adopt new goals, make adjustments to your existing goals, or stay the course? While developing next steps, carefully consider the rationale or evidence we have for these decisions. Finding(s): The safety index score is low relative to the school, district, and state average. Bullying behaviors are more prevalent and students feel less safe physically when compared to their peers in the district or state. Similarly, adults and teachers are less willing or less likely to intervene to counteract bullying. Discipline data confirmed that bullying is prevalent among students. Related Goal or Area: Improve safety of students within the school What specific actions or How will we monitor How will we measure Who will work on and be What is our timeline? implementation steps are implementation? effectiveness? responsible for this part of necessary? this plan? Perform focus groups of Assign lead school counselor Focus group summary Positive Behavior Support Complete focus groups students for feedback on to organize and keep track of report team will run and report before December VOCAL results and focus groups. out on focus groups break. recommendations Monitor VOCAL safety score trends Perform focus groups of Assign lead school counselor group summary Positive Behavior Support Complete focus groups teachers for feedback on to organize and keep track of report team will run and report before December VOCAL results and focus groups. out on focus groups break. recommendations Monitor VOCAL safety score trends Perform focus groups of Assign lead school counselor Focus group summary Positive Behavior Support Complete focus groups support staff for feedback on to organize and keep track of report team will run and report before December VOCAL results and focus groups. out on focus groups break. recommendations Monitor safety score trends School-wide professional Assign lead school counselor Survey teachers on Retain community All teachers receive PD development on bullying and to organize teacher effectiveness of PD resource to provide PD by end of school year bullying prevention professional development (PD)
adopt new goals, make adjustments to your existing goals, or stay the course? While developing next steps, carefully consider the rationale or evidence we have for these decisions. Finding(s): The safety index score is low relative to the school, district, and state average. Bullying behaviors are more prevalent and students feel less safe physically when compared to their peers in the district or state. Similarly, adults and teachers are less willing or less likely to intervene to counteract bullying. Discipline data confirmed that bullying is prevalent among students. Related Goal or Area: Improve safety of students within the school What specific actions or implementation steps are necessary? How will we monitor implementation? How will we measure effectiveness? Who will work on and be responsible for this part of this plan? What is our timeline? Perform focus groups of students for feedback on VOCAL results and recommendations Assign lead school counselor to organize and keep track of focus groups. Focus group summary report Monitor VOCAL safety score trends Positive Behavior Support team will run and report out on focus groups Complete focus groups before December break. Perform focus groups of teachers for feedback on VOCAL results and recommendations Assign lead school counselor to organize and keep track of focus groups. group summary report Monitor VOCAL safety score trends Positive Behavior Support team will run and report out on focus groups Complete focus groups before December break. Perform focus groups of support staff for feedback on VOCAL results and recommendations Assign lead school counselor to organize and keep track of focus groups. Focus group summary report Monitor safety score trends Positive Behavior Support team will run and report out on focus groups Complete focus groups before December break. School-wide professional development on bullying and bullying prevention Assign lead school counselor to organize teacher professional development (PD) Survey teachers on effectiveness of PD Retain community resource to provide PD All teachers receive PD by end of school year
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