1. Student Services Department
Angela Simmons – Director
Joyce Jarrett –PowerSchool

2. Program Areas Home Base/PowerSchool Homeless/ Foster Care
Counselors/Social Workers
Backpack Program
Foster Care
Parent Link– calling system
Christmas Bureau
Olweus Bully Prevention Program
Fit for Motion
Attendance
Discipline
Drop Outs
Credit Recovery
NCVPS
Restraint and Seclusion
Crisis/Safety

3. Home Base
Single sign-on for:
PowerSchool and PowerTeacher Gradebook
SchoolNet
NCEES
TestNav
Professional Development
Username/Password: Will receive from Data Manager after paperwork complete in payroll or from lead team on August 22.

6. PowerSchool Store house of all student data
Demographics
Test Scores
Parent information
Discipline
Gradebook for teachers K – 12
Attendance
Grades (progress reports, report cards)
Click the teacher to show PowerSchool Video

7. Homeless What is homeless?
How many do you think would be in Hickory Public Schools?
How can we help homeless student achieve in school?

8. Counselors Primary responsibilities How many
Academic success of all students
Social/emotional well-being of all students
How many
1 at each elementary
2 at each middle school
1 at HCAM
4 at HHS
How can they help classroom teachers?
Behavior support
Assist with emotional needs of students
Assist with academic needs of students
Assist with parent conferences
Assist with attendance
Back pack program
Foster Care
Homeless
SST
Testing Coordinator at middle schools
Transitions to next school
Classroom lessons
Small groups
Individual lessons
And so much more!!!!

9. Back Pack Program Food back packs to student in need
Homeless students
Students receiving free/reduced lunch
Provided by DSS and Service League
40 – 55 in each elementary school
10-15 in each middle school
As needed at the high schools

10. Foster Care Program School Liaison in each school
Assistance with school supplies
Assistance with academic needs
Work closely with DSS Family Services program

11. Parent Link Emergency Calling system
Used for weather events, PTA meetings, school events, etc.
Calls/ s each student/parent within minutes
Hyperlink to blackboard

12. Christmas Bureau
Provides Christmas for families in need across Catawba County
Quarterly meetings to plan the event
Schools assist with application process

13. Fit for Motion Fitness and Nutrition program Second Graders
Partner with YMCA and Solmaz Institute from LR
Family Nights
Graduation

14. Olweus Bully Prevention Program
Most researched bully prevention program worldwide
Implementing in all 9 schools in HPS
Committee at each school
Staff Training at each school
Based on Data collected each year

15. OBPP Teacher Guide, p. xii
What Is Bullying?
“Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending himself or herself.”
OBPP Teacher Guide, p. xii
It’s important to begin by making sure we have a common understanding of what bullying is—and what it isn’t.
Pioneering researcher Dr. Dan Olweus was one of the first people to study bullying. According to Dr. Olweus [READ SLIDE]
[NOTE: Try to avoid using the terms “bully” and “victim” as much as possible when describing students. This helps avoid labels and focus on behavior. Be sure to encourage this practice in schools as well.]
© 2007 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group

16. What Roles Do Students Play in Bullying Situations?
Dislike the bullying and help or try to help the bullied student
Start the bullying and take an active part
Students Who Bully
Defenders
Student Who Is Bullied B H
Take an active part, but do not start the bullying
Followers
Possible
Defenders F
Dislike the bullying and think they ought to help, but don’t do it
The one who is being bullied
This Bullying Circle is an important OBPP tool to illustrate roles in bullying situations, and to build understanding about how the program helps shift behavioral norms and attitudes.
[For more information see TG pp. 23–25; SWG CD-ROM Document 1, pp. 15–16.] C
Support the bullying, but do not take an active part
Disengaged
Onlookers
Supporters E
Watch what happens, but don’t take a stand
Passive Supporters D
Like the bullying, but do not display open support
© 2007 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group 16 16

17. Program Components Parents Classroom School Community Individual
Research shows bullying prevention needs to happen on multiple levels to be effective. The four Olweus program components are based on this and consist of:
• a school-level component
• a classroom-level component
• an individual-level component (working with
individual students and their parents)
• a community-level component
[CLICK MOUSE so that “parents” is added to the slide.]
Parents are very important for success of the Olweus program. They are involved at all four levels.
I will discuss each of these components in detail.
Community
Individual
© 2007 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group 17 17

18. Olweus Anti-Bullying Rules
We will not bully others.
We will try to help students who are bullied.
We will try to include students who are left out.
If we know that someone is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and at home.