General Information on Supportive Learning Environments

School Perceptions- School Perceptions LLC is an education survey research and consulting firm that specializes in gathering, analyzing and acting on data to help school districts improve.
http://www.schoolperceptions.com/

Alaska Initiative for Community Engagement – School Climate and Connectedness Survey - Developed by AASB with the assistance of the American Institutes for Research, the survey is for students in 5th/6th through 12th grades and school staff
http://www.alaskaice.org/material.php?matID=529

The Whole Child – Resource Clearinghouse – this website is supported by ASCD and provides reports, surveys, articles, and studies that demonstrate the power of educating the whole child, one who is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.
http://www.wholechildeducation.org/clearinghouse/

School Culture and Climate – ASCD resources containing information on recent articles, books, audios, videos and professional development online courses
http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.255a4a2dd64a76fddeb3ffdb62108a0c/

7 Steps for Developing a Proactive Schoolwide Discipline Plan - Maintaining well-disciplined schools is becoming more difficult in today's educational system, and problem behavior or lack of school discipline is reaching crisis proportions. Nationally recognized author and educator Geoff Colvin provides the "what's," "why's," and "how's" for establishing an effective discipline program while promoting an overall positive and welcoming school climate.
http://www.corwinpress.com/booksProdDesc.nav?contribId=460907&prodId=Book230866

Michigan’s Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Network – this site is sponsored Bridges4Kids. The site has a variety of information around school climate, bullying, functional behavioral assessments, behavior intervention plans, Character Counts, Love and Logic, use of restraint, discipline issues and articles and resources.
http://www.bridges4kids.org/PBS/index.htm

Addressing Barriers to Learning and Closing the Achievement Gap: New Directions for Student Support – A series of seven presentations focuced on key areas so this topic have been developed and are provided through pdf and powerpoing. This information is provided by UCLA School Mental Health Project-Center for Mental Health in Schools
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/hottopic/hottopic(addressingbarriers).htm