About the Intervention
UNISON (Uplifting Non-cognitive Skills and Innovation through Student Opportunity Networks) is a whole-school mentoring program designed to develop students' non-cognitive skills and improve academic achievement in low-performing high schools. The program targets 9th-12th grade students and operates at three levels: whole-school (collective impact teams, school culture programs like Rachel's Challenge, and Friends of Rachel clubs), classroom (BARR teacher training with I-Time curriculum and student risk management meetings), and individual (1:1 mentoring, group mentoring, peer mentoring, college/career readiness services, and parent engagement). Implementation includes embedding a college success coach in each school and a collective impact coordinator in each county. The program was delivered over three years in three Florida high schools.
Statistical Findings
Positive effect: on graduation rates
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Focus Areas
Economically Disadvantaged, Drop-Outs, Social-Emotional LearningPrograms & Services
General Education, Student retention / Dropout PreventionDelivery Methods
Face-to-FaceDisability Support
N/ATarget Groups
Student(s), Teachers/Instructional Teams, Schoolwide PolicyCitation
Olivia, S., Page, M. & Saylor, J. (2019). Impact Evaluation of "UNISON": "U"plifting "N"on-Cognitive Skills and "I"nnovation through "S"tudent "O"pportunity "N"etworks (ED593732). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED593732.pdf.
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