Thorner - BCSD Static Server - Bakersfield City School District

Safe School Plan ContinuedOur school enlists students, parents and staff to support bullying prevention program.Our school focuses some class time on bullying prevention activities.The adults at our school are positive role models and model appropriate behavior.Our school continues efforts to prevent bullying throughout the school year.Our school has given professional development to look for bullying signsOur school is fully committed to strong values that guide our daily behavior toward studentsuccess. Our core values include equity, integrity, caring, collaboration, and personal andcollective accountability.Our school takes specific actions to help create and maintain cultural norms of safety,connectedness to school, and acceptance of each person.Our school reviews and analyzes office referrals and other information to help determinehow resources may be used to establish and maintain bullying prevention strategies andservices at our site.Our school uses a positive behavior referral system to support students and staff.Our school clearly defines behavioral expectations and has established a consistent processfor teaching and acknowledging appropriate behavior.Administrative Position(s)Schools can enhance physical safety by monitoring the surrounding school grounds includinglandscaping, parking lots, and bus stops. Students can also be a good source of information. Peersoften are the most likely group to know in advance about potential school violence.Our School employs a principal and vice-principal, whose job is designed to help increase schoolsafety, prevent prohibited offenses, and promote prosocial relationships. The principal and viceprincipalhave developed procedures to monitor the school campus, the surrounding areas, and hasdesignated the safe entrance and exit routes to school. Furthermore, recognizing that students areoften the first to know of dangerous plans or actions, the principal and vice-principal at our Schoolmake themselves available for a student to safely report troubling behaviors that may lead todangerous situations. When it comes to school safety, students are taught not to keep secrets.Effective relationships between the principal, vice-principal, and students help initiate appropriateinvestigations, help staff learn of suspects in school offenses, and help collect importantknowledge about community conflicts that may have an impact on school safety.The School’s Cultural EnvironmentThere is a high level of cohesiveness among the staff members at Dr. Juliet Thorner School.Cooperation and support between teachers and the administration is evident. Efforts are made by theadministration and staff to show concern for all students.All students are expected to behave in a manner that promotes safety and order. Students areencouraged to bring problems to the principal, vice principal, or other personnel allowing the staff tobe proactive rather than reactive in all situations of concern.29