Components of the Bullying Prevention Program

School

• Bullying Prevention Program Team (coordinating committee), Program Coordinator and Implementation Guide
• Professional development (Agenda and Content Resources) for school personnel and volunteers - Awareness and Skill Development
• Reference Guide/Book for All Teachers, Counselors and Administrators - as pdf file
• Reference Guide/Book for Support Personnel (secretaries, cafeteria and Mmaintenance personnel) - as pdf file
• Pre- and Post-program Assessment (Program Evaluation Plan and Evaluation Coordinator) - Bullying Prevention Surveys (for students, faculty and parents) - Focus Meetings with school personnel, parents and student, Pre- and Post-examination of existing data
• Program’s mission statement, goals, slogan, and logo
• Administrative Strategies Plan for preventing bullying
• Response (Eight-Step Process for On-the-Spot Responding) and Investigation Plans, including the Investigation of Rumors
• Campaign against bullying (activities harnessing the energy of students)
• Bullying Prevention School Assembly Program
• Brochures (as pdf files) for students, parents and school personnel
• Student Involvement and Empowerment Plan (a bank of strategies and activities)
• Parent Education and 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
• Pledge for students, school personnel, parents, and community representatives
• Books for all parents and students placed on school’s server (as pdf files)
• Supervision Plan and Training in Quality Supervision
  • Strategies for providing quality supervision and for increasing supervision
  • Strategies for adding structure to unstructured times
  • Strategies for information sharing and exchange
• Supportive Supervision Strategies (technology, adding structure, etc.)
• Bulletin Boards, Posters, and Banners for high-risk areas, other non-classroom areas, and classrooms
• Strategies for connecting students to the school (creating a sense of acceptance and belonging in all students)
• Celebration of program’s success

Parent and Community

• Bank of strategies for developing a parent and community involvement plan
• Awareness presentation for parents and community representatives
• Committee representation
• Pledge for parents and community representatives
• Focus Meetings
• Bullying Prevention Survey
• Parent Education through "Parent Chats" (English & Spanish) sent home (parent review with child and sign - returned to school)

Individual-Level, Response-Level and Intervention

• On-the-Spot Responding (responding when it is seen and/or heard)
• Safety Plans for targets of bullying
• Procedures for investigating rumors and unverified reports
• Discipline Rubrics with progressive consequences
• Behavioral Expectaions for all high-risk areas
• Pro-social and non-punitive strategies
• Intervention Questionnaire and Plan to help students who are bullied
• Intervention Questionnaire and Plan to help students who bully others

Classroom, Counselor, and Library

• A comprehensive scope and sequence (preschool-high school) of Bullying Prevention Lesson Plans and classroom meetings
• Support materials and resources
  • Instructional materials for the teacher
  • Posters for the classroom
  • Brochures (for school personnel, students, and parents)
  • Instructional materials for students
• Bulletin Boards, Banners, and Posters
• Card Games
• Posted and enforced bullying prevention classroom rules and behavioral expectations