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BUILDING A POSITIVESCHOOL CLIMATE
Presented by
Leisa-Anne Smith, Esq.
New Jersey State Bar Foundation
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BUILDING A POSITIVESCHOOL CLIMATE
ADDRESSINGBULLYING, TEASING,
CONFLICT RESOLUTON
AND
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND CHARACTERDEVELOPMENT
New Jersey State Bar Foundation, 2011
Sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Education
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Staggering Statistics
By age 24, 60% of identified bullies havea criminal record
Children named by classmates as bullies
by age 8 were often bullies throughouttheir lives
Bullying occurs once every 7 minutes
Only 25% of students report thatteachers intervene in bullying situations,while 71% of teachers feel they alwaysintervene
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Bullying Commission ReportThe Bottom Line:
Strengthening school
culture and climate is thesingle best way to reduce
HIB in schools
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The L.W. Case
Bullying and peer harassment is afunction of school climate.
The responsibility of school systems toeliminate discrimination and protectstudents from harm compels school
districts to adopt a school-wide,comprehensive approach toeradicate bullying and peerharassment.
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Disjointed to Effective:A focus on a connected PROCESS not
disjointed PROGRAMS
A comprehensive approach dealswith bullying and normal conflict
Empower students: Make the SilentMajority the Caring Majority
Social-Emotional and CharacterDevelopment
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School Climate - Relationships
Student to Student
Student to Adult
Adult to Adult
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CLIMATE FOR STUDENTS
o A physical environment that iswelcoming and conducive to learning
A social environment that promotes
communication and interaction
An affective environment that promotesa sense of belonging and self-esteem
An academic environment thatpromotes learning and self-fulfillment
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CLIMATE FOR ADULTSShould it be any different?
A physical environment that iswelcoming and conducive to learning
A social environment that promotescommunication and interaction
An affective environment thatpromotes a sense of belonging and self-esteem
An academic environment thatpromotes learning and self-fulfillment
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A Climate for Adult Learning
Civil
Congenial
Collegial
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CONFUSION:BULLYING OR NORMAL CONFLICT?
What is the Difference?
Embrace a common definition
WHEN DO WE USE CONFLICTRESOLUTION STEPS?
(Normal Conflict)
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SCHOOL SAFETY (Climate) TEAM
Focus on creation of a positiveclimate
Work with the anti-bullying
specialist Operate as a PLC using climate
data
Provide leadership that supports apositive school climate
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The Key to a Successful Anti-Bullying Program: BYSTANDERS
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WHO ARE THE BYSTANDERS?
WHY WONT THEY GET INVOLVED?
Fear of retaliation
Afraid to lose social status
Dont know what to do
Dont believe adults will help
Dr. Martin Luther King Poster New Jersey State Bar Foundation, 2011
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The 6 Cs of an Effective Program
ConcertedEffort
Consistency
Caring Majority
ConflictResolution
Celebrations
Culture: Its not
just an activity
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Common Missteps inAddressing Bullying
Using Conflict Resolution and/or PeerMediation to address bullying
One-Shot deals such as school assemblies and
guest speakers in lieu of curricular, structural,cultural and climate changes.
Lack of on-the-spot or drive by interventions
for every person, every incident, every timebullying occurs.
Underutilization of the bystander populationwhich constitutes 85% of the studentpopulation regardless of school size. New Jersey State Bar Foundation 2011