School Discipline Is a Systems Problem. We Fix the System.
CASE STUDY — APPLEGATE SCHOOL (K-8) | APPLEGATE, OREGON
76% of Students Had Discipline Referrals. Three Years Later: 3%.
Applegate K-8 had 67% of students on free or reduced lunch, a resistant parent base, and faculty working against administration. EDCO didn’t change the community. They changed the system.
School Facts
Applegate School (K-8)
Applegate, Oregon 97530
Three Rivers County
108 Students | 67% Free/Reduced Lunch
76% of students had referrals at start
What Was Implemented
Applegate School (K-8)
Applegate, Oregon 97530
Three Rivers County
108 Students | 67% Free/Reduced Lunch
76% of students had referrals at start
THE CHALLENGE — Three Root Causes. One Broken School.
- Administration and teachers at odds on discipline management
- No formal systematic plan to guide teachers
- Parents not unified — at odds with the school’s administration
67% of students on free or reduced lunch. The parent base was resistant to change, blaming the school and teachers. Faculty was inconsistent. School morale was depressed.
Comprehensive Behavior Management
Everyone on the same playbook. Consistent rules and consequences applied the same way, every day.
Classroom Management Processes
Prevent disruption before it starts. Protect instructional time at all costs.
Parents as Partners
Home School Plan turned resistant parents into partners — reducing both referrals and administration tension.
THE RESULTS — What Changed at Applegate School
76% → 3%
Discipline referral rate — reduced over three years
<10%
of students involved in referrals after implementation
↑ Scores
Reading and math increased
3 Years
Sustained results — held at 3%
108 Students. 67% Poverty Rate. Results That Held for Three Years.
Applegate is a small school in a small community. 108 students. Two-thirds on free or reduced lunch. A parent base that blamed the school for its own problems. Most reform attempts fail under these conditions.
The EDCO system brought referrals from 76% of the student body down to 3% — and held them there for three years. That only happens when the system replaces the chaos, not just the people.
School Size Doesn't Determine Results
108 students. Same system. Same pattern. The problem is the same everywhere — so is the fix.
The Parent Problem Has a Structural Fix
Resistant parents became partners through the Home School Plan. Parent alignment is a measurable outcome.
Three Years In, Numbers Still Held
3% referral rate documented three full years after training. Systems don’t expire when the trainer leaves.
Small School. Big Results. Your School Is Next.
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