Components and Elements of the Bully Free^® Program

School-Level Components and Elements

• Bully Free^® Program Team (coordinating committee), Program Coordinator and Implementation Guide
• Professional develop for school personnel and volunteer
• Pre- and Post-program Assessment (Program Evaluation Plan and Evaluation Coordinator
• Bully Free^® Surveys (for students, faculty and parents)
• Program’s mission statement, goals, slogan, and logo
• Campaign against bullying (activities harnessing the energy of students)
• Bully Free^® School Assembly Program
• Focus Meetings with school personnel, parents and student
• Student Involvement and Empowerment Plan (a bank of strategies and activities)
• Parent Involvement Plan (a bank of strategies and activities
• Community Involvement Plan (a bank of strategies and activities)
• Bank of administrative strategies for creating a caring , safe and peaceful school and for changing the school’s culture/climate
• Bully Free^® Pledge for students, school personnel, parents, and community representatives
• School Support Materials Kit (PDF files for parents and students placed on school’s server) and several Bully Free^® Zone Posters for high-risk area
•  Supervision Plan and Professional Development
  • Strategies for providing quality supervision and for increasing supervision
  • Strategies for information sharing and exchange
• Supportive Supervision Strategies (technology, adding structure, etc.)
• Bully Free^® Bulletin Boards, Posters, and Banners for high-risk areas and other non-classroom areas
• Strategies for connecting students to school (creating a sense of acceptance and belonging
• Celebration of program’s success

Parent- and Community-Level Components and Elements

• Bank of strategies for developing a parent and community involvement plan
• Awareness presentation for parents and community representatives
• Committee representation
• Bully Free^® Pledge for parents and community representatives
• Focus Meetings
• Bully Free^® Survey

Individual-Level, Response-Level, and Intervention-Level

• Improved supervision and On-the-Spot Responding Plan (responding when it is seen)
• Procedures for investigating rumors and unverified reports
• Response Plan (responding after the on-the-spot response)
• Discipline Rubrics with progressive consequences and behavioral for high-risk areas
• Pro-social and non-punitive strategies
• Intervention Plan to help students who are bullied
• Intervention Plan to help students who bully others

Classroom-Level Components and Elements

• A comprehensive scope and sequence of Bully Free^® Lesson Plans (preschool-high school) and classroom meetings
• Grade Specific Bully Free^® Classroom Kit of materials and resources
  • Supportive instructional materials for the teacher
  • Bully Free^® Classroom Poster, Bully Free^® Bracelets, and Pamphlets and brochures (for school personnel, students, and parents)
  • Instructional materials for students
  • Book for parents
• Bully Free^® Bulletin Boards, Banners, and Posters (for the classroom)
• Posted and enforced Bully Free^® Classroom Rules and behavioral expectations