Curtis Corner Middle School: Creating a Culture for School Safety
Multi-faceted Prevention/Intervention Strategies:
Personalization--Establishing a culture grounded in trusting relationships
* Teaming; learning centers
* School-wide values: civility, caring and respect for the rights of others
* Student Council—input from students
* Visibility of Principal, Assistant Principal and Staff members
Academic Support
* School counselors meet weekly with teams to discuss student issues
* Principal meets weekly with teams
* Teacher Support Team—early screening and identification of problems
* Parent/Team Meetings
* Weekly Progress Reports for at-risk students
* Strong connections with special education teacher and team members
* Remedial Reading Program
Support Services
* Weekly Consult Team meeting--administrators, nurse, counselors, psychologist, social worker
student assistant counselor, juvenile officer
* Family Service of RI Pilot Program– Matt Roman (liaison) joins us weekly at Consult Team mtgs.
* Consultation/Partnership with juvenile officer
* Outside consultation with professionals in community
* One on one counseling/small group counseling
* Crisis Team—assesses critical situations and develops plan
* Modified School Day - Students are able to continue school work
* STEP program (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting)
Positive Student Recognition
* Honor Roll Assemblies
* National Junior Honor Society
* Team recognition of students
Substance Prevention
* Student Assistance Counselor
* Teen Task Force
* Project Northland offered during health classes
Discipline
* Student Planner—contains behavioral expectations, updated annually. Parental signature required.
* Individual Behavior Management Plans
* Firm, Fair and Corrective Discipline with parent contact
* Anti-harassment policy
* Assemblies; team meetings with students
Safety Education/Programs
* Bullying prevention program: thematic units; pamphlet, assemblies, videos, discussions, posters
* Clubs, intramurals, interscholastic activities which promote a healthy lifestyle
* iSafe Internet Safety program
* Support from PTO for student programs
Routine Building Safety Procedures: locked doors, parent/contact identification, visitor passes, 2-way radios, evacuation and fire drills, visitor sign-in
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