1. 2011 TASA Midwinter Conference
2011 TASA Midwinter Conference
Bullying: How We Are A1emp4ng
to Make a Difference
February 1, 2011
Dr. Rick Kempe, Director of Student Services
Donna Layer , Coordinator of Guidance and Counseling Services
Mark Thomas, Communica4ons Officer
Birdville Independent School District
Haltom City, Texas
5. Community of Respect Everywhere
Bullying (From BISD’s Code of Conduct)
Bullying means engaging in wri1en or verbal expression or physical conduct
that school personnel determine:
Will have the effect of physically harming a student, damaging a student’s
property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s
person or of damage to the student’s property or is sufficiently severe,
persistent, or pervasive enough that the ac4on or threat creates an
in4mida4ng, threatening, or abusive educa4onal environment for the
student (Texas Educa4on Code 25.0342).
No student shall engage in any form of bullying, nor shall any student
encourage or assist any other person in bullying.
11. Community of Respect Everywhere
What have we done?
• Formed Community of Respect Task Force
• Ins4gated Independent Inves4ga4on of Current District Policy
• Contacted and consulted with Barbara Coloroso, interna4onally renowned expert
• Developed protocol and procedures for repor4ng incidents on campus.
• Arranged presenta4on by speaker Jus4n Lookadoo for counselors, task force members,
principals and Leadership on communica4on, respect and climate change
• Expand Crime Stoppers on every campus
• Reinstate character educa4on/virtues. . . C.O.R.E. values
• Developed Safety Zone website
14. Community of Respect Everywhere
Ac4vi4es Happening on the Campuses
• Campus task forces established to facilitate/oversee ini4a4ves‐including
students from all ranges
• Incorporated messages with C.O.R.E. values over announcements, in
newsle1ers, on websites using video clips, public service announcements,
mo4va4on quotes, etc.
• Adop4ng a community service project in which all staff and students can
par4cipate
• Display cases showing C.O.R.E. values
• Theatre Arts departments wri4ng and performing skits
• Athle4c teams visi4ng elementary schools as mentors and community
hospitals to visit and assist pa4ents modeling C.O.R.E. values
19. Community of Respect Everywhere
References
• Coloroso, B. (2009). The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School‐‐How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the
Cycle (Updated EdiBon) (Updated ed.). New York: Collins Living.
• Eklind, D. H., & Sweet, F. (n.d.). How to Do Character Educa4on. Character EducaBon ‐ Free Resources, Materials, Lesson Plans. Retrieved
October 21, 2010, from h1p://www.goodcharacter.com/Ar4cle_4.html
• Barney Fudge, Consultant for School Health and SDFSC, ESC Region XI
bfudge@esc11.net Phone 817.740.7637, Mailing Address: ESC Region XI, 3001 North Freeway, Fort Worth, Texas
• Jus4n Lookadoo, na4onal speaker and author, Bullies on the Playground
www.lookadoo.com Phone 310.489.7181, Mailing address: P.O. Box 3104, McKinney, Texas 75070
• Eric May, Director of Preven4on Services, SafeHaven of Tarrant County
www.safehaventc.org Phone 817.546.6040 x 239, Mailing address: 6815 Manha1an Blvd. Suite 105, Ft. Worth, Texas 76120, Hotline
1.877.701.SAFE (7233)
• Kim Rocha, Center Coordinator, Alliance for Children,
KRocha@AllianceforChildren.org Phone 817‐427‐3110 x 101, Mailing Address: 625 Grapevine Highway, Hurst, Texas 76054
• www.values.com