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Gion, Cody; McIntosh, Kent; Falcon, Sarah – School Psychology Review, 2022
This article reports results from an experimental study of a classroom intervention intended to decrease racial disproportionality in school discipline by focusing on making classroom behavior systems more culturally responsive and changing teacher behaviors (e.g., use of praise and reprimands). The intervention had three main components: (a) an…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Student Behavior, Teacher Behavior, Positive Reinforcement
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Girvan, Erik J.; McIntosh, Kent; Santiago-Rosario, Maria R. – School Psychology Review, 2021
This study examined the extent to which disparities in Black and White students' risks of receiving office discipline referrals (ODRs), and out-of-school suspensions (OSSs) were related to differences in implicit and explicit racial biases assessed at the community level. The sample consisted of discipline records for 1,354,010 students enrolled…
Descriptors: Correlation, Racial Bias, Community Attitudes, Suspension
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Cook, Clayton R.; Duong, Mylien T.; McIntosh, Kent; Fiat, Aria E.; Larson, Madeline; Pullmann, Michael D.; McGinnis, Jenna – School Psychology Review, 2018
Longstanding discipline disparities for Black male students are associated with untoward outcomes and necessitate feasible and effective school-based solutions. This study examined the efficacy of GREET-STOP-PROMPT (GSP) as a low-cost, potentially high-yield strategy designed to intervene on putative malleable root causes proximal to…
Descriptors: Males, African American Students, Student Behavior, Discipline Problems
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Predy, Larissa; McIntosh, Kent; Frank, Jennifer L. – School Psychology Review, 2014
This study examined the technical adequacy of office discipline referrals (ODRs) received early in the school year for predicting total ODRs received by the end of the year. The sample included 401,852 students from 593 public middle schools (serving Grades 6 to 8) in the United States in the 2009-2010 school year. The results showed that ODRs…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline Problems, Referral, Middle School Students
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McIntosh, Kent; Frank, Jennifer L.; Spaulding, Scott A. – School Psychology Review, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the technical (psychometric) adequacy of office discipline referrals (ODRs) as a behavioral assessment tool for individual student, data-based decision making within a problem-solving model. Participants were 990,908 students in 2,509 elementary schools. Students were grouped into ODR cut points of 0-1,…
Descriptors: Discipline, Behavior Disorders, Psychometrics, Test Results
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McIntosh, Kent; Horner, Robert H.; Chard, David J.; Boland, Joseph B.; Good, Roland H., III – School Psychology Review, 2006
This study involved a longitudinal analysis of academic skills and problem behavior through elementary school. The purposes of the study were (a) to explore the interactions between reading skills and problem behavior, and (b) to determine the value of regular screening assessments in predicting which students would not respond to school-wide…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Behavior Problems, Discipline, Kindergarten