Geoffrey Grant Nancy Crawford 30 Highcastle Rd Toronto ON ...

St. Edmund Campion Catholic School

Geoffrey Grant

30 Highcastle Rd Toronto ON M1E 4N1

232

Mills, Mary-Lou

Nancy Crawford

1 2012-12-05

3 2013-04-09

2 2013-02-26

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Safe School Safety Plan

TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL

Providing students with an opportunity to learn and develop in a safe and respectful society is a key goal of the TCDSB. Providing students with an opportunity to learn and develop in a safe and respectful environment supports academic achievement for all students, which in turn, helps them to reach their full potential. Research and experience show that bullying is a serious issue that has far-reaching consequences for individuals, their families and peers and the entire school community. Schools that have bullying intervention and prevention strategies foster a positive learning and teaching environment that supports academic achievement for all students and that helps students reach their full potential. PPM 144

1. Bullying Awareness, Intervention and Prevention Plan

School Vision To maintain a Safe, Inclusive and Healthy learning environment.

Goal #1 The elimination of bullying in all its forms. At St. Edmund Campion our primary focus is on developing a Christian, caring and nurturing community where all proclaim the Good News of the Gospel and where Catholic beliefs are modelled and integrated into the whole learning experience. Students will recognize various forms of bullying such as persistent and unwelcome physical harassment, gossip and taunting. Cyber bullying has become another form of bullying that students must be educated to re

Initiatives/Strategies/Practices

We will be making connections between the anti-bullying literature/material to the grade curriculum. For primary grades, we will use the “I Care” program and the junior/intermediate grades will use the Fully Alive/Health studies curriculum.

Our Intermediate students (both boys and girls) have an opportunity to participate in the “Imani” programme-a mentorship program held at Campion on Tuesday afternoon, and run by students from the UniversityOf Toronto (very positive role modelling).

On Monday Morning beginning in the middle of November- 8 of our Intermediate boys (3 -Grade 7 and 4 Grade 8) will be working with our school Social Worker and a facilitator from YouthLink on leadership/self-esteem and anger management strategies. (The sessions are 1 hour in length)

Responsibility

Teachers, Principal, Support staff

Resources The following resources will be utilized to support these initiatives/strategies/practices:

Classroom/school resources/Community ResourcesTeacher resourcesTCDSB Bullying Prevention and Intervention BrochureTCDSB Safe Schools Anti-Bullying ResourcesColorosso, The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander. Harper Collins, 2002/ Community Resources-Imani (U of T) YouthLink.

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Measurement of Progress The following metrics will be used to measure progress in achieving the Goal:

We will see a decrease in the number of incidents involving bullying, and an increase in the number of times students help each other when in the class or outside.Continue to provide our Intermediate students with the tools to be good role models for the younger students.

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Progressive discipline is a whole-school approach that utilizes a continuum of interventions, supports, and consequences to address inappropriate student behaviour and to build upon strategies that promote positive student behaviours. When inappropriate behaviour occurs, disciplinary measures should be applied within a framework that shifts the focus from one that is solely punitive to one that is both corrective and supportive. Schools should utilize a range of interventions, supports and consequences that include learning opportunities focused on reinforcing positive behaviour and helping students make good choices. PPM 145

2. Progressive Discipline Plan

School Vision To utilize progressive discipline in order to eliminate and reduce the instances of serious disciplinary infractions.

Goal #1 Improve the reporting process to parents, staff and students through the use of the school newsletters, Code of Conduct/Parent Handbook and Progressive Discipline Policy. Consistency, fairness and transparency in the application of rules is foremost.

St Edmund Campion utilizes a range of interventions, supports and consequences. Misbehaviour is handled sensitively. Students are always encouraged to see the value of good behaviour and the logical consequences of inappropriate behaviour.


Teachers in each division will use different strategies e.g. note in agendas. Students will be familiar with the school’s progressive discipline plan and the consequences of inappropriate behaviour. Interventions, supports and consequences within the Progressive Discipline Plan of the school will focus on reinforcing positive behaviours and helping students to make good choices.

Responsibility

Teachers, Principal, Support staff


Classroom/schoolResourcesTeacher/Boardresources


Decrease in the number of disciplinary incidents and suspensions.

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3. Promoting Positive School CultureA school should be a place that promotes responsibility, respect, civility and academic excellence in a safe learning and teaching environment. A positive school climate exists when all members of the school community feel safe, comfortable and accepted. The Safe School Action Team and student leadership groups can play key roles in supporting learning and practices that educate students and staff members about safety concerns. Those practices used for very challenging situations that can jeopardize the safety and well being of others include, but not limited to: Threat Assessment, Restorative Conference and Mediation Circles.

School Vision Promote a positive school culture by more fully engaging the school community in this Year of Faith.

Goal #1 To promote responsibility, respect, civility and academic excellence in a safe learning and teaching environment


School Liturgies; Monthly School Assemblies celebrating students who demonstrate the Virtue of the Month in their daily activities at school; Me To We, Social Justice Initiatives/Fundraising (we are helping to build a a well in Sri Lanka): Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Drive, Halloween for Hunger Initiative: participation in Earth Day, Student leadership initiatives; celebrating our Multicultural Heritage and the recognition of various cultures.Positive school culture will be promoted by the Safe Schools/Health Action Team, and the Me to We Leadership Team

Responsibility

Teachers, Principals,Support staff


Classroom/school ResourcesTeacher/Boardresources


Ongoing throughout the year.

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4. Emergency Response PlanThe Toronto Catholic District School Board has a primary responsibility to ensure the safety of students and staff inside Board buildings and on Board property. Central policies and procedures, developed in collaboration with the Toronto Police Service, provide direct support to school administrators in the management of crisis situations, including a lockdown response. It is the responsibility of each school to develop local procedures specific to that school, including a process by which all regular staff members, itinerant and specialist teachers and support staff, facility workers and visitors are informed of local considerations in the event of a threat to school safety. MOE Provincial Model for a Local Police/School Board Protocol

School Vision All students, staff members and visitors will become knowledgeable about emergency procedures for threats to the safety and well-being of all persons at school, and will be able to appropriately respond according to the guidelines established by TCDSB.

Goal #1 To plan, practice and evaluate a minimum of 2 Lockdown Drills in this school year; one drill per term.


Regular in-services for staffClear protocols for visitors to schoolVisits by Community Police Officer to all gradesReview of Fire Drill and Lockdown procedures with staff and students

Responsibility

•Safe School Action Team•Principal•Police Partners


TCDSB Threats to School Safety Response Procedures• Police partnerSchool Action Team website


•Positive Assessment of Lockdown drill•Emergency Procedure poster is visible in each classroom

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