Table 1 Description of Project TRUST intervention components by school
School number | YPAR action recommendation examples | PPAR action recommendation examples |
|---|---|---|
1 | •More opportunities to learn and share across cultures •Additional class options including art | •Host formal parent gatherings in school three times per year •Increase parent-school communication on bullying |
2 | •Develop counseling opportunities for students who are bullying or being bullied •Increase hallway regulation to prevent physical fights | •Examine use of tablets, especially parental awareness and ability to regulate tablets at home •Provide opportunities for families to help work through student-staff conflicts |
3 | •Increase mainstream teacher training for work with English language learner (ELL) students •Hire more ELL teacher staff | •Host a series of stakeholder dialogues to discuss safety related to bullying •Increase and improve the quality of communication between school and non-English-speaking parents |
4 | •Increase teacher training on how to talk about race with their students •Create an in-school suspension space to help students process their frustrations | •Improve school-parent communications about expectations and use of school technology platforms •Enhance sixth-grader transition using an existing leadership program |
5 | •Transform the student behavioral referral process •Hire more staff of color | •Develop a parent buddy system and open house to welcome new families each fall •Recruit an outreach coordinator who is also a parent of color |