Safety+Team

**October 11, 2010 **
 * Professional Learning Communities In-Service **
 * 1) **1. **** SMART Goal ** ( **S **pecific, **M **easurable, **A **ttainable, **R **ealistic, and **T **imely):

Develop, foster, and maintain a positive school climate including HIB issues


 * 1) **2. ****<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> Rationale: **

A 2009 study by the United States Departments of Justice and Education, “Indicators of School Crime and Safety,” reported that 32% of students aged 12 through 18 were bullied in the previous school year. The study reported that 25% of the responding public schools indicated that bullying was a daily or weekly problem. In 2010, the chronic persistence of school bullying has led to student suicides across the country, including in New Jersey. School districts and their students, parents, teachers, principals, other school staff, and board of education members would benefit by the establishment of clearer standards on what constitutes harassment, intimidation, and bullying, and clearer standards on how to prevent, report, investigate, and respond to incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying.

• Receive copies of any HIB investigation reports || Maggie Dock || September 2011 – June 2012  ||   ||
 * 1) ** 3. ****<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> Action Plan **
 * **Activity** ||  **Person Responsible**  ||  **Timeline**  ||  **Outcome**  ||
 * Receive any HIB complaints reported to principal
 * Identify and address patterns of HIB in the school || Entire team || October 2011 – June 2012 ||  ||
 * Review and strengthen school climate and policies in order to prevent and address HIB || Entire Team || October 2011 – June 2012 ||  ||
 * Participate in training || TBD || October 2011 – June 2012 ||  ||
 * Educate the community to prevent and address HIB || Entire Team || October 2011 – June 2012 ||  ||


 * 1) **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">4. ****<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> Group Member Names: **

Doug Layman, Maggie Dock, Carole Sobiechowski, Steve Frangione, Mike Milligan, Theresa Yanoff, Sue Sawey, Dawn Blanos, Jackie Margolies, Denise Garagliano, Barb Sharpe, Debbie Schmidt (Parent)
 * 1) **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">5. ****<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> Which middle school goals does this impact?: **