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	Standard One: School and District Leadership

	Standard Two: Curriculum, Instruction, And Professional Development

	Standard Three: Classroom And School Assessments

	Standard Four: School Culture, Climate, And Communication
	4.1 Shared Philosophy of Culture of Excellence
	4.2 Facilities Conducive to Learning
	4.3 Proactive School Discipline Procedures
	4.4 Safety and Crisis Plans
	4.5 Positive Relationships with Students
	4.6 Student Achievement Highly Valued
	4.7 Healthy School Culture
	4.8 Culture of Respect, Trust, Communication, and Collaboration
	4.9 Benefits of Change
	4.10 Active Partners
	4.11 Additional Academic Assistance for Students

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A healthy school culture promotes social skills, conflict management, and prevention programs so that students are prepared and ready to learn.

An essential element of an orderly and focused school environment is the opportunity for all students to learn and practice sound decision making and positive approaches for getting along with others. While schools often teach skills such as anger management and conflict resolution and values such as tolerance through a short-term, focused curriculum unit or supplemental activity, it is even more important…to incorporate desired skills and values into the daily life of the entire school.

Learning First Alliance,
Every Child Learning: Safe and Supportive Schools

Suggested Evidence

Training schedule of prevention activities
Anti-bullying policies
Observation
Surveys and interviews

Level of Performance: Exceeds Standards

The school has policies and funding in place for providing and maintaining a prevention program. The program is demonstrating success at redirecting conflict and high-risk behavior.
The school community has data and information to demonstrate long-term success of their program for teaching conflict resolution skills, owning responsibility for personal behavior, showing empathy for others, and making healthy choices.
All members of the school community (e.g., students, families, stakeholders, staff) support a school norm that consistently does not tolerate insults, teasing, or any other forms of verbal or nonverbal bullying by adults or students.

Related Resources

Tools
Collaborative Multicultural Problem-Solving with Case Studies: A 6-step Model
This case study presents a 6-step problem-solving process to address discrimination and intergroup conflicts within schools. Steps include identifying the problem, acknowledging different perspectives, recognizing challenges and opportunities, assessing strategies, considering solutions, and defining expected outcomes.
Publisher: EdChange Multicultural Pavilion

Communication Skills
This guide presents skills needed for effective communication (verbal and nonverbal), non-threatening methods of requesting behavioral change, and ways that school leaders can enhance interpersonal relationships with school personnel and community members.
Author: Karen Irmsher
Publication Date: 1996, January
Publisher: Education Resources Information Center

School-wide Positive Behavior Support: Implementers’ Blueprint and Self-Assessment
The National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports has created the School-wide Positive Behavior Support document to provide implementers with definitions and procedures that ensure successful implementation of school-wide support of positive behaviors.
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: OSEP Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Articles
Exemplary and Promising Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools Programs
Created by the Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-Free Schools Expert Panel, this document identifies exemplary programs that promote safe and drug-free schools.
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education

Useful Links
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Discretionary Grants
The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative is a discretionary grant program supported by the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice, which provides students, schools, and communities with federal funding to implement an enhanced, coordinated, comprehensive plan of activities, programs, and services that focus on promoting healthy childhood development and preventing violence and alcohol and other drug abuse.