1. Consistently Safe Schools © Metro RESA Consistently Safe School Project

2. Copyright Pending What criteria make a school consistently safe? Click to play movie

3. Copyright Pending Needs Assessment & Planning Implementation Evaluation Professional Learning

4. Copyright Pending Needs Assessment and Planning The Comprehensive School Improvement Plan includes integration of social emotional learning with the academic curriculum Respect Movie

5. Copyright Pending Activity The Story

6. Copyright Pending Needs Assessment and Planning School Safety Committee is formed to create a culture for school safety Reviews the best practices on violence prevention and safe school culture Develops a violence prevention plan for their local school, based on best practices Implements research-based safe school standards School Safety Committee is formed to create a culture for school safety Reviews the best practices on violence prevention and safe school culture Develops a violence prevention plan for their local school, based on best practices Implements research-based safe school standards

7. Copyright Pending Needs Assessment and Planning The Safe School Committee compiles a yearly assessment and review of : Risk and protective factors Local school discipline data Unsafe school choice option data Safe school audit of the building and grounds Comprehensive school health needs assessment Other local data The Safe School Committee compiles a yearly assessment and review of : Risk and protective factors Local school discipline data Unsafe school choice option data Safe school audit of the building and grounds Comprehensive school health needs assessment Other local data

8. Copyright Pending Professional Learning Cultivate knowledge of innovative programs and services to address school violence Determine effective programs to meet the needs of the school population according to school data and survey results Monitor best practices to provide continuous improvement in their violence prevention plan Share information with staff and obtain feedback and support Cultivate knowledge of innovative programs and services to address school violence Determine effective programs to meet the needs of the school population according to school data and survey results Monitor best practices to provide continuous improvement in their violence prevention plan Share information with staff and obtain feedback and support

9. Copyright Pending Implementation School staff and students are periodically instructed and held accountable to a common set of behavioral management practices Violence Continuum Activity School staff and students are periodically instructed and held accountable to a common set of behavioral management practices Violence Continuum Activity

10. Copyright Pending Implementation School staff and students are periodically instructed and held accountable to a common set of behavioral management practices Classroom teachers facilitate discussion with students on school-wide rules and classroom expectations School-wide rules are few (maximum of 4), clearly stated, posted and expressed in a positive manner School staff and students are periodically instructed and held accountable to a common set of behavioral management practices Classroom teachers facilitate discussion with students on school-wide rules and classroom expectations School-wide rules are few (maximum of 4), clearly stated, posted and expressed in a positive manner

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12. Implementation Faculty and administration administer immediate, consistent, and logical consequences Logical consequences defined as: educational, respectful and appropriate to the misbehavior Students are given opportunities to be recognized for positive contributions to themselves and others Faculty and administration administer immediate, consistent, and logical consequences Logical consequences defined as: educational, respectful and appropriate to the misbehavior Students are given opportunities to be recognized for positive contributions to themselves and others

13. Copyright Pending Implementation 7. Primary prevention strategies are implemented that target the entire school population to create a school culture that promotes pro-social problem solving in the context of a safe and drug free learning environment classroom meetings teaching and supporting the use of pro-social skills such as empathy and social problem solving teaching and supporting health promotion strategies that support good nutrition and exercise while preventing drug abuse and risky sexual behavior. 7. Primary prevention strategies are implemented that target the entire school population to create a school culture that promotes pro-social problem solving in the context of a safe and drug free learning environment classroom meetings teaching and supporting the use of pro-social skills such as empathy and social problem solving teaching and supporting health promotion strategies that support good nutrition and exercise while preventing drug abuse and risky sexual behavior.

14. Copyright Pending Role of teacher movie

15. Copyright Pending Implementation A series of early interventions for students in need are available to teachers, students, parents and administrators. SST, diagnostic testing, consultation with school counselor, parent/teacher conferences, tutoring, mentoring, care team, extended daycare, support groups, community mental health resources A series of early interventions for students in need are available to teachers, students, parents and administrators. SST, diagnostic testing, consultation with school counselor, parent/teacher conferences, tutoring, mentoring, care team, extended daycare, support groups, community mental health resources

16. Copyright Pending Implementation Students with chronic behavioral problems are provided with increasingly structured interventions

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18. Implementation School staff fosters relationships with law enforcement, outside clinicians and community agencies

19. Copyright Pending Evaluation Monitor effectiveness of violence prevention programs over time Annually, administrators and school staff review school data and discuss areas of improvement and new areas of need Consultation with district personnel (i.e., SDFS staff and outside resources) Monitor effectiveness of violence prevention programs over time Annually, administrators and school staff review school data and discuss areas of improvement and new areas of need Consultation with district personnel (i.e., SDFS staff and outside resources)

20. Copyright Pending School Bonding: How do your students feel about coming to your school?

21. Copyright Pending Going to Safe School

22. Copyright Pending Metro RESA Consistently Safe School Project Cobb County - Jeff Inman DeKalb County - Jennifer Errion Fulton County - Peter Gaddis Gwinnett County - Mary Flynt Metro RESA - Elaine Lunsford Georgia State University Center for School Safety Courtney Chambless Dr. Joel Meyers Cobb County - Jeff Inman DeKalb County - Jennifer Errion Fulton County - Peter Gaddis Gwinnett County - Mary Flynt Metro RESA - Elaine Lunsford Georgia State University Center for School Safety Courtney Chambless Dr. Joel Meyers