Conflict Solvers

Falcon Leadership Group

. . . an ASCA-certified curriculum designed and facilitated by Shelby Nance and Jonathon Flores
Agenda
● Needs assessment
● Interview Questions
● Parent Consent
● Process Data
● Group Goals
● Perception & Outcome Data
● Lessons
● Sample Lesson
● Video
● Perception Data & Outcome Data
● References
Needs Assessment
At the end of the 2016 fall semester, there were a
total of 29 behavior referrals
● 10 of the 29 referrals involved 5th grade
students
● Multiple 5th grade students had more than
one referral
○ Risked suspension
 Interview Questions
1. What do you want to achieve (your goal) by participating in this
group?
2. What steps are you taking to achieve your goal?
3. When someone else thinks they have a good idea, do you try to
cooperate with them? (Explain)
4. How often are you involved in conflicts with other people?
5. How do you feel when you are involved in a disagreement with other
people?
6. Which is more important: to win an argument or come up with a
resolution?
7. How would you handle the situation if a student yelled in your face?
8. Do you think that you know how to resolve a conflict in a positive
way?
9. Do you prefer to work in a team or alone?
10. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do school conflicts affect your school
performance?
It effects my school
Not at all performance really badly
1-------2-------3------------4--------5--------6---------7---------8----------9---------10
Parent Consent
Explained purpose of group

● Leadership group on conflict

resolution
● Foster life-long learning skills

Explained lessons

● Lesson topics

Ask for parent consent

Process Data
Miss Nance and Mr. Flores facilitated group
at Lindo Park

Conflict Leaders

● 1 group of 6 fifth grade students

● Meet 7 weeks from February - April
● Session were approximately 45 min. long
Group Goals

School Name Lindo Park Elementary

Group Name Conflict Leaders

Goals 1. By the end of group (7 weeks), students will be able to identify 3 steps that can
(SMART help deal with a conflict.
format) 2. After group concludes (April), students will not receive any behavioral slips for
the remainder of the school year (June).
Perception Data & Outcome Data
Attitude:
1. % of students who believe conflict is bad
2. % I believe that conflict is fun
Knowledge:
1. % of students who know where conflict
can occur
2. % of students who can define conflict
Skills:
1. % of students who can write a sentence
using an “I” statement
2. % of students who can role play conflict
resolution skills
Achievement Related:
% of group students who are referred
for discipline by teacher
% of group students who receive a
behavior referral
Achievement:
Academic achievement improvements
in classroom with enhanced conflict
resolution skills
Lessons

Communication
Sample Lesson
-Agenda

-Check-in

-Review

-Stop, Breathe, Think

-Wheel of Choices Activity

-Closure (questions, comments)

Partner Discussion (handout)
Video
15 Min. Activity
Perception Data & Outcome Data

Our achievement-related
improvements (behavior
Students in group
have not received
data) should positively
any more referrals
so far (100%
impact school climate,
reduction).
attendance, and academic
achievement.
Reference
Hatch, Trish (2014). The Use of Data in School Counseling. Thousand Oaks, CA:
SAGE Publications.

Kelso’s Choices (2017). “Wheel of Choices.” Corte Madera, CA: Cerebellum

Corporation.