2. Why? Over half the students at PHS have witnessed bullying in both the cafeteria and the hallway. –That means 1,325 students from Palatine Approximately 1,775 of our students think that others wouldn’t care if they were being bullied or harassed?

3. 1,086 students from Palatine don’t feel comfortable stepping in and saying something when they witness bullying. 900 students witness bullying in the classroom, while only 20 staff members say they witness it there.

4. Rachel’s Challenge www.rachelschallenge.com

5. What have we done so far? We have sent a letter to parents explaining Rachel’s Challenge –See Handout We have written the curriculum for the year –You will be getting monthly emails with the lessons your summit leaders will be teaching We have had all of the students elect their summit leaders And More!

6. September 22 Schedule Period 1 8:15 – 8:55 (40 minutes) Period 2 9:00 – 10:00 (Junior/Senior Assembly) Passing 10:00 – 10:10 (40 minutes) Period 2 10:10 – 11:10 (Fresh/Soph Assembly) Period 3 11:15 – 11:55 (40 minutes) Period 4 12:00 – 12:40 (40 minutes) Period 5 12:45 – 1:25 (40 minutes) Period 6 1:30 – 2:10 (40 minutes) Period 7 2:15 – 2:50 (35 minutes) Period 8 2:55 – 3:30 (35 minutes)

7. Teen Summits Teen leaders have been elected in the English classes These students are broken down by year –Seniors take care of Open House & Café Activity –Juniors take care of announcements –Sophomores take care of publicity –Freshmen take care of publicity These students are trained during summit meetings to run the lessons we will have throughout the year

8. Summit Meetings (Here is a Sample for the Sophomore Class) September 11 ……………………………………………Period 3 September 25 ……………………………………………Period 4 October 9 ………………………………………………..Period 5 October 23 ……………………………………………….Period 6 November 6 ………....……………………………………Period 7 November 20 ……………………...……………………..Period 8 December 4 …………………………..…………….……Period 1 December 18 …………..………………...………………Period 2 January 8 …………………………………………………Period 3 January 22 …………………………………….…………Period 4 February 5 ……………………………………….………Period 5 February 19 ……………………………………..………Period 6 March 5 …………………………………………….……Period 7 March 19 ……………………………………………...…Period 8 April 2 ……………………………………………………Period 1 April 16 ……………………………………………….…Period 2 April 30 ………………………………………………….Period 3

9. Discussions about Rachel’s Challenge –Who knew about Columbine before today? –What did you know? –What part of the assembly impacted you most? –Talk about Rachel’s Challenge website –Hand Out Survey First Activity of the Year!

10. Pride in myself, my school, & my community Respect for yourself & others Ownership of my actions Motivation to Do The Right Thing Integrity in my life Success …my goal Excellence …my aspirations Palatine’s PROMISE

12. How will this work for the year? We will have an activity each month for the Summit Leaders to do with your classes on a rotating schedule. You will receive an email from me (Kris Stary) each month to see what your leaders are preparing. The topics and curriculum are complete and can be sent to you at your request whenever. Each activity can take no more than 10 minutes or the entire period. It is your choice!

13. Topics for the Year September 22 Rachel’s Challenge October 23 Cultural Issues/Making a Difference November 13 Mix-It-Up December 11 Reporting Bullying/Harassment January 29 Impact of Bullying February 26 Cyber Bullying March 19 Gender Issues April 16 Review of Palatine’s Promise

14. Our Goal At the end of the year we will be giving the students the district bully survey again which we will then compare to the survey they have taken in the past. Our goal is to have made a change in the results and to improve the overall atmosphere of Palatine High School to make it an even better place!

15. How to get involved! Everyone will be involved on some level by holding these lessons in their classrooms throughout the year. However, if you wish to help us even more, we meet every Thursday morning at 7:30.