Case Study Data
In a school with approximately 400 total students, the number of referrals in the year prior to Catalyst Implementation was close to 1,600. When launching Catalyst implementation, no policies for referring students changed, but the number of referrals dropped to only 25 by the third year.
Implementation level is measured by collecting observational data for individual educators. When an educator implements all 12 Foundational Skills most of the time in a single lesson, they become Catalyst Foundational Skills certified. As the percentage of certified staff increased, the rate of exclusionary discipline incidents trended downward.
Of the three years, referrals were highest at the point when the other metrics of implementation were lowest. Over the subsequent years, people increased the number of support sessions they engaged in, the public learning team grew, and the number of certifications increased. During that same time, referrals out of class dropped over 60%.