CPI/Bellevue Collaborative Project 2010 – 2013  Dovetail Learning is partnered with California Parenting Institute (CPI) in a Student Assistance project in Bellevue School District, Santa Rosa, CA.  Under a grant from Sonoma County’s Mental Health Services Department (Mental Health Services Act, Prevention and Early Intervention program), The Toolbox Project is the core of an integrated approach to supporting children in elementary schools.  The Toolbox curriculum has been implemented in K-6 classrooms in all four elementary schools, to facilitate the healthy emotional development of students.  Children referred for extra support participate in a 6-week Toolbox Circle of Friends pull-out group led by a counseling intern.  CPI provides parent workshops and in-home parenting support, on a referral basis, using Toolbox and Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) methods.

Fall 2011 Presence - Dovetail Learning doubled its presence through The Toolbox Project in schools this fall bringing our presence into a total of 56 schools in 6 counties and 15 cities.

Richmond 2011-12: The Toolbox Project is now in two schools in West Contra Costa School District. We are happily a part of the children’s experience at  Coronado Elementary and Richmond College Prep.  Both schools are showcasing Toolbox as integral elements of their strong academic programs.

Santa Rosa’s Rincon Valley 2011-12: The Toolbox Project has been implemented this year in all 9 elementary schools of Santa Rosa’s Rincon Valley School District. This exciting development was made possible by the strong support of Rincon Valley’s new superintendent, Dr. Casey D’Angelo. Dr. D’Angelo had previously been in Wright School District, where our foundational research was conducted by WestEd in 2009.