Stand Up Speak Up Are We There Yet? Bully Prevention Effort Update for School Board May 5, 2014

Where we’ve been… Spring 2013: District Anti-bullying Task Force Defined our areas of focus for 2013/2014 school year. –  Policy (re-write) –  Curriculum (examine, revamp, explore options) –  Community Events and Outreach

Multi-layered approach & Multi-year approach

BULLY PREVENTION CURRICULUM

•  Elementary: “Committee for Children” –  Strengthen –  Consistency

•  Middle School: Olweus Pilot

•  Middle and High School: Steve Wessler –  Examining culture –  Building new culture through student

involvement –  Recommendations

BULLY PREVENTION ELEMENTARY WORK

•  Examined curriculum and selected / ensured instruction of key lessons and ideas

•  Consolidating / drafting new and consistent Elementary documents to be used district-wide to fit our Policy and efforts

•  Signage in all schools •  Individual School

Efforts

BULLY PREVENTION MIDDLE SCHOOL WORK

•  Olweus Pilot – Woodland –  Kick-off Assembly –  Data-Driven –  Advisory

•  Olweus extending to Lakes, Canfield in 2014-15 –  Lead Team Training June 2014 –  Staff Training August 2014

•  Individual School Efforts –  e.g. Lakes focus assemblies; Canfield/

Lakes Minnow Madness

BULLY PREVENTION MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS

•  Steve Wessler –  International anti-bully expert –  Conducted focus groups examining “true” culture of each school

•  Student training –  Wessler “train the trainer”: Staff/Community Volunteers

•  Staff debrief of individual/district findings •  Initial Respect Team organization

–  Focus on positive messages

•  Signage in every school •  Individual School Efforts

–  e.g. Lip Synch at LCHS

•  Principals working on new, consistent approach documents based on elementary work

•  Addressing Inappropriate Touching –  Plan/template created with CdA Police and Wessler; ready to

implement fall 2014

WESSLER SUMMARY

Our kids have the courage & empathy to battle the problems every community faces. What makes us different is we are willing to face those problems & demand change.

WESSLER RECOMMENDATIONS

•  Peer Leadership programs for students ü  Train the trainer, slow infiltration ü  Wessler returning in October to train more, work with counselors also

•  Conflict Resolution Dialogues ☐ Not planned yet

•  Efforts to reduce impact of bias and degrading language ü  Respect clubs identified; more to come in ‘14-15

•  Workshops for faculty and staff on response and prevention ü  Wessler returning in August to train all staff

•  Addressing inappropriate touching ü  Coordinated plan with CdA Police

•  Addressing anti-Jewish bias and degrading language ☐ Started conversations among teachers

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We are still working on… •  Finalizing the consistent anti bully procedures in every school district-wide

•  Organizing a program for speakers bureau/outreach to community groups

–  Share language, strategies of school district

•  Creating pamphlets, brochures and training materials

•  Ordering Bracelets and student reminders of campaign

•  Securing funds for future work –  Thank you to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe (2 years running) and Kootenai

Electric Trust

BUILDING COMMUNITY AWARENESS

Reaching out to the community: Partnership with CdA Press for updates and highlights Submit the Documentary (@Kroc Spring 2013) Focus Groups (@Fernan) Input event (@Woodland) Wessler Public Talk (@Kroc)

END OF THE YEAR EVENTS

Student Created Videos - Public Service Announcement Contest Deadline - May 29th End of School Year Event – Film Festival Wednesday, June 11th

Lessons Learned this Year: •  Culture change takes time •  It is not the intent of the bully, but the impact,

that matters •  The goal of our efforts is not to change people’s

opinions, but rather to change how people treat one another: Respectfully