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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Community Psychol. 2007 Sep;40(1-2):64–81. doi: 10.1007/s10464-007-9125-0

Table II.

The Costs of the Classroom Intervention

  Time and costs
         
Classroom intervention Hours BudgetaryCosts Other Costs    Totals
         
Recruitment of schools and teachers        
         
   Teachers 32   $842 $842
         
   Principals 32   $1,917 $1,917
         
   Project staff 80 $3,672   $3,672
         
   Schools (stipend)   $12,000   $12,000
         
Sub‐total 144 $15,672 $2,760 $18,431

         
Delivering the intervention: training teachers      
         
   Program        
         
     Arranging facilities, meals 10 $165   $165
         
     Facility costs   $82   $82
         
     Meal costs   $1,584   $1,584
         
     Preparing materials, supplies 81 $1,335   $1,335
         
     Supply costs   $304   $304
         
     Staff coordination 35 $577   $577
         
     Project administration 29 $963   $963
         
   Curriculum        
         
     Staff training materials   $733   $733
         
     Dinosaur curriculum   $11,898   $11,898
         
   Teachers        
         
     3 Days training: substitute 320 $9,152   $9,152
         
     3 Days training: stipends 320 $6,864   $6,864
         
   Project staff        
         
     Training preparation 83 $3,810   $3,810
         
     Mileage   $1,109   $1,109
         
     Conducting workshops 116 $5,325   $5,325
         
     Travel 31 $1,423   $1,423
         
   Consultation        
         
     Staff time (with travel) 36 $1,652   $1,652
         
     Mileage   $294   $294
         
   Sub‐total 1061 $47,269 $0 $47,269

         
Delivering the intervention: classroom time      
         
   Homework (teacher during training) 114   $5,442 $3,443
         
   Classroom social skill training        
         
     SP preparation 113   $2,974 $2,974
         
     SP implementation 261   $12,459 $12,459
         
   Classroom behavior plans        
         
     CB preparation 64   $1,684 $1,684
         
     CB implementation     $0 $0
         
   Individual behavior plans        
         
     IB preparation 40   $1,053 $1,053
         
     IB implementation     $0 $0
         
   Consultation        
         
     Teacher time 19   $500 $500
         
   Sub‐total 611 $0 $24,111 $22,113

         
Total costs 1816 $62,941 $26,871 $87,813
         
% Total costs   72% 31%  
         
Costs per child   $206 $88 $287
         
Costs per high‐risk child   $1,907 $814 $2,661