Community Matters Blog
Read our blog posts below by CM Founder Rick Phillips, CM Trainers, staff members and guest bloggers, as they discuss the issues of bullying, cyberbullying and school climate.
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Make Your LCAP Successful and Sustainable by Focusing on School Climate
The good news is that within the new Local Control Funding Formula requirements, school climate is one of eight areas of primary focus for improvement, signaling an increased recognition of the value, benefits and effectiveness of improving school climate for better academic and social outcomes.
Making Sense of School Climate and What to Do About It - Part 2: Climate Assessment
A school climate assessment is a step-by-step process that assists school leaders in determining what’s working, what’s not and what’s missing in their current climate efforts. Using a thorough analysis process provides the foundational information necessary for effective planning and implementation of the many climate mandates and initiatives that schools are expected to manage.
Restorative Justice in Practice, Part 2: How to Get Started
As we wrote about in Part 1, Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices stand as both a philosophy of discipline and an approach whose time has come.
Auditing Your School Climate: The First Step to Achieving Safer and High Performing Schools
It’s no secret that the responsibilities of school administrators have increased significantly. Challenged every day to fulfill the core mandates of getting students to attend school, keeping them safe, improving academic performance, and achieving higher graduation rates, they also have to comply with ever-expanding laws and imperatives to address bullying, cyber-bullying, harassment and discrimination. What we know is that all the above expectations can be best achieved by focusing first and foremost on School Climate. Click here to read the rest of the article...
National Bullying Prevention Month
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, a time when we are reminded of the importance of preventing and stopping bullying from happening in our schools and communities.
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