FAQ

Absolutely, your school can still participate. Please indicate your interest on the form, and a member of our team will connect you with a Professional Learning Specialist who will arrange the necessary training for you. In the meantime, please be sure to join the Harmony Learning Portal. 

No! The core Harmony Curriculum is available at no-cost. Our comprehensive resources and customized programs are designed to support emotional well-being, promote healthy relationships, and achieve unparalleled academic success.

We are pleased to offer the Harmony Strong Start training to interested K-2nd grade participants. If you would like to receive additional training, please indicate your preference on the interest form. A Professional Learning Specialist from our research team will then reach out to you to arrange a refresher training session.

Participation in this project will take place during the 2024-25 school year. K-2nd grade teachers who choose to participate are asked to: 

1. Complete two surveys (fall and spring) that measures how they are implementing the Harmony Curriculum. It takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete the implementation survey. 

2. Administer the Insights assessment to their students (fall and spring) to measure their students social emotional skills. It takes approximately 30-35 minutes to complete the computer-based direct assessment.

Optional

3. Participate in a 1-hour focus group on their implementation practices (early 2025).

Teachers who complete the implementation survey (15-20-minutes) in the fall and spring will receive $25 for each survey. Additionally, there is an opportunity to earn an extra $50 by participating in an optional focus group.

This initiative not only allows you to share your insights and contribute to the advancement of educational practices but also provides a total compensation of up to $100 for your participation. Your feedback is essential, and we are committed to recognizing and rewarding your time and expertise.

The first 10 schools that that join our project will receive a special incentive of a Harmony Kit (Valued at $399) for Grades K-2!! All schools will receive a one-year subscription to Insights to measure students' social and emotional skills. This is our way of saying thank you for your commitment to enhancing education and fostering a brighter future for our students.

To evaluate the effectiveness of the Harmony Curriculum, we will use the Insights assessment. Insights is a web-based direct assessment tool designed to measure social skills that are commonly taught in evidence-based programs for students from kindergarten through grade 6.

The assessment is divided into two versions:

1. Insights Early Elementary (Insights EE):

   • Targeted for students in kindergarten through grade 3.

   • Takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

   • Features developmentally appropriate pictures and scenarios, and is narrated aloud.

   • Available in both English and Spanish.

2. Insights Late Elementary (Insights LE):

   • Designed for students in grades 4 through 6.

   • Takes approximately 40 minutes to complete.

   • Includes more complex and nuanced tasks with developmentally appropriate pictures and scenarios.

   • Students can choose to read the content themselves or have it narrated aloud.

   • Available in both English and Spanish.

Teachers will receive a training on how to use Insights. In the fall and spring they will administer the appropriate version of the Insights assessment to their students. This will enable us to gather comprehensive data on how well the Harmony Curriculum supports the development of students' social, emotional, and academic skills.

The student data collected through the Insights assessment is owned by LAUSD. The Harmony research team will request access to class-level data from both the fall and spring administrations. This data will be utilized to analyze and evaluate the impact of the Harmony Curriculum on students' social, emotional, and academic development over time.