THE CAB CHALLENGE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 

#OneScholarOneCab

The  CAB Challenge Program is part of the District’s efforts to foster school connectedness by establishing a formal structure that will ensure that each scholar is connected to a Caring Adult in the Building (CAB). At the heart of school connectedness is the healthy  relationship developed between staff and scholars. 

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the scholars who feel connected to school are: 

• More likely to attend school regularly, stay in school longer, and have higher grades and test scores. 

• Less likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, or have sexual intercourse.

• Less likely to carry weapons, become involved in violence, or be injured from dangerous activities such as drinking and driving or

not wearing seat belts. 

• Less likely to have emotional problems, suffer from eating disorders, or experience suicidal thoughts or attempts.

THE CAB CHALLENGE PROCESS

The overarching goal of the CAB Challenge Program is to connect each scholar to a CAB to increase the scholar’s sense of belonging and the feeling that someone cares about him/her as an individual.  

• Administrators will begin the CAB Challenge process of connecting  scholars to CABs by administering an   INITIAL STUDENT 

CAB SURVEY to gather information on who the scholars want to select as their CABs. 

• A very young scholar who cannot select  a CAB will be assigned a CAB by the Administrator or designee.

• Monthly check-in with scholars will be documented to ensure follow up and support.

• Scholars will complete  "Student's Perception Survey" at the end of each school year to determine the extent to which the program objectives were met.