Universal teacher classroom management practices
Local governments can invest in this strategy using State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
- This strategy can help address educational disparities. The U.S. Department of Treasury has indicated that strategies that help achieve this outcome are eligible for the use of Fiscal Recovery Funds.
Investments in this strategy are SLFRF-eligible as long as they are made in qualified census tracts or are designed to assist populations or communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Program basics
- Involve comprehensive training for K-12 teachers designed to teach prosocial behaviors in order to reduce or prevent inappropriate or aggressive student behavior
- Teachers and faculty groups are trained in classroom organization, lesson planning, classroom rules and routines, encouraging student accountability and reinforcing positive behavior
Strength of evidence
Evidence level: Proven (highest tier)
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Proven (highest tier)
Ranked as having the highest level of evidence by the National Institute of Justice
Target population
All school-aged children
Program cost
Not available
Implementation locations
- Not available
- Nationwide
Dates active
Not available
Outcomes and impact
- Lowered inappropriate and aggressive behavior
Keys to successful implementation
- Design the classroom space to minimize potential distractions, and create clear rules and routines around the use of classroom activities.
- Removing students from classrooms for bad behavior creates a negative feedback loop, in which the student is rewarded by escaping a task they don’t want to confront. Train teachers to resolve problem behavior before it requires removal.
- Provide robust teacher training in the classroom management techniques, using concrete real-classroom examples alongside theoretical frameworks.
- Use repeat teacher evaluations to identify teachers who need additional classroom management training.
