This program is delivered to teachers and school leadership teams and intends to impact students who are in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, teachers, and school leadership teams in inner-city schools.

Consistency Management & Cooperative Discipline (CMCD), a school-based program, is a school-wide program that intends to improve student achievement by preventing distracting or disorderly behavior and increasing student responsibility and leadership within the classroom and other school environments.

One internal randomized control study conducted from 1999 to 2002 reviewed state reading and mathematics achievement data from 700 students from 14 schools in a large urban school district in Texas. Student math and reading scores from the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills were randomly selected for 350 students from schools that were participating in the CMCD program and 350 students from comparison schools that were following a program that intended to reduce discipline problems (i.e., control group). Comparison schools were matched based on student population similarities including race, socio-economic status, and English language proficiency. Texas Learning Index scores showed that, on average, students in CMCD schools significantly outperformed control group students in mathematics (67th percentile CMCD versus 50th percentile control) and reading (64th percentile CMCD versus 50th percentile control). Student reading scores from CMCD schools had significant improvements from the 50th percentile, before implementation of the CMCD program, to the 68th percentile after participation in the CMCD program. Student math scores from students who were using the CMCD program had significant improvements from the 50th percentile, before CMCD participation, to the 75th percentile after CMCD program participation.

There are five central themes of the model:

• Prevention;
• Caring;
• Organization;
• Cooperation; and
• Community.

These themes are embedded in the following components of the program and are designed to create a school environment that promotes active learning within an atmosphere of respect and discipline:

• Component 1: Consistency management is a method for problem prevention in the classroom. Teachers and students establish rules known as classroom constitutions or magna cartas based on specific learning needs. Teachers lead the class by implementing routines and activities that intend to create a distraction-free and predictable environment; and
• Component 2: Cooperative discipline is achieved by encouraging students to handle leadership roles and task responsibilities. Students assume accountability for their actions, and these behaviors create an environment of self-discipline and belonging. Classroom meetings offer students opportunities to work cooperatively in groups and problem-solve.

This program has been implemented among schools in the United States and internationally in countries including England, Italy, and the Netherlands.

Teachers implement this program in the classroom and participate in a mandatory, 1-day, 6-hour workshop that is conducted by CMCD trainers. Throughout the first year, CMCD trainers conduct regular 2-hour workshops and meet with teachers individually to provide advice, comments, and encouragement. Informational packets, planners, and optional online coaching with CMCD trainers are available throughout the year.

Considerations for implementing this program include obtaining school administrative and teacher support and buy-in, ensuring teachers receive training and are allotted time to participate in optional coaching sessions, and finding time to integrate this program into an existing curriculum.

The Clearinghouse can help address these considerations. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email clearinghouse@psu.edu

If you are interested in implementing CMCD, the Clearinghouse is interested in helping you! Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email clearinghouse@psu.edu

CMCD implementation takes place in three stages: in the classroom, in the broader school environment (e.g., in common locations other than classrooms, like hallways), and in a whole-school atmosphere. Additional information about specific implementation and maintenance time was not located. Please use details in the Contact section for more information.

Information about specific implementation costs was not located. Please use details in the Contact section for more information.

To move the CMCD program to the Effective category on the Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence at least one external evaluation must be conducted that demonstrates sustained, positive outcomes. This study must be conducted independently of the program developer.

The Clearinghouse can help you develop an evaluation plan to ensure the program components are meeting your goals. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email clearinghouse@psu.edu

Contact the Clearinghouse with any questions regarding this program. Phone: 1-877-382-9185 Email: clearinghouse@psu.edu

You may also contact Lula Moore-Johnson, CMCD Lead Coordinator, by mail University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Farish Hall, Room 415a, Houston, TX 77204-5026, phone 713-743-8092, fax 713-743-8586, email lmoorejo@central.uh.edu, or visit http://cmcd.coe.uh.edu/

https://crimesolutions.ojp.gov/ratedprograms/287#pd and http://cmcd.coe.uh.edu/external.html