Report
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)
Sep 15, 2022
Jennifer T. Leschitz
Senior Policy Analyst
Off Site Office
Education
Ph.D. in psychology (developmental), University of Florida
Overview
Jennifer Tamargo Leschitz is a senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation. She has a solid background in early childhood development, qualitative data collection and analysis, planning and managing research projects, and training field staff. Her current work includes an evaluation of the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative (PSELI) and a review of threat reporting systems in K-12 schools. In prior years she contributed to evaluations of quality rating and improvement systems for early learning programs and effectiveness of voluntary summer programs. Her research interests broadly include the influence of cognitive and social factors on children's learning and the implications of these relationships for education and intervention programs targeting at-risk populations. Leschitz formally trained in social science methodology and program evaluation. She earned her Ph.D. in psychology with a developmental focus from the University of Florida.
Research Focus
Recent Projects
- Evaluation of Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative (PSELI)
- K-12 School Security Reporting Systems
- Quality Start Los Angeles Developmental Evaluation
- Review of Evidence on Social Emotional Learning
- National Summer Learning Demonstration
Selected Publications
Faherty, Laura J., Benjamin K. Master, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Julia H. Kaufman, Zachary Predmore, Laura Stelitano, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Brian Phillips, Heather L. Schwartz, and Rebecca Wolfe, COVID-19 Testing in K–12 Schools: Insights from Early Adopters, RAND Corporation (RR-A1103-1), 2021
Schwartz, Heather L., Laura S. Hamilton, Susannah Faxon-Mills, Celia J. Gomez, Alice Huguet, Lisa H. Jaycox, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Andrea Prado Tuma, Katie Tosh, Anamarie A. Whitaker, and Stephani L. Wrabel, Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning, RAND Corporation (RR-A379-1), 2020
Schwartz, Heather L., Faruque Ahmed, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Amra Uzicanin, and Lori Uscher-Pines, Opportunities and Challenges in Using Online Learning to Maintain Continuity of Instruction in K–12 Schools in Emergencies, (WR-A235-1), 2020
Heather L. Schwartz, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Catherine H. Augustine, & Jennifer T. Leschitz , Getting To Work On Summer Learning: Recommended Practices for Success, 2nd Ed. , RAND Corporation (RR-366-1-WF), 2018
Sean Grant, Laura Hamilton, Stephani Wrabel, Celia J. Gomez, Anamarie Whitaker, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Fatih Unlu, Emilio R. Chavez-Herrerias, Garrett Baker, Mark Barrett, Mark Harris, & Alyssa Ramos , How The Every Student Succeeds Act Can Support Social and Emotional Learning, RAND Corporation (RB-9988-WF), 2017
Sean Grant, Laura Hamilton, Stephani Wrabel, Celia J. Gomez, Anamarie Whitaker, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Fatih Unlu, Emilio R. Chavez-Herrerias, Garrett Baker, Mark Barrett, Mark Harris, & Alyssa Ramos , Social and Emotional Learning Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review, RAND Corporation (RR-2133-WF), 2017
Epstein, Rebecca Herman, Susan M. Gates, Aziza Arifkhanova, Andriy Bega, Emilio Chavez-Herrerias, Eugene Han, Mark Harris, Jennifer Leschitz and Stephani Wrabel, School Leadership Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review: Updated and Expanded, RAND Corporation (RR-1550-2), 2017
Heather Schwartz, Lynn A. Karoly, Vi-Nhuan Le, Jennifer Tamargo and Claude Messan Setodji, Evaluation of Delaware Stars for Early Success: Year 1 Report (2014), RAND Corporation (RR-606-DOEL), 2014
