment aligned with local or state standards, and based on assessment results, the program generates an individualized sequence of mathematics topics and skills—a 'learning path.' Teachers can modify learning paths to match their lesson plans or align them with district scopes and sequences. The program can be used as a standalone curriculum or as a supplement to other mathematics curricula, and can be accessed via desktop, laptop, or mobile device. The interactive activities are designed to allow students to apply ideas, tools, and manipulatives, and build upon previous knowledge. The program includes assessment tools that generate data teachers can use for instructional decision making.

4th Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS)

2012

Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) is a supplemental peer-tutoring program for students in grades 2-6 (with extensions for K, 1st grade, and high school) designed to improve reading and mathematics skills. During 30-35 minute sessions, student pairs work together 3-4 times per week for reading and 2 times per week for math. Students alternate roles as tutor and tutee, coaching and correcting one another as they work through structured activities. Teachers assign pairs based on student needs and abilities and reassign pairs regularly. PALS Reading includes Partner Reading/Retelling, Paragraph Shrinking, and Prediction Relay activities. PALS Math includes Coaching and Practice activities. Teachers must attend a full-day workshop to learn PALS procedures and how to train students, and receive a manual with scripted lessons for student training. Students receive training in PALS procedures through five 30-45 minute sessions during the week prior to intervention start.

2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade