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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
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Steps to Respect Bullying Prevention
Program Action Plan Participant: Fall River Public Schools |
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The Fall River Schools have adopted Steps to Respect, an approved bullying prevention program for elementary school youth. The program is a school-wide curriculum that trains adults to effectively deal with bullying while teaching skills to help children develop healthy relationships and decrease bullying behavior. Language arts and social and emotional learning are combined in the curriculum's literature lessons, which are based on popular children's books. |
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| Priority Area: | Safety and Substance Abuse |
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| Priority Sub-Area: | 1, A) Increased community policing and personal safety | |
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Goal: |
To increase the resources available to local youth to reduce the frequency of interpersonal violence. |
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Method(s): |
Train elementary staff to implement the Steps To Respect Bullying Prevention curriculum | |
| Timeline: | Staff training – Summer 2004; Implementation – Fall 2004 | |
| Indicators: |
Principals report a decrease in fighting and reports of bullying behavior |
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| Progress: | School personnel will attended a train-the-trainer program in April to prepare them to teach the Steps To Respect curriculum in the Fall River Schools beginning in the Fall of 2005. | |
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How citizens can get involved: |
Parent support for school climate programs being implemented in all elementary schools. Parent attendance at family information and training sessions. |
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| Contact Information: | Sue Sterrett, Health Coordinator, Fall River Schools, 508-675-8430 or ssterrett@fallriver.k12.ma.us. | |