Transcript Belvedere Middle School

Belvedere
Middle School
Annual Policy Review
(April 2011)
Child Abuse Reporting
(BUL-1347.1)
• WHO?
 Everyone who works for Los Angeles Unified
School District
• WHEN?
 The minute you suspect
• HOW?
 Telephone report – immediately (LASD)
 Written – 36 hours (Form SS 8572)
• Administrative assistance
 Any Administrator
Child Abuse Reporting
(BUL-1347.1)
• Why
It is California Law
• Other training requirement
LAUSD On-line training at Learning Zone
required every year. Turn in certificate of
competition to the main office
Child Abuse Reporting
(BUL-1347.1)
• PROCEDURE AT BELVEDERE MS
Suspected Child Abuse Report Form
(SS8572)
Available from any Administrator
Telephone Numbers
County – LASD 323-264-4151
DCFS – 800-540-4000
LA City – LAPD 213-486-0530
Antibullying & Hazing Policy
(BUL-1038.3)
• WHO?
Everyone is responsible to recognize,
prevent, and report (to administration)
Every incident should be investigated
• What can happen?
Bullying and Hazing can easily escalate to
child abuse
• What is Bullying?
• What is Hazing?
Hate – Motivated Incidents and Crimes
(BUL-2047.0)
• WHO?
All LAUSD Employees
We are all responsible for creating an
environment where hate motivated
crimes/incidents are NOT tolerated
• REPORT
To Administration
• What is a Hate Motivated Crime?
• What is a Hate Motivated Incident?
Student & Employee Safety
(BUL-2368.1)
• Maintaining a Safe Campus
All Visitors MUST have identification
Safe School Plan in Main Office
Routine Campus patrols at irregular
intervals
A secure campus – all gates locked during
school hours – one entrance
Report to main office any suspicious person
or any item which could affect safety
Uniform Complaint Procedures
(BUL-5159.0)
• What
 The District’s Uniform Complaint Procedures may
be used for complaints or allegations of
noncompliance involving educational programs
and complaints alleging unlawful discrimination
under federal and/or state laws
• Who
 Employees
 Students
 Parents/Guardians
 District/School Advisory Committees - Other
Interested Parties
Uniform Complaint Procedures
(BUL-5159.0)
• How
Any written format (no standard form) to:
Sue Spears, Director/Compliance Officer Los
Angeles Unified School District Educational
Equity Compliance Office
333 South Beaudry Avenue - 20th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Telephone: (213) 241-7682
• Assistance
Any Administrator
Non-discrimination Policy
(MEM-4695.1)
• Policy;
 The Los Angeles Unified School District is
committed to providing a safe working and learning
environment, free from unlawful discrimination and
harassment.
• Definition:
 Harassment is intimidation or abusive behavior
toward a student or employee that creates a hostile
environment and can result in disciplinary action
against the offending student or employee.
Harassing conduct may take many forms, including
verbal remarks and name-calling, graphic and
written statements, or conduct that is physically
threatening or humiliating.
Sexual Harassment Policy
Employee to Employee; Student to Student; Adult to
Student; Student to Adult (BUL-1893.1)
• Any employee of the District who believes that she or
he has been a target of sexual harassment shall bring
the problem to the attention of the site administrator or
designee:
 Mr. Fox
 Ms. Robles
 Ms. Arzola
• The District considers sexual harassment to
be a major offense, which can result in
disciplinary action to the offending employee
including but not limited to termination
Title IX Policy/Complaint Procedures
(BUL-2521.1)
• The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to
providing a working and learning environment that is free
from unlawful discrimination and harassment.
• The District prohibits discrimination and harassment based
on an individual's sex (including sexual orientation or
gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical
condition); ethnicity (such as race, color, national origin,
and ancestry); religion (including religious accommodation);
disability (mental or physical disability or reasonable
accommodation); age; marital status; or any other basis
protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or
regulation.
• Title IX Complaint Managers:
 Mr. Fox
 Ms. Robles
 Ms. Arzola
Code of Ethics with Students
(BUL-5167.0)
• Employees and all individuals who work with or have
contact with students are expected to use good
judgment and are cautioned to avoid the situations
indicated in the “Code of Conduct with Students.”
• All employees, as well as all individuals who work with
or have contact with students, are reminded that they
must be mindful of the fine line drawn between being
sensitive to and supportive of students and a possible
or perceived breach of responsible, ethical behavior.
Employee Code of Ethics
(4748.0)
• As employees of the Los Angeles Unified School District
(LAUSD), our mission is to educate all students to their
maximum potential. Our success depends on our teamwork, trust
and commitment. Our Code of Ethics is intended to help us
achieve success by setting common expectations and increasing
trust, commitment and teamwork within the District, and between
the District and the community.
• Our Code of Ethics helps develop trust by describing what the
public can expect from us, and what we can expect from each
other and our District. It plays a central role in our District’s
commitment to help District personnel achieve the highest ethical
standards in their professional activities and relationships. Our
goal is to create a culture that fosters trust, commitment to
excellence and responsibility, personal and institutional integrity,
and avoids conflicts of interest and appearances of impropriety.