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Middle school and elementary leaders cite large drops in suspensions after SEL and de-escalation efforts
Summary
Principals reported declines in referrals and suspensions after implementing programs including Primary Project, TCIS de-escalation training, Courageous Classrooms and expanded restorative practices; middle school reported a 52% drop in referrals and large reductions in in- and out-of-school suspensions.
Principals told the Ballston Spa Central School District Board of Education that social-emotional and behavior-management efforts produced substantial drops in disciplinary referrals and suspensions this year.
Gordon Creek reported two years of the Primary Project and an in-house two-day de-escalation training for special education staff; Principal Brandt said the school saw a roughly “60 decrease in days” of suspension and attributed the result to…
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