Tribes Learning Communities – Tribes TLC®
is now listed in the OJJDP Model Programs Guide

CenterSource is pleased to announce that Tribes Learning Communities – Tribes TLC® – is now listed in the OJJDP (Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention) Model Programs Guide. OJJDP, an office of the U.S. Department of Justice, created the Model Programs Guide to assist educational practitioners and communities in “implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention programs that can make a difference in the lives of children and communities.”

The Guide’s ratings are derived from four dimensions of program effectiveness –

• conceptual framework of the program
• program fidelity
• evaluation design
• empirical evidence demonstrating the prevention or reduction of problem behaviors, the reduction of risk factors, and the enhancement of protective factors.

Tribes is recognized as an OJJDP prevention program in the categories of –

• academic skills enhancement
• afterschool and recreation
• classroom curricula
• conflict resolution and interpersonal skills
• leadership and youth development
• school and classroom environment.

The Model Programs Guide summarizes significant results from evidence-based research on the Tribes process, which shows that –

• Tribes TLC has a positive impact on classroom environment
• teachers report spending less time managing student behavior
• students are significantly less likely to be referred for disciplinary problems
• in well-implemented classrooms and schools, students score significantly higher on standardized tests than students from comparison groups.

Recognition as a science-based program in the OJJDP Model Programs Guide allows schools and districts to access a variety of federal and state funding opportunities for implementation of Tribes TLC®. Funding sources can include, but are not limited to, the following –

Department of Justice

• OJJDP Title V – Community Prevention Grants Program
  Requires application by a governmental entity, such as a city, police department, juvenile justice organization. The governmental entity can partner with a school, school district, non-profit, or for-profit entity. Requires 50% match, which can be in the form of “in-kind” services. Contact your Title V State Representative for more information.
• OJJDP Formula Grants Program
  Schools and districts can apply. No match required.

Department of Education NCLB

• Title I – Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged
• Title II – Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals
• Title III – Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
• Title IV – 21st Century Schools
  • Part A – Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
  • Part B – 21st Century Community Learning Centers
• Title V – Promoting Parental Choice and Innovative Programs
• Title VI – Flexibility and Accountability

Tribes TLC® has also been recognized as an evidence-based
SELect Program by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL).

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