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be nice. at WCS

Agenda

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Overview

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Foundation

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Middle School Assembly

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Upcoming Lessons

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Next Steps for Middle School

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High School

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Next Steps for High School

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Moving Forward

Overview- What is be nice?

• Evidence-based mental health initiative from West

Michigan

• Start conversations
• Aim to increase understanding of mental health

concerns and reduce stigma

• Build resiliency

Notice : What is different Invite: Reach out and start conversations Challenge: Ask questions, change the stigma Empower: Obtain knowledge that can effect

• thers positively, do something

The be nice. program

Williamston Middle School

Middle School assembly was held on Feb 11th

• Presented be nice. program to all middle school students and staff
• Included ice-breaker activity that identified those impacted or those who know

someone impacted by mean behavior, bullying, mental health concerns, self-harm, or suicide

• Defined mental health, shared mental health statistics, and why students joined the be
• nice. planning committee
• Defined N-I-C-E action plan with videos and student definitions
• Students and staff shared stories relating to mental health and bullying
• Took the be nice. pledge

Click here to view the WMS presentation

Williamston Middle School

Leadership committee

• Includes 12 students spanning across grades 6, 7, and 8. Students were self-nominated
• r teacher-nominated and completed an application including why this program is

important to them.

• Planned and executed be nice. assembly. Some students will also participate in the

parent event on March 25th.

• Meet during AOT to develop presentations and activities in support of be nice. program

at WMS

Highlights from WMS Assembly

Middle School students want to work on….

• Gossiping
• Bullying
• Social media/technology use
• Bad language
• Self-harm
• Eating disorders

Upcoming AOT Lessons

• Review of be nice.
• Applying it to cyberbullying
• Depression 101
• Anxiety 101
• Bullying basics
• How to be a Friend?

Next Steps for Middle School

• Work with students to develop details of AOT lessons
• be nice. bulletin board in 6th grade hall
• Specific days for staff to wear shirts
• Pick monthly “project” idea
• ex. What does bullying look like
• Start a staff committee
• Develop tips and resources for parent newsletters
• Plan a presentation for incoming 6th graders Fall 2019

High School

• Assembly 3/22
• Leadership & Staff Committees
• Example video:

High School Students want to work on…..

• Gossiping
• Okay to talk to teachers
• Okay to talk to the counselor- counselors are here to

help

• People assuming/judging others
• How parents can approach mental health with

students

• Taking jokes too far

WHS March Poster Campaign

• Serve as visual reminders around the school
• Define nice acronym
• Give real life examples for each

WHS AOT & Lunch Lessons

• Review of N-I-C-E
• Anxiety 101
• Depression 101
• How to be a friend

Next Steps High School

• Develop and finalize details of lunch lessons with

students

• Decide monthly projects for the rest of the school year
• Book a mental health speaker for beginning of next

year

• Build student and staff committees
• Develop resources and tips for parent newsletters

Moving Forward: Phase 1

Phase 1: Increase awareness and visibility of the be nice. program

• Establish staff committee
• Identify days of month for all staff to wear be. nice shirts
• Create bulletin boards and posters
• Create a form of communication with parents

Phase 2

Phase 2: Increase knowledge of be nice. concepts

• Develop and hold AOT lessons
• Complete monthly projects based on focus

areas identified by students

Phase 3

Phase 3: Establish long term stability

• Plan a presentation for incoming 6th graders

each fall

• Incorporate language of be nice. across all

buildings

Questions