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PBIS & Bullying: Creating a Climate for School Success Anne Terry & Nicole Moore

Presenters: • Anne Terry & Nicole Moore are professional school counselors at Little River Elementary School. They have teamed for 7 years and implemented a PBIS program and created a program for peer mentoring. • Anne.Terry@lcps.org • Nicole.Moore@lcps.org

Our Plan for Today • Overview of the PBIS – Bully Prevention Model • Specific lesson plans to address bullying in a classroom setting • Creative ideas to further combat bullying and increase positive social interactions • Wrap up leaving with some new ideas and resources to help you

The following slides are based on information from: 1- Bullying Prevention in a PBIS School Presentation (Drawn from the Olweus Bully Prevention Program & the work of Stiller, Ross & Horner) 2 – Bully Prevention Manual (Scott Ross, Rob Horner, & Bruce Stiller) (Both can be found on the PBIS website)

How PBIS Addresses Bullying: PBIS focuses on instructing the whole school population the expected behaviors and then providing additional reinforcement to students that require that help. Initiating a program to address bullying will be more effective IF the school already has a FIRM FOUNDATION of school-wide behavioral expectations. A Bully Prevention Manual may be found on PBIS.org.

Six Key Features of Bully Prevention in Positive Behavior Support 1. The use of empirically-tested instructional principles to teach expected behavior outside the classroom to all students. 2. The monitoring and acknowledgement of students for engaging in appropriate behavior outside the classroom. 3. An effort to prevent bullying behavior from being rewarded by victims or bystanders. 4. The correction of problem behaviors using a consistently administered continuum of consequences. 5. The use of information about student behavior to evaluate and guide decision making. 6. The establishment of a team that develops, implements, and manages the BP-PBIS effort in a school.

Top 10 Strategies for Effective Bullying Prevention: • Focus on the whole school environment • Assess bullying at your school • Garner staff/parent support • Form a group at school to coordinate bullying prevention/ intervention activities • Provide training for ALL staff members • Establish and enforce school rules and policies regarding bullying • Increase adult supervision in “hot spots” for bullying • Intervene consistently and appropriately in bullying incidents • Focus some classroom time on bullying prevention and intervention • Continue efforts over time HRSA’s National Bullying Prevention Campaign, 2004

School-wide Recognition Little River students earn individual “Eagle Feathers” to put towards meeting the school-wide goal. A goal is set multiple times throughout the year and we all work TOGETHER to find out the AMAZING prize. Previous prizes have been: • Popsicles at outdoor lunch • Astronaut assembly • Sit where you like lunches • Pep Rally/Song contest • Hula parade • Red carpet event

How did the lessons begin? • Bullying specific lessons were developed for each grade level. Lessons were conducted by the School Counselor. • Signage was developed and displayed in each elementary school throughout the county. • Data is routinely collected for evaluation purposes.

STOP, WALK & TALK • Loudoun County based curriculum ideas on the PBIS Bully Prevention Manual. • We have a STOP – WALK – TALK protocol in our school and across Loudoun County to confront bullying problems. First tell the person to stop firmly, next walk away if necessary, and finally let a trusted adult know what is going on.

3 STEPS TO STOP A BULLY! • STOP • WALK • TALK STOP= tell the bully to stop. • ST (if that doesn ’ t work … ) • WALK= quietly walk away. (if that doesn ’ t work … ) • TALK=tell an adult you can trust.

Classroom Guidance Lessons! The following lesson plans are from the STOP-WALK-TALK Loudoun County Bullying Curriculum

BULLYING NOT NOT

LCPS ’ Definition Is: Using Repeated Negative Behaviors Intended To Frighten Or Cause Harm. Behavior Unwanted And Repeated

Three types of bullying? 1. Physical 2. Social/Emotional 3. Electronic/Cyber

3 STEPS TO STOP A BULLY! STOP WALK TALK

STOP= tell the bully to stop. • STO (if that doesn ’ t work … ) ALK= quietly walk away. • WALK (if that doesn ’ t work … ) • TAL ALK=tell an adult you can trust .

Kindergarten

Name_____________________________ BULLYING IS … . Teasing Laughing Leaving Out Whispering Ruining Property Making Fun Calling Names Pushing Hitting, Kicking OVER AND OVER

Name_________________________________ 3 steps to STOP a bully 1- Stop (tell them to stop, I feel_____when you______) (if that doesn’t work) 2- Walk (quietly walk away from them) (if that doesn’t work) 3- Talk (go to an adult you trust and tell them what’s happening) *Put a letter beside each picture to tell what step is being shown* S=STOP W=WALK T=TALK __________ ____________ _____________ __________ _____________ ______________ The adult I would go to if I needed to TALK would be __________________________________________.

Grade 1

Name____________________________________ Bullying is when someone……. _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________over and over again. Write S for small problem that you can try to handle, and B for big problem when you need to tell an adult. ________1. Someone accidentally bumps you in line. ________2. A classmate calls you a name one day. ________3. You see a friend write on the bathroom door. ________4. Someone at recess pushes a friend down on purpose. ________5. At lunch, a friend doesn’t want to sit with you. ________6. A classmate makes fun of you every day and you told them to stop but they keep doing it.

Grade 2

One student pushes down another One student is threatening to hurt A student is running in the school student. another student. hallway. ____Big Problem: tell an adult ____Big Problem: tell an adult ____Big Problem: tell an adult ____Small Problem: mind my own ____Small Problem: mind my own ____Small Problem: mind my own business business business ____Small Problem: solve myself ____Small Problem: solve myself ____Small Problem: solve myself A student is taking my book . A student is whispering when A student is getting out of line . ____Big Problem: tell an adult ____Big Problem: tell an adult the teacher is talking. ____Small Problem: mind my own ____Big Problem: tell an adult ____Small Problem: mind my own business ____Small Problem: mind my own business ____Small Problem: solve myself business ____Small Problem: solve myself ____Small Problem: solve myself If I see a big problem at school, one adult I can talk to is__________________________________________________ If I see a big problem at home, one adult I can talk to is___________________________________________________

Name:____________________________ Please design the “Album Cover” for the STOP -WALK-TALK song. Please draw the album cover in the space below.

Stop-Walk-Talk Song • • • Stop, Walk Talk Stop, Walk Talk That’s what I say • • • Stop, Walk Talk That’s what I say In a calm way. • • • That’s what I say In a calm way. If someone says Stop to me • • In a calm way. If someone is mean to • me I listen very carefully. • When someone is • • mean or rude Or any other friend I I take a deep breath see and go on with my • I do not get an day. • attitude I do my part to help • my school I Stop, Walk Talk. • I remember just what • to do: I Stop, Walk Talk • • I Stop, Walk Talk Stop, Walk Talk • • Stop, Walk Talk Stop, Walk Talk

Grade 3

• Define Stop-Walk-Talk • My Secret Bully • Webisodes from stopbullying.gov and role plays

Grade 4

Physical Bullying Emotional Bullying Cyber Bullying What it is: What it is: What it is: What it looks like: What is looks like: What it looks like:

Grade 5

Create an entertaining comic strip to show the best way to handle a bullying situation.

WHICH IS WHAT? Physical Social/Emotional Electronic/Cyber NOT Bullying A student on the bus makes The student who sits in front You threaten to punch negative comments about of you trips you each time another student if she talks your clothing you have asked that you walk by his desk. to your best friend again. her to stop and have tried to Yesterday, he pushed you avoid her. It still happens out to the way when it was daily. time to line up. A boy in your class Cuts you A student on your soccer Everyday your friend asks you in the lunch line. team took an embarrassing to buy an ice cream for her picture of you and emailed to on your lunch account. She your classmates. says that she and her friends will never speak to you again id you don’t continue to do it. The boys in your class have Your friend said that she Sarah continually texts agreed to never pick Tommy didn’t want to sit beside you another girl in the class with on anyone’s kickball team. at lunch today. putdowns about how lame she is and how no one likes her.

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