Program Evaluation

Elementary Schools

Erin Wallek, Kelly Snedeker,

Carolyn Frasier

Greenwood Elementary School

Location : River Falls, Wisconsin
Urban School
400 Students

Demographics

Demographics

Demographics

Demographics

Greenwood Elementary
We are focusing on the the two main support
groups that are available to the students
throughout the year
Groups are held with grades 3-5
Current groups include:
o Family Changes Group
o Concerned Kids Group

Family Changes Group

This group is for students going through:
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Divorce
Separated Parents
Remarried families
Experience death of a loved one

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This group provides support and stress coping skills for the students
Groups form by grade level and meet once a week for a total of ten weeks.
Each Session is 30 minutes

Confidentiality is STONGLY stressed in this group

Concerned Kids group

Concerned Kids group is for:
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Students that have chemical dependency within the family system

This group helps students receive support and awareness about

chemical dependency

This group will meet once a week for the majority of the year

Each session will be 30 minutes long

Main Concern

Are the Family Changes group and Concerned Kids group

being successful in helping the students receive support, gain
awareness, and learn coping skills for stressful life situations.

Leadership teams

Principal
Counselor
Teachers grades 3-5
Special Program Representatives
Parents
Administrative teams

Sources of Demographics

Self Reports
Parent referrals
Parent feedback
Suspension and Expulsion information
Attendance Reports
Truancy Reports

Evaluation Questions and Methods

Conduct a survey of students about attitudes and behaviors
towards family life and alcohol before taking the group and
after taking the group.
Conduct a survey for the students asking if this group has had
an effect of improving family life at home?
Follow-up with 4th and 5th graders who have already taken
part of this group in years past.
Observe the behaviors of the students during their daily school
routine to see if the stress level is reduced.

Evaluation Questions and Methods

Conduct a survey with the parents about how they believe
these groups have effected their child.
Have meetings with students teachers to see how they are
coping with daily routine

Conclusion
What would we change:

Data: collect data to see if the grades have improved of the students involved
in the group. This will show us the correlation of stress level and grades
Increase/Decrease the amount of the sessions of the group

What is missing?
DARE program for entire school (for those children not referred to the groups)