Resilient, Engaged, and Connected Study

Inclusion Criteria

Public school or Community School in Baltimore City, Cecil County, or Harford County serving at least 40% of students meeting eligibility for low-income or located in a community designated as high need by the Maryland State Department of Education based on a score of 0.6 on the Center for Disease Control Social Vulnerability Index:

• has at least 1 full-day public PreK classroom with 20+ students;
• school has not offered CPP in the prior 3 years;
• principal consents to being randomized and participate for 2 years;
• principal consents to study team recruiting parents, teachers, and staff to participate in the study.

PreK Parents

• Parent (biological, step, adoptive, foster), grandparent, or legal guardian of 4-5 year old student enrolled in participating PreK program;
• 18+ yrs;
• speaks English or Spanish;
• consents to allowing access child's school identification.

Teachers

• PreK or K teacher in classroom of student of participating parent;
• consents to completing study surveys.

CPP Group Leaders

• completes CPP group leader training
• agrees to lead CPP groups
• speaks English or Spanish
• at least a High School diploma/General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
• consents to completing surveys and submitting audio recorded CPP sessions for fidelity assessment

School-based personnel inclusion criteria

• Principal, teacher, or other school-based staff involved in CPP implementation
• consents to interview on perspectives about CPP in the school

Exclusion Criteria

• Principal cannot commit staff to offering CPP groups
• school previously offered CPP in prior 3 years
• school located in a geographic area with less than 80% connectivity
• PreK Parents previously participated in CPP
• Teachers: teacher also a participating parent or CPP group leader
• School-based personnel: Principal, teacher, or other school-based staff is a study parent