SR® Educational Summary

Implementation of the SR® model will include data collection instruments that measure the student’s Emotional State, a Behavior Control Checklist to measure whether or not the student understood the process, and a Relationship Satisfaction Scale that allows the students to grade their relationship with their teachers and parents, and their ability to communicate with them effectively in this relationship. It is hypothesized that student gains in Burris SR® instrument scores will correlate positively with student academic achievement gains. It is additionally hypothesized that school administration, teachers, coaches, staff and parents’ instrument score gains will also correlate positively with student’s academic achievement gains. Last, it is hypothesized that all school behavioral indicators such as behavioral problems, absenteeism, truancy, etc., will be enhanced by approximately the gains seen on the SR® instrument scores, and reflective academic achievement gains.

The SR® instrument data and academic achievement would additionally be correlated to data available at the schools with regard to gender, age, socioeconomic status and ethnicity, etc. Additional data on obesity, anorexia, bulimia, ADD, ADHD, PTSD, mental health status, attendance, truancy, and school behavioral problems will be included, depending on availability from the school.

Project Activities:

Implementation will begin with the Burris SR® Certification of school Administrators, Teachers, Counselors, Coaches, and Staff. After the SR® Certification of the school infrastructure personnel is completed, assessment tools and SR® workshops for the students will be implemented. Finally, SR® workshops for all parents will complete the initial implementation. Throughout the school year, as student behavioral problems and special needs situations arise, increased SR® emphasis will be placed on identified students, their teachers and parents.

Products:

Every School Administrator, Teacher, Counselor, Coach and Staff member will be licensed to print as many of the SR® Workbooks as they need for their students or parents.

Structured Abstract

Setting:

High Schools

Population:

Administrators, teachers, counselors, coaches, staff, parents, and students in grades 10 through 12.

Intervention:

After SR® Certification of administrators, teachers, counselors, coaches, and staff, this population will initiate the SR® process with the student population and their parents, guided by SR® staff. Once this infrastructure is built, it will become a permanent tool to empower and monitor the emotional state, behavior, and academic achievement of the students.