DPS recognized Westerly Creek Elementary for our positive work on changing the culture of discipline in Denver Public Schools.  You can read the report here.

This study was conducted as part of a researcher-practitioner partnership between the University of Denver (DU) Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) and the Office of Social-Emotional Learning at Denver Public Schools (DPS). GSSW and OSEL work together to improve school discipline outcomes and reduce racial disparities in exclusionary discipline practices. The overall goals of the partnership are to:

• Conduct rigorous and relevant research on school discipline and racial disparities in exclusionary practices.

• Sustain and strengthen efforts to use research to inform local policy, programs, and practices.

• Work with policy makers and practitioners to identify preventive interventions to disseminate broadly.