1. PATHS ® PROMOTING ALTERNATIVE THINKING STRATEGIES Insert Agency Logo Here Saving $$ for Our Community: Helping Children & Schools

2. PATHS ® Delivered 1-2 times a week by teachers in the classroom. 20-30 minute lessons Enrichment activities and generalization of skills throughout the school day. Includes home activities and parent letters to promote parent involvement. Builds a positive classroom and school community. Delivered 1-2 times a week by teachers in the classroom. 20-30 minute lessons Enrichment activities and generalization of skills throughout the school day. Includes home activities and parent letters to promote parent involvement. Builds a positive classroom and school community. The PATHS (Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies) program is an evidence ‐ based violence prevention program that gives children in grades K ‐ 6 the skills they need to promote social and emotional development and find positive, nonviolent solutions to social problems. The PATHS program focuses on teaching children how to express emotions, control their emotions as appropriate, develop effective conflict resolution strategies, and increase social competency.

3. Problem Behaviors Can Lead to Costly Interventions… Problem Behaviors Can Lead to Costly Interventions… Poor School Performance Due To: Aggressive Behavior Lack of social skills Difficulty with problem solving Absence of emotional awareness Poor School Performance Due To: Aggressive Behavior Lack of social skills Difficulty with problem solving Absence of emotional awareness Increases the Risk of Youth: School failure Substance abuse Anti-social behaviors Increases the Risk of Youth: School failure Substance abuse Anti-social behaviors Insert Agency Logo Here Costly Interventions Can Be… School-Based Learning Supports School-Based Emotional Supports Mental Health Services Child Protection Services Juvenile Crime/Probation Services Out of Home Placement These Costs Are Assumed by Us! Youth/Families Schools Communities Taxpayers Costly Interventions Can Be… School-Based Learning Supports School-Based Emotional Supports Mental Health Services Child Protection Services Juvenile Crime/Probation Services Out of Home Placement These Costs Are Assumed by Us! Youth/Families Schools Communities Taxpayers Emotional Toll Economic Costs

4. Blueprints Evidence-based Model Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies ® (PATHS ® ) Blueprints Evidence-based Model Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies ® (PATHS ® ) Proven Outcomes reduce teachers' reports of students exhibiting aggressive behavior by 32% increase teachers' reports of students exhibiting self ‐ control by 36% increase reports of prosocial peer relations significantly improve students' ability to tolerate frustration increase students' scores on cognitive skills tests by 20% increase students' vocabulary for emotions by 68% increase students’ ability to use effective conflict resolution strategies reduce depression and sadness among special ‐ needs students Proven Outcomes reduce teachers' reports of students exhibiting aggressive behavior by 32% increase teachers' reports of students exhibiting self ‐ control by 36% increase reports of prosocial peer relations significantly improve students' ability to tolerate frustration increase students' scores on cognitive skills tests by 20% increase students' vocabulary for emotions by 68% increase students’ ability to use effective conflict resolution strategies reduce depression and sadness among special ‐ needs students Protective Factors Increased Emotional regulation Social skills & positive friendships Effective problem solving Positive relationships with teachers and peers Risk Factors Decreased Child aggressive behavior Poor social skills & emotion literacy Low school commitment/academic performance Favorable attitudes towards antisocial behavior Protective Factors Increased Emotional regulation Social skills & positive friendships Effective problem solving Positive relationships with teachers and peers Risk Factors Decreased Child aggressive behavior Poor social skills & emotion literacy Low school commitment/academic performance Favorable attitudes towards antisocial behavior

5. XYZ County Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies ® (Include dates program was in operation and funded by PCCD) XYZ County Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies ® (Include dates program was in operation and funded by PCCD) Explain why PATHS was selected. This can include SES data, PAYS data, and other statistics from Mental Health, CYC, or the Juvenile Justice System. Teaching social emotional skills with PATHS meets the following PA Department of Education’s Early Learning Concepts/Standards and helps improve educational outcomes & the social emotional climate in schools. Recognize, label, & manage feelings. Respond with empathy by recognizing the feelings and perspective of others. Develop self-regulation Understand the consequences of behavior and its impact on others Resolve peer conflicts positively. Identify and set goals. SEL has been found to improve academic attitudes (motivation and commitment), behaviors (attendance, study habits, cooperative learning), and performance (grades, test scores and subject mastery) (Zins et al., 2004).Zins et al. Teaching social emotional skills with PATHS meets the following PA Department of Education’s Early Learning Concepts/Standards and helps improve educational outcomes & the social emotional climate in schools. Recognize, label, & manage feelings. Respond with empathy by recognizing the feelings and perspective of others. Develop self-regulation Understand the consequences of behavior and its impact on others Resolve peer conflicts positively. Identify and set goals. SEL has been found to improve academic attitudes (motivation and commitment), behaviors (attendance, study habits, cooperative learning), and performance (grades, test scores and subject mastery) (Zins et al., 2004).Zins et al.

6. PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES Number of Classrooms Served: 2 Number of Youth Impacted: 75 PARTICIPANT OUTCOMES Number of Classrooms Served: 2 Number of Youth Impacted: 75 XYZ County Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies ® (Include dates program was in operation and funded by PCCD) XYZ County Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies ® (Include dates program was in operation and funded by PCCD) Insert Agency Name or Logo (you may also want to include any information about the number of teachers trained, how many classrooms completed the recommended # of lessons, etc.)

7. Impact Highlights: Here is what teachers are saying… Insert Agency Name or Logo XYZ County Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies ® (Include dates program was in operation and funded by PCCD) XYZ County Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies ® (Include dates program was in operation and funded by PCCD)

8. XYZ County Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies ® (PATHS ® ) (Include dates program was in operation and funded by PCCD) XYZ County Promoting Alternative THinking Strategies ® (PATHS ® ) (Include dates program was in operation and funded by PCCD) Insert Agency Name or Logo

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