Preventing School Exclusion and Opioid Misuse: Effectiveness of the Inclusive Skill-building Learning Approach (ISLA)
University of Oregon
Summary
This project will test the effectiveness of the Inclusive Skill-building Learning Approach (ISLA) in reducing the use of exclusionary discipline, improving teacher practice and student outcomes, and decreasing substance misuse using a randomized controlled trial in 60 middle schools across six states.
Description
Extensive research has documented the link between exclusionary discipline and numerous detrimental youth outcomes including lower academic achievement, a greater likelihood of being pushed out of school, and an increase in substance use and future criminal justice involvement. To engage in upstream prevention to reduce opioid and other substance misuse among youth there is a need to examine systems-wide, preventative interventions in schools to reduce educators biased and punitive interactions with students while implementing equitable supports. Thus, "Preventing School Exclusion and Opioid M…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 8–15 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Teachers: The educator sample will include all educators within each of the schools. All educators that have regular contact with students (e.g., administrators, teachers, instructional assistants, school counselors) will participate in the school-wide ISLA intervention activities. All educators at both treatment and control schools, if they consent, will provide data through an annual survey administered at three time points: in the spring prior to the first year of ISLA implementation (baseline), in the spring of the first year of ISLA implementation (post-intervention), and in the spring of…
Interventions
- BehavioralInstructional Skill-Building Learning Approach (ISLA)
The Inclusive Skill-building Learning Approach (ISLA) is a school-wide, multi-component, instructional and restorative alternative to exclusionary discipline that begins with universal prevention grounded in positive, preventative classroom strategies for all students, and layers on additional supports for students in need.
Locations (3)
- Soquel Union Elementary School DistrictCapitola, California
- Riverbend School DistrictYuba City, California
- Salem-Keizer School DistrictSalem, Oregon