IMPLEMENTATION

DEF has worked successfully with schools and districts to achieve their goals.

Superintendents

Superintendents understand the value and challenges of implementing Decision Skills for their students and their community.
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This video features Nancy Golden, former Chief Education Officer of Oregon and other district administrators who share how the value shows up in their community.

9th-Grade-On-Track

DEF has an ambitious goal of supporting students in getting to depth of understanding.
Ultimately, that will mean being appropriately threaded throughout the 4 years of high school.

DEF has focused primarily on introducing Decision Skills with 9th graders, based on the importance of 9th- Grade-On-Track measures as a predictor of graduation. DEF has demonstrated improved GPA and units earned, further information is on our Evidence of Value webpage. DEF materials have proven effective with all grades, though the focus shifts based on the student perspective.

Ultimately, DEF starts with the goals of the school and district to deliver materials in line with their ambition. The way the relations grow over time is evidence of the value.

evidence of value

Junction City High School

Junction City High School led the way in implementing DEF curriculum across the high school experience.

For 9th graders, a first trimester class built around Decision Skills develops SEL and study skills for a successful high school experience. The advisory program continues to build on these skills throughout the high school career. Because advisory teachers stay with students, they share and can reinforce the decision-making language over time and all teachers have been trained over 4 years of implementing the Steps to Success 9th Grade course.

Junction City's experience

Steps to success program

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