Jennifer T. Leschitz

Overview

Publications

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  Skills for Success: Developing Social and Emotional Competencies in Out-of-School-Time Programs

  This report offers guidance for out-of-school-time programs that wish to incorporate social and emotional learning activities into their programming. The lessons are derived from the RAND Corporation's study of more than 100 afterschool programs.

  Feb 27, 2023

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  Engaging Teachers, Staff, and Parents in Social and Emotional Learning in Palm Beach County: One of Six Case Studies of Schools and Out-of-School-Time Program Partners (Volume 2, Part 5)

  This case study explores how Palm Beach County's Diamond View Elementary School and its out-of-school-time program increased adult awareness of social and emotional learning practices to promote positive interactions with children throughout the day.

  Sep 15, 2022

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  Supporting Threat Reporting to Strengthen School Safety: Findings from the Literature and Interviews with Stakeholders Across the K–12 School Community

  This report describes threat reporting models available to U.S. kindergarten through 12th-grade schools and how school leaders can support individuals' decisions to report threats effectively.

  Aug 25, 2022

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  Getting to Work on Summer Learning: Recommended Practices for Success, 2nd Ed. — Executive Summary

  The authors distill lessons about implementing and improving summer learning programs gleaned from a six-year study in the five urban districts participating in the National Summer Learning Project.

  Mar 25, 2021

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  COVID-19 Testing in K–12 Schools: Insights from Early Adopters

  This report describes approaches that early adopters of COVID-19 testing in U.S. K–12 schools were using as of December 2020, highlighting key facilitators that made testing feasible, acceptable, and effective.

  Mar 9, 2021

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  Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning

  In this report, RAND researchers describe the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative, as well as findings and early lessons from the first two years of implementation in the six participating communities.

  Oct 20, 2020

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  Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning: Executive Summary

  In this summary, RAND researchers describe the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative, as well as findings and early lessons from the first two years of implementation in the six participating communities.

  Oct 20, 2020

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  Journal Article

  Feasibility of Social Distancing Practices in US Schools to Reduce Influenza Transmission During a Pandemic

  We assessed the feasibility of implementing other social distancing practices in K-12 schools as a first step in seeking an alternative to preemptive school closures.

  May 22, 2020

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  Draft

  Opportunities and Challenges in Using Online Learning to Maintain Continuity of Instruction in K–12 Schools in Emergencies

  Explores the use of online instruction in K-12 schools during prolonged school closures and preparedness when it occurs with little warning.

  Apr 16, 2020

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  Getting to Work on Summer Learning: Recommended Practices for Success, 2nd Ed.

  The RAND Corporation's six-year study of the National Summer Learning Project culminates in this final report about district implementation of summer learning programs and presents the best available guidance about how to establish and sustain them.

  Nov 4, 2018

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  School Leadership Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review: Updated and Expanded

  This updated report presents a synthesis of the evidence base on school leadership interventions and describes the opportunities for supporting such interventions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

  Dec 14, 2017

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  Research Brief

  How the Every Student Succeeds Act Can Support Social and Emotional Learning

  This brief examines the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and evaluations of social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions to understand how states can use ESSA to support SEL and what SEL interventions meet ESSA evidence requirements.

  Dec 5, 2017

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  Social and Emotional Learning Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review

  This report reviews recent evidence on U.S.-based social and emotional learning interventions for K--12 students to better inform the use of these interventions under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

  Dec 5, 2017

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  Evaluation of Delaware Stars for Early Success: Year 1 Report (2014)

  As a first step in a larger study of Delaware Stars, a voluntary quality rating and improvement system for early learning and care programs, RAND research reviewed prior literature, examined existing data, and interviewed key stakeholders.

  Jun 9, 2014