Description
In today’s educational landscape, the importance of school safety cannot be overstated. A safe school is critical for effective teaching and learning, providing a space where students can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. The Foundations of School Safety module addresses this critical need by offering strategies, practical tools, and actionable insights to enhance and foster a culture of care and connectedness.
Key Topics Include:
- Identifying relevant topics in school codes of conduct
- How to make recommendations for appropriate updates in school codes of conduct
- Understanding your role in promoting inclusiveness and acknowledging diversity and anti-racism
- Defining, creating, and assessing climate and culture
- Identifying appropriate actions to promote school connectedness and engagement with students, staff, parents, and community partners
- Understanding school systems and their respective impact on safety
- Understanding the importance of the physical school environment to ensure a safe environment for staff and students
- How to select appropriate strategies for prevention, promotion, and intervention in school safety
- How to evaluate and ensure a naturally open school system
- Identifying and applying appropriate and effective strategies and interventions to address mean behavior, peer conflict, and all forms of bullying
- Identifying and applying strategies to promote positive mental health and well-being for K-12 (Elementary, Middle, and Secondary)
- Identifying and applying strategies to ensure a trauma-informed classroom environment
- Understanding the threat assessment process in schools, and how to initiate this process when presented with worrisome, concerning, or threat-related behavior
- Provide ideas to ensure leadership opportunities for students to promote safe and caring schools and the erase reporting tool
- Social media trends and recognizing the evolution of digital threats