topics in bullying prevention: parents & community, sustainability, and high schools

Topics in Bullying Prevention: Topics in Bullying Prevention: parents & community, parents & community, sustainability, and high sustainability, and high

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May 8, 2008

Facilitated by:Penny Bisignano, IDEDawn Jaeger, AEA 267Kathy Lockard, AEA 14Jaymie Randel, AEA 267Karolyn Zeller, AEA 11

Objectives…

• How to increase parent and community engagement in bullying prevention

• How to increase momentum and sustain bullying prevention over time

• How to implement bullying prevention at the high school level

Agenda2:00 to 3:00 - Engaging Parents & Community - Sustaining Bullying Prevention

3:00 to 4:00 - High School Bullying Prevention

Featuring…AEA 9 Consultants and Olweus Bullying Prevention Trainers

• Cindy Swanson• Barb Brunkan• Jill Yates• Dan Jens• Jean Simpson

Iowa is committed to providing all students all students with a safe and civil

school environment in which all members of the school community

are treated with dignity and respect.

The Law

10 Components of Successful Bullying Prevention Programs

• Getting started with needs assessment and administrator support

• Coordinating committee• Train all staff• Kick-off event for students• Family and community

involvement

10 Components of Successful Bullying Prevention Programs

• Establish and enforce school rules • Focus classroom time on bullying

prevention• Increase adult supervision• Intervene consistently and

appropriately (including follow-up)• Continue efforts over time

School-wide* Sustainability* High School

Classroom

Individual Parents &Community

Framework for Components

Research and Recognition – Olweus Bullying Prevention Program• Blueprint Model Program (Center for

the Study & Prevention of Violence)

• Model Program (SAMHSA)

• Effective Program (OJJDP)

• Level 2 Program (US Dept. of Education)

•Live from Bettendorf, Iowa

Closure and Next Steps• Thank you for your support and

participation in this three part series through IPTV

• Please let us know what you would like for next year…email your needs to: your Olweus Support Team in Iowa….see next slides

AEA Olweus Trainers• AEA 1 De Blanchard and Steve Heer

– dblanchard@aea1.k12.ia.us– stheer@aea1.k12.ia.us

• AEA 267 Dawn Jaeger, Jaymie Randel, Connie Stille– djaeger@aea267.k12.ia.us– jrandel@aea267.k12.ia.us– cstille@aea267.k12.ia.us

• AEA 8 Becky Kinnander and Linda Linn– bkinnander@aea8.k12.ia.us– llinn@aea8.k12.ia.us

AEA Olweus Trainers• AEA 9 Barb Brunkan, Dan Jens, Jean

Simpson, Jill Yates– bbrunkan@aea9.k12.ia.us– djens@aea9.k12.ia.us– jsimpson@aea9.k12.ia.us– jyates@aea9.k12.ia.us

• AEA 10 Ann Taylor, Denese Toomey– ataylor@aea10.k12.ia.us– dtoomey@aea10.k12.ia.us

• AEA 11 Karolyn Zeller– kzeller@aea11.k12.ia.us

AEA Olweus Trainers• AEA 13 Carol Johnson, Cinda Rachow

– cjohnson@aea13.k12.ia.us– crachow@aea13.k12.ia.us

• AEA 14 Betty Smith Grimes, Kathy Lockard– bgrimes@aea14.k12.ia.us– klockard@aea14.k12.ia.us

• NWAEA Jill Helm, Flora Lee– jhelm@nwaea.k12.ia.us– flee@nwaea.k12.ia.us

• Great Prairie AEA Mike Monfils, Mike Peters– mmonfils@gpaea.k12.ia.us– mpeters@gpaea.k12.ia.us

Questions/ Support - Bullying/ Harassment

• Penny Bisignano Olweus Contact DEgbiz@mchsi.com 515.306.4847

Questions/ Support - Learning Supports •cyndy.erickson@iowa.gov

515.281.8514