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A Guide To a Safe School

A Guide To a Safe School. Cristy McCarroll Heron Pond Elementary School. Are You Taking the Proper Precautions?.

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A Guide To a Safe School

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  1. A Guide To a Safe School Cristy McCarroll Heron Pond Elementary School

  2. Are You Taking the Proper Precautions? • School safety affects even the safest environments. Even in a small town such as Milford we need to take proper precautions to keep our students safe. Living in gorgeous New Hampshire in a smaller town one would think locking the school and practicing lock downs may be a waste of time. What about Columbine and Virginia Tech.? These were also smaller towns and communities that never thought this would happen to them. Taking the proper precautions is important and necessary in every school especially in this day in age. Take a look at the following guide and websites to make sure your taking the proper precautions in your classrooms. Remember, addressing even the smallest behaviors is what protects our school from the larger ones.

  3. What is School Safety? • In the wake of high stakes testing we must remember the increased violence in schools. How can we protect our school from becoming the next Columbine? • While your taught to educate the “whole child” you must also be aware of the social and emotional aspects of your students. Getting to know their home life situations and how they interact with other students is just as important as their academics. Setting a safe environment in the classroom where every child feels secure and safe is the first step.

  4. What Are We Already Doing? • Crises practice • Responsive classroom: ~Logical consequences ~Give me five ~Take a break • TIGER show • Badges and secure doors • Emergency procedures • EH support • In district police officer • Administration support

  5. Areas We Need to Improve • Consistency across grade levels. • Parental support and follow through.

  6. What Strategies or Actions Can We Take? • Parental Involvement • Bullying Prevention • Mentoring

  7. Parental Involvement “Family school collaboration is a cooperative process of planning that brings together school staff, parents, children, and community members to maximize resources for child achievement and development.”

  8. Ways To Encourage Parental Involvement • Sponsor parent workshops. • Develop homework workshops. • Organize school activities.

  9. Bullying Prevention “In the United States approximately 20% of students reported having been bullied.”

  10. Ways to Prevent Bullying • Bullying prevention programs • Administrator Assemblies • Role-playing

  11. Mentoring “In mentoring, an adult or older peer is paired with an at risk student to provide educational, social, and personal support.”

  12. What Does it Mean to Be a Mentor • Teachers and Administrators become mentors • Develop a trusting relationship • Tutor • Discuss problems and concerns • Special interest activities

  13. Questions to Ponder… • How will you take the first step in working with your administration? • How will you track behavioral progress? • What steps will you take to improve your classroom management?

  14. Websites to Help • http://www.indiana.edu/~safeschl/publication.html • http://www.k6edu.com/class_management/index.html • http://www.ldat.org/pdf/chapter1.pdf

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