COMMUNITY MATTERS
Mission:
To collaborate with schools and communities in creating safe and inclusive environments where all youth and adults thrive.
Results:
Our programs and services reduce bullying and violence, positively affecting attendance as well as academic achievement, and help young people develop into capable, connected and contributing members of society.
A multi-year evaluation conducted in partnership with Texas State University, San Marcos and the University of Georgia, Athens, and completed in 2011 found several statistically significant outcomes:
- Increased rates of intervention in bullying incidents by male Ambassadors;
- Improved school climate among friends of Ambassadors, who also reported increased rates of intervention in bullying incidents by their peers;
- Suspension rates averaged 33% lower than pre-SSA rates at schools that implemented the program as designed, while rates at demographically matched control schools rose 10% during the same years.
A multi-year evaluation conducted in partnership with Texas State University, San Marcos and the University of Georgia, Athens, and completed in 2011 found several statistically significant outcomes:
- Increased rates of intervention in bullying incidents by male Ambassadors;
- Improved school climate among friends of Ambassadors, who also reported increased rates of intervention in bullying incidents by their peers;
- Suspension rates averaged 33% lower than pre-SSA rates at schools that implemented the program as designed, while rates at demographically matched control schools rose 10% during the same years.
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dodgers
02/25/13
We are in the midst of our fourth year of operating a district wide Safe School Ambassador program. In my opinion, all districts should adopt an anti-bullying program, whether it is the SSA program or a different program. RBUSD has embraced the SSA program developed by Community Matters and it has...
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AllZaps
02/25/13
The Safe School Ambassadors Program has become part of the foundation of our Safe Schools Initiative. Over the past 8 years, we have expanded the program to almost all of our middle and high schools. The student approach has lead to some wonderful outcomes as kids begin to really take on concern ...
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Daryl Thiesen
02/24/13
As a County Office of Education Prevention Programs Coordinator it has been my honor to work closely with Community Matters staff for almost two decades. From Community Matters founder Rick Phillips to all of the trainers and staff, we have always found their level of professionalism and support to...
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