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 equips participants with practical tools, strategies, and actionable insights to promote a safe and caring school environment, addressing issues like bullying, cyberbullying, and more.
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 anonymous reporting tools
- Social media trends and recognizing the evolution of digital threats
- The differences between bullying, mean behavior, and peer conflict
- The impact of cyberbullying online and in real life