Quotes and Codebook_The Resilient Leaders Initiative

Rural Opportunity Institute’s Resilient Leaders Initiative (RLI) program is the first social innovation accelerator program of its kind.
Examining the Current State of Disciplinary Practices in the Education Alternatives to Exclusionary Punishment in Schools

During the 2013-2014 school year, more than 2.7 million students in the United States received at least one in School Suspension.
Viability of Transformative Technology

People are not to blame for the trauma and stress that impacts them. However, when people are coping with stress or ACEs, they are often met with punishment, isolation, and silencing.
Resilient Leaders Initiative Cohort 1

Rural Opportunity Institute’s Resilient Leaders Initiative (RLI) program is the first social innovation accelerator program of its kind.
Resilience Cards Evaluation Plan

This evaluation plan lays out the steps to evaluate the impact of ROI’s Resilience Cards in community-based settings.
Reconnect for Resilience (RFR) Training Program Evaluation Plan

This evaluation plan lays out the steps to evaluate the impact of ROI’s two-day Reconnect for ResilienceⓇ Trainings.
Discipline Data Analysis for Edgecombe County Schools

This report identifies patterns in disciplinary data in Edgecombe County Public Schools.
Community Voice and Ownership

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma have been linked to decreased psychosocial and physiological health functioning.
Biofeedback Implementation Guide

Biofeedback is a practice that can improve people’s ability to cope with stress. It is a non-invasive treatment used to teach people how to have more control over their self-regulatory system.
Alternatives to Exclusionary Punishment in Schools

ROI has identified over-punishment in schools (in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension, and expulsion) for students with unaddressed trauma and underdeveloped executive functioning skills as a pain point in their community.