Encourages school districts to implement age-appropriate school- and community-wide bullying prevention programs. Transparency/Monitoring Includes a provision for LEAs to report annually to the state Addressed by KSA 72-8256. on the number of reported bullying incidents, and any responsive actions taken. Reporting. KSDE is now collecting bullying incident data of the KAN-DIS application. Includes a provision for LEAs to make data regarding bullying incidence publicly available in aggregate with appropriate privacy protections to ensure students are protected. Legal Remedies Includes a statement that the policy does not preclude Local Option. may seek redress under other laws. may “Victim … [This statute] victims from seeking other legal remedies. not be interpreted to prevent a victim of harassment, intimidation or bullying or a victim of cyberbullying from seeking redress under any other available law, whether civil or criminal.” Suggested scoring: Although the development of the 21st Century Accreditation Model is a work in progress, one way to visualize how your plan/policy aligns with the is to compare your local plan/policy with the USDE list of indicators, then add the total numbers of indicators present in the plan/policy. Below is a “Responsive Culture” rubric scoring rubric. suggested Less than 5 indicators: school needs to address, with fidelity, KSA 72-8256. Noncompliant: 5-7 indicators: school meets the requirements of KSA 72-8256. Implementing: Transitioning: 7-12 indicators: plan/program exceeds expectations (school meets statutory obligation and has some in place). “best practice” Modeling: 12-16 indicators: exemplary program (policy/plan meets highest standard of “best practice”).
Encourages school districts to implement age-appropriate school- and community-wide bullying prevention programs. Transparency/Monitoring Includes a provision for LEAs to report annually to the state on the number of reported bullying incidents, and any responsive actions taken. Includes a provision for LEAs to make data regarding bullying incidence publicly available in aggregate with appropriate privacy protections to ensure students are protected. Addressed by KSA 72-8256. Reporting. KSDE is now collecting bullying incident data of the KAN-DIS application. Legal Remedies Includes a statement that the policy does not preclude victims from seeking other legal remedies. Local Option. “Victim may seek redress under other laws. … [This statute] may not be interpreted to prevent a victim of harassment, intimidation or bullying or a victim of cyberbullying from seeking redress under any other available law, whether civil or criminal.” Suggested scoring: Although the development of the 21st Century Accreditation Model is a work in progress, one way to visualize how your plan/policy aligns with the “Responsive Culture” rubric is to compare your local plan/policy with the USDE list of indicators, then add the total numbers of indicators present in the plan/policy. Below is a suggested scoring rubric. Noncompliant: Less than 5 indicators: school needs to address, with fidelity, KSA 72-8256. Implementing: 5-7 indicators: school meets the requirements of KSA 72-8256. Transitioning: 7-12 indicators: plan/program exceeds expectations (school meets statutory obligation and has some “best practice” in place). Modeling: 12-16 indicators: exemplary program (policy/plan meets highest standard of “best practice”).