Safe and Supportive Schools

Wisconsin is one of eleven states awarded a four-year federal grant on Safe and Supportive Schools. The goal is to improve conditions for learning in the areas of school safety, school environment, and school engagement, and also increase capacity for making data driven decisions. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will carry out the four-year project (2010-2014) to improve conditions for learning in 14 to 19 school districts, selected on the basis of high numbers and/or rates of disruptive drug- and violence-related incidents at school. Participating school districts will receive significant support from DPI in the forms of funding, professional development, and technical assistance. This support will be used by the high school staff and administration to develop, implement, and evaluate a three-year intervention plan to improve the conditions for learning in the selected high schools.

2012 Safe and Supportive Schools Summer Institute

The DPI Safe and Supportive Schools Summer Institute is a requirement for all S3 funded schools. Come join us on June 19 & 20 as we:

1. Review the data collected from this year to include a focus on subpopulations of students.
2. Identify strategies to meet the needs that emerge from the S3 data.
3. Explore the process and challenges of school-wide systems, culture and policy change.
4. Use time in teams to develop action plans for next school year.

We are especially pleased to feature Kathleen Cushman, author of "Fires in the Mind" and other critical examinations of student engagement, as our keynote speaker.

Given our agenda and outcomes for the institute, schools are encouraged to bring teams of 2-4 people.

To register for the 2012 Safe and Supportive Schools Summer Institute, click on the blue "Register Now" button directly below.

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Summer Institute Pre-Conference

Save the Date!
June 18, 2012
Madison, WI
11:30am (registration and box lunch)
12:30-4:00pm

Come and join other S3 schools to explore bullying in high school as we...

• Analyze S3 bullying data
• Identify the state requirements for bullying policies
• Explore programs and strategies to put policy into practice
• Plan for year 3

Sessions will provide opportunities to assess policies and evidence-based programs including the DPI’s soon-to-be-published high school bullying curriculum module RETHINK. From these, participants will identify comprehensive strategies to meet the needs of high school students, staff, and families in reducing bullying and creating safe and supportive schools.

To register for the Summer Institute Pre-Conference, click on the blue "Register Now" button directly below.

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Grant Forms and Information

• Interim Report
• Year 3 Grant Application
• Data Worksheet
• Action Plan
• Action Plan Example
• Budget Change Request Form (PI-1824)
• S3 Planning Guide
• 2011-2012 End-Of-Year Report

We want to hear about your Safe and Supportive Schools Successes!

Do you have a strategy to share? Have you engaged school staff, students, community and/or families in improving conditions for learning this year? Use this survey-based form to share your story with the field.

2011 Index of Student Behavior and School Environment

The Index of Student Behavior and School Environment is compiled from an equation using the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and a behavior score. The YRBS score is the average of nine questions based on violence, AODA, and safety type issues. The behavior score consists of out-of-school suspensions and expulsions divided by the total school enrollment, and converted to a rate per 1000 students. The behavior score and the YRBS average of nine key indicators each make up 50% of the total index. Individual school scores and the total state average are available in this index.

2011 December Conference Materials

• Workshops
• Making it Better
• Prime for Life
• Other Tobacco Products
• Second Step
• Life Skills Training
• Motivational Interviewing
• Brief Intervention in Middle/High Schools Outline
• Brief Intervention in Middle/High Schools PowerPoint

2011 Summer Institute Materials

(All PowerPoints below are in PDF format)

• Attendee Agenda
• Roster of Madison Summer Institute Attendees
• Summer Institute PowerPoint
• David Osher's PowerPoint
• PBIS Overview PowerPoint
• PBIS Next Steps PowerPoint

Press Release

Districts Involved in Year 1

Districts Involved in Year 2

Survey Information

• Instrument
• YRBS website
• Suspension/Expulsion Reporting Form

Professional Development

Building the Heart of Successful Schools Conference
The Building the Heart of Successful Schools Conference will be held December 6-7, 2012, at the Kalahari Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells. This promises to be an information-packed event! Check the website for details which will be posted as they become available.

Other professional development opportunities follow:

• Evidence-based Programs List
• Calendar of Events
• Live Meeting Slides (Archived)
• May 14, 2012
• February 20, 2012
• January 9, 2012
• November 14, 2011
• October 17, 2011
• September 19, 2011
• May 9, 2011
• April 11, 2011
• March 21, 2011
• February 22, 2011
• January 24, 2011
• November 22, 2010
• S3 Incentives Guidance
• S3 Trainings

DPI Staff

• Steve Fernan, Project Lead, (608)266-3889
• Joan Lerman, Project Officer/Grant Manager, (608)266-2829
• Brenda Jennings, Project Officer/Grant Manager, (608)266-7051
• Lori Stern, Safe and Supportive Schools Consultant, (608)264-9550
• Emily Holder, YRBS Consultant, (608)267-9170
• Randy Thiel, Data Analyst, (608)266-9677

Resources

• National Safe and Supportive Schools Website
• Archived Webinars on School Climate and Surveys
• Resource List
• PBIS Network and Trainings
• National Center for School Engagement
• Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
• Child Trends
• What Works Wisconsin - Database
• National High School Center
• Principal’s Research Review
• The Prevention Researcher
• The Consortium to Prevent School Violence
• Freshmen Transition Initiative
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)– School Connectedness

For questions about this information, contact Brenda Jennings (608) 266-7051

Last updated on 5/14/2012 1:24:31 PM