CSESA: A Timeline
CSESA staff partners with schools in the final year of the randomized control study and follows adolescents who have left high school
![Group around table](https://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/Group%20lesson.jpg)
The RCT continues with the addition of 30 schools in our second cohort, serving a total of 60 schools in California, Wisconsin, and North Carolina
![Annual meeting](https://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/June%202015_crop.jpg)
CSESA research teams meet to review the first year of the RCT, celebrate success, and problem solve some of the challenges encountered along the way.
![Team meeting](https://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/RCT%20Launch_crop.jpg)
CSESA launches a Randomized Control Study (RCT) with 30 schools in our first cohort.
![Stakeholders meeting](https://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/Summer%202014_Stakeholders_crop.jpg)
CSESA team meets internally and with stakeholders to finalize the comprehensive CSESA intervention program.
![Team meeting](https://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/Pilot%20study%202.jpg)
Six CSESA research teams launch pilot studies of combined parts of CSESA intervention in high schools. Read more >
![Team photo](https://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/June%202013b.jpg)
CSESA convenes an advisory board meeting with experts across a variety of fields to get input on the CSESA model and ensure that we addressing the needs of all stakeholders. Read more >
![Group meeting](https://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/Pilot%20study%201.png)
CSESA staff across six sites run pilot studies for individual components of the CSESA intervention in high schools. Read more >
![Group meeting around table](https://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/Focus%20group.png)
CSESA runs focus groups with teens, families, and school staff to get stakeholder input on the proposed CSESA interventions. Read more >
CSESA solicited CSESA logo designs from high school students on the autism spectrum from around the country. Read more >
![CSESA team photo](https://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/September%202012.jpg)
CSESA project staff from 6 sites come together in Chapel Hill for initial planning meeting.
![CSESA logo](https://csesa.fpg.unc.edu/sites/csesa.fpg.unc.edu/files/csesa_logo_sm_0.jpg)
The Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (CSESA) launches.