Transcript Training

Florida Bullying Prevention Initiative
Web Conference
November 20, 2008
2:30-4:00 p.m. EST
Welcome and
Introductions
Jim Warford
Executive Director
Florida Association of School
Administrators (FASA)
• Florida passed the Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All
Students Act in 2008
•The law requires schools to adopt a policy prohibiting
bullying and harassment
• Schools must administer this policy
•The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is the most
researched and best-known program that can be used to
address bullying in Florida schools
OBPP Overview
Marlene Snyder, PhD
Director of Development,
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
Institute on Family and
Neighborhood Life
Clemson University
What Is Bullying?
“Bullying is when someone repeatedly
and on purpose says or does mean or
hurtful things to another person who has
a hard time defending himself or
herself.”
OBPP Teacher Guide, p. xii
Three Key Components of
Bullying Behavior
1. Involves an aggressive behavior
2. Typically involves a pattern of
behavior repeated over time
3. Involves an imbalance of power or
strength
Direct Bullying
• Hitting, kicking, shoving, spitting
• Taunting, name-calling, using
degrading comments
• Threatening or obscene gestures
Indirect Bullying
• Getting another person to bully
someone
• Spreading rumors
• Causing another person to be
socially isolated
• Cyber bullying
Effects of Being
Bullied
• Lower self-esteem
• Depression and anxiety
• Absenteeism and lowered
school achievement
• Thoughts of suicide
• Illness
Concerns about
Children Who Bully
Children who bully are more likely to:
• get into frequent fights
• be injured in a fight
• steal or vandalize property
• drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes
• be truant or drop out of school
• report poor academic achievement
• perceive a negative climate at school
• carry a weapon
Effects of Bullying
on Bystanders
Bystanders may feel:
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Afraid
Powerless to change the situation
Guilty for not acting
A diminished empathy for victims
over time
Effects of Bullying on
School Climate
• Bullying creates a climate of fear and
disrespect.
• Bullying interferes with student learning.
• Students may feel insecure and not like
school as well.
• Students may perceive a lack of control or
caring.
Prevalence of Bullying
in the United States
The first national study of bullying used a sample of
15,600 students in grades 6 to 10.
• 19% of students reported bullying others
“sometimes” or more often during the school term
• 17% reported being bullied “sometimes” or more
often
• 6.3% reported bullying and being bullied
Nansel, T. R., M. Overpeck, R. S. Pilla, W. J. Ruan, B. Simmons-Morton, and P. Scheidt, “Bullying
Behaviors among U.S. Youth,” Journal of the American Medical Association 16 (2001): 2094–2100.
Prevalence of Bullying
in Florida
According to the 2007 Florida Youth Substance
Abuse Survey:
• 27% of students reported being bullied
(about 702,000 students)
• 23% reported bullying others (about
598,000 students)
OBPP is the most-researched and
best-known bullying prevention program
available today.
Goals of OBPP
• To reduce existing bullying problems
among students
• To prevent the development of new
bullying problems
• To achieve better peer relations at school
OBPP is . . .
• designed for ALL students in grades K-8
• preventive AND responsive
• focused on changing norms and
restructuring the school setting
• research-based
• NOT time-limited: requires systematic
efforts over time
OBPP is not . . .
• a curriculum
• a conflict resolution
approach
• a peer mediation program
• an anger management
program
Recognition of the Olweus Bullying
Prevention Program
• Blueprints Model Program (Center for the Study and
Prevention of Violence)
• Model Program (SAMHSA)
• Effective Program (OJJDP)
• Level 2 Program (U.S. Department of Education)
Program Principles
1. Adults in school need to show warmth,
positive interest, and involvement.
2. Set firm limits for unacceptable behavior.
3. Consistently use nonphysical, nonhostile
negative consequences when rules are
broken.
4. Adults in the school should act as authorities
and positive role models.
What Roles Do Students Play in
Bullying Situations?
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A Students Who Bully
Start the bullying
and take an active
part
Take an active
part, but do not
start the bullying
Followers
or
Henchmen
B
Supporters
or
Passive Bullies
Support the
bullying, but do not
take an active part
Defenders
Student Who
Is Bullied
H
Possible
Defenders
The one who is
being bullied
F
C
Passive Supporters
or Possible Bullies
D
Like the bullying,
but do not display
open support
Dislike the bullying
and help or try to help
the bullied student
Dislike the bullying
and think they
ought to help, but
don’t do it
Disengaged
Onlookers
E
Watch what happens, but
don’t take a stand
Program Components
Classroom
School
Parents
Community
Individual
School-Level Components
1. Establish a Bullying Prevention Coordinating Committee
2. Conduct committee and staff trainings
3. Administer the Olweus Bullying Questionnaire
4. Hold staff discussion groups
5. Introduce the school rules against bullying
6. Review and refine the school’s supervisory system
7. Hold a school kick-off event to launch the program
8. Involve parents
School Rules about Bullying
• We will not bully others.
• We will try to help students who are bullied.
• We will try to include students who are left out.
• If we know that somebody is being bullied, we
will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.
Classroom-Level Components
• Post and enforce schoolwide rules against bullying
• Hold regular class meetings
• Hold meetings with students’ parents
Individual-Level Components
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Supervise students’ activities
Ensure that all staff intervene on-thespot when bullying occurs
Hold meetings with students involved in
bullying
Develop individual intervention plans
for involved students
Community-Level Components
• Involve community members on the BPCC
• Develop partnerships with community members
to support your program
• Help spread anti-bullying messages and
principles of best practice throughout the
community
Required OBPP Materials
• OBPP Schoolwide Guide with
DVD and CD-ROM
• OBPP Teacher Guide with DVD
and CD-ROM
• Olweus Bullying Questionnaire
(scannable format and online
format)
Option 1: Olweus Bullying
Questionnaire-Scannable Version
(Provided in packs of 30)
Option 2: Olweus Bullying Questionnaire-Online
Version (Must be done in a computer lab)
OBPP Training Information
• Training is required for all schools
participating in the Florida Initiative
• Training is provided by a certified Olweus
trainer
• It consists of a 2-day training for committee
members and consultation for one school year
• Committees train school staff; 1-day training
for teachers
Take-Home Message
• It is possible to reduce bullying.
• It requires a team effort.
• It requires a long-term commitment.
Florida Bullying Prevention Initiative
Initiative Overview
and Application
Process
Sue Thomas
Hazelden Publishing
Florida Bullying Prevention Initiative
A partnership among:
• Florida Association of School
Administrators
• Hazelden Publishing
• National Association of Elementary
School Principals
• Clemson University
Florida Bullying Prevention Initiative
• Provide free program materials and
training for OBPP
• Fund 25 schools by 2/1/09
• Hope to fund more schools later
Florida Bullying Prevention Initiative
Who is eligible?
• Elementary, middle and junior high
schools
• Schools not using OBPP
• Private or public schools
• At least two schools and no more than
six schools per district or consortium
Florida Bullying Prevention Initiative
Selected schools will receive free program
materials:
• Schoolwide Guide (up to eight copies for
committee members)
• Teacher Guide (up to eight copies for
committee members and one per every three
teachers)
Florida Bullying Prevention Initiative
• Olweus Bullying Questionnaire—Schools can
choose between the online version and
scannable version
• Schools will receive up to 500 surveys for each
of three administrations-baseline, after Year 1
and after Year 2; larger schools will need to do
a random sample
• Receive free online report after each
administration
Selected schools must receive training—Three
options:
Option # 1: Work with an existing certified
Olweus trainer in your district or consortium
• Must be a certified trainer
• Cannot charge for training and consultation
• Identify this trainer on your application
Selected schools must receive training—
Three options:
Option # 2: Be assigned an outside
trainer. FASA will assign these.
• Must be able to train two school committees at
one time in your district
• Schools pay for travel costs-no overnight costs,
just mileage (usually within one hour of school)
• Can request a specific trainer, but you are not
guaranteed that trainer
Selected schools must receive training—Three
options:
Option # 3: Send a district staff person to become
a certified Olweus trainer
• Must be able to attend a Training of Trainers in late
February/early March-3 day training
• Must pay travel costs for the Training of Trainers
• Must work with at least two schools
• Can work with up to 8 schools at a time
• Must remain an Olweus trainer for at least 3 yearsmust provide training as part of their ongoing job
• Cannot charge schools for their services
Option # 3: Send a staff person to become a
certified Olweus trainer
• Staff person must apply for the Training of
Trainers—link to application on the FASA site
• Need to have experience in training adults,
understand the issue of bullying, experience
working on school projects, and have a plan
for addressing bullying
Costs that schools must cover-will try to keep
these to a minimum
• Substitute teachers for committee members, if
meet during the day
• Snacks and supplies for staff trainings
• Travel expenses for trainer-should be minimal
• Supplies for kick-off event with students
• Any additional program materials
The Application Process
• Applications due by 11:50 p.m. December 15,
2008
• Must apply online—applications are available
at www.fasa.net/fbpi
• Must include two letters of commitment-from
the principal and district superintendent
• Principal letter due at the time of application;
superintendent letter needed before being
selected
The Application Process
• Each school building must complete an
application, but must have at least two schools
per district applying
• The application must be completed in one
sitting; it can’t be saved, but there is a
worksheet to help you prepare to apply.
The Application Process
For more information, contact:
Mike Tremor, Associate Executive Director
Florida Association of School Administrators
Phone: (850) 224-3626
E-mail: [email protected]
Florida Bullying Prevention Initiative
• This presentation will be archived
• You will receive an e-mail with instructions on
how to access the archived version
• We will also provide a link from the Florida
Bullying Prevention Initiative Webpage
Florida Bullying Prevention Initiative
Thank you for joining this
Web Conference!
Are there questions?