Nicholas Scheel, PhD, LP, LSSP, NCSP

A Scoping Review of School Safety in Charter School Settings: Advancing Science, Practice, and Policy in Charter School Safety Families often cite safety as a primary reason for choosing charter schools, yet policymakers rarely evaluate charter schools on safety-related measures. This scoping review examines 25 years of em...

Our scoping review of studies investigating safety in charter school settings was recently published. We identified several gaps in the breadth of research addressing prevention and response practices in non-traditional school settings.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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It's officially December which means Happy Almost the End of the Semester season to those who celebrate!

Pre-Break To-Do List:

Bx observation training manuscript revised & resubmitted✔️
Charter school safety practices manuscript revised & resubmitted✔️
Connectedness and school climate manuscript outlined✔️
Risk/protective factors of SIB and intersecting IDs manuscript outlined✔️

See you soon, NOLA! 🦃

Yes! I hope all school psychs are able to make it to at least one ISPA conference.

*mitigate
It's been a long day.

Just submitted a paper presentation abstract on how families and schools can midigate emotional distress and enhance the social well-being of bullied immigrant youth for the International School Psychology Association 2025 conference in Coimbra, Portugal!🤞🏻

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Me when I am in the middle of responding to 72 peer reviewer comments, and I finally receive my LP issuance letter. Back to work!

LGBTQ Youth NASP offers a variety of resources about the needs of LGBTQ youth and ways to make schools affirmative and safe environments.

School psychologists are ethically obligated to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity for the development of their personal identity in a school climate that is safe, accepting, respectful, free from discrimination, harassment, violence, and abuse.
www.nasponline.org/lgbtqi2-s

Center on PBIS | Resource: What are the Economic Costs of Implementing PBIS in Comparison to the Benefits from Reducing Suspensions? PDF: In this brief, we provide initial evidence that PBIS is less expensive to implement than the longer-term costs related to suspensions and dropout. This finding is important as the benefits of red...

Creating a positive, predictable learning environment is a great investment!

This brief outlines the cost savings associated with implementing PBIS (at fidelity).

www.pbis.org/resource/wha...

Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living. #transgenderdayofremembrance 🏳️‍⚧️

It is vital it is to make LGBTQ+ kids feel seen, safe, and valued. As school psychologists, we have the power to create affirming spaces by advocating, listening, and educating. Every child deserves to feel they belong—no exceptions.
#schoolpsychology 🌈