Anoka-Hennepin Anti-Bullying & Anti-Harassment Leadership Team!

Anoka-Hennepin Anti-Bullying & Anti-Harassment Leadership Team! Status Update on the Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment! Task Force Recommendations! Jinger Gustafson, associate superintendent of middle schools! Jennifer Cherry, Title IX/equity coordinator!!

Anti-bullying and anti-harassment teams! History! Dates! 2011-12! 2012-13! 2013-14! 2014-15! MANAGEMENT TEAM: Internal Leadership Team! An7- Bullying/ An7- Harassment Task Force! Consent Decree Compliance CommiEee! Anoka- Hennepin An7- Bullying/ An7- Harassment Leadership Team! Anoka- Hennepin An7- Bullying/ An7- Harassment Leadership Team! ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Community Task Force! Not Applicable! An7- Bullying/ An7- Harassment Task Force! An7- Bullying/ An7- Harassment Task Force! An7- Bullying/ An7- Harassment Task Force!

Purpose! Status report! Report on progress regarding actionable items from the community task force recommendations in 2012-13.! Report on early action plan by the internal leadership team for addressing the community task force recommendations from the 2013-14 accepted report.!

ABAH (Community) Task Force! Context! Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment (Community) Task Force: October 2012! First annual report presented to the Board July 11, 2013! Second annual report presented to the Board June 23, 2014! Charge, by the School Board, was given to the Anoka- Hennepin Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment Leadership Team to develop a plan for addressing the community task force recommendations.! Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment Task Force recommendations have been and continue to be examined for immediate, intermediate and long term actionable items by the Anoka-Hennepin Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment Leadership Team.!

Considerations! Factors! Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment Guiding Principles (adopted by the School Board Oct. 28, 2013) are based on the vision, mission and core values of the Anoka-Hennepin School District.! District policies, state and federal laws, consent decree, and current capacity (people, time, budget) were considered in developing action items.! Action items, including the roles of the internal leadership team and the community task force, were developed for each! of the recommendations.!

2013 Recommendations! Oct. 28, 2013 update to School Board! 15% 3 ac&on items Completed 38% 8 ac&on items 47% 10 ac&on items Leadership team Task force From the nine recommenda7ons, 21 ac7onable items were developed

2013 Actionable items! Status update, Oct. 27, 2014! 100% Completed 3 ac&on items completed by Task Force Completed (100%) 8 ac&on items completed by Leadership Team 10 ac&on items addressed by previous/ongoing ac&vi&es From the nine recommenda7ons, 21 ac7onable items were developed

2013 Recommendation 1! Framework for continuance of task force! We recommend the School Board consider the following framework for future task force membership and work:! Currently appointed members should be invited to continue on the task force for the upcoming year. Task force members who choose not to return should be replaced to keep the task force membership to 25-30 members.! Student members should include five high school students.! Future task force activities should incorporate student and parent panels or listening sessions.! The task force should continue to meet for two hours once a month during the academic year.! Subcommittees should be formed to research specific topics of interest. Subcommittee work should be shared with the task force at regular task force meetings.! Increase the diversity of members of the task force.! Trained, external facilitators should continue to be used to facilitate the meetings.! Ac9on item Owner Timeline Status School Board renewed appointments of 2012-13 members and appointed new members as recommended Task force ac7vi7es scheduled as recommended School Board chair Task force chair September 2013 Completed October 2013 Completed

2013 Recommendation 2! Student education! We recommend the district provide developmentally appropriate social and emotional learning opportunities for all students. We recommend including anti-bullying/cyberbullying/harassment education and bystander empowerment education across the district for every student at every grade level throughout the school year. Peer mediation should continue to be promoted and supported to help students resolve conflict early.! Ac9on item Owner Timeline Status Assess current student educa7on and refine the Student Educa7on Plan Peer media7on training and implementa7on Leadership team January 2014 Completed Student Services director November 2013 2014 Update:! Bystander empowerment programming being planned for 2015.! Peer mediation program discontinued for 2014-15.! Completed

2013 Recommendation 3! Employee professional development! We recommend that the district continue to provide ongoing professional development, specifically cultural competency and anti-bullying/anti-harassment training that involves all staff who interact with students. We also recommend that teachers and administrators be knowledgeable of all anti-bullying/anti-harassment student programming.! Ac9on item Owner Timeline Status Assess current employee professional development and refine Employee Professional Development Plan Cultural Competency and Courageous Prac7ce professional development Implementa7on of district Culturally Responsive Teaching support team Development of culturally responsive teaching teams within sites Cultural Competency and Courageous Prac7ce professional development con7nues An7- bullying/an7- harassment training revised and implemented for all staff Leadership team October 2013 Completed Student Services Systemic rollout fall 2008 Completed Student Services June 2012 Completed Student Services June 2014 Completed Student Services June 2014 Completed Employee Services Pilot fall 2013, systemic rollout spring 2014 Completed

2013 Recommendation 4! Leverage external resources! We recommend that the district create a clearinghouse for anti-bullying/antiharassment resources. The district should explore utilizing a grant writer to obtain additional funding for anti-bullying/anti-harassment efforts.! Ac9on item Owner Timeline Status Iden7fy district clearinghouse for an7- bullying/an7- harassment resources Preven7on coordinator will collaborate with AHEF director on grant opportuni7es Preven7on coordinator Student Services September 2013 Completed September 2013 Completed 2014 Update:! District received $200,000 Community Innovations Grant from the Bush Foundation to support Task Force work and develop and implement antibullying training in all middle and high schools.!

2013 Recommendation 5! Site implementation! We recommend that the district ensure a consistently safe and welcoming environment in all of our schools. We recommend the Anoka-Hennepin Anti- Bullying/Anti-Harassment Leadership Team work in partnership with the task force to further explore the many ideas outlined in Appendix B.! Ac9on item Owner Timeline Status Leadership team subcommieee will examine Appendix B and work with the task force on poten7al ac7onable items Task force chair December 2013 Completed 2014 Update:! Ideas listed in Appendix B were analyzed by the internal leadership team and task force. These ideas were short statements that needed further development. The 2013-14 Task Force flushed out specific ideas which developed into specific goals, as reflected in the 2014 recommendations.!

2013 Recommendation 6! Improve and support mental wellness! We recommend improving support regarding student mental wellness and increasing education and awareness of mental health issues.! Ac9on item Owner Timeline Status Recommenda7on addressed in Mental Health Report School based mental health implementa7on Implementa7on of further mental health recommenda7ons Realignment of exis7ng student support services Mental health consultant Mental health consultant Mental health consultant 2014 Update:! Presentation to the School Board Sept. 22, 2014.! April 2013 Completed September 2013 Completed July 2013 June 2017 Completed, on track Student Services August 2013 Completed

2013 Recommendation 7! Promote positive culture! We recommend the district and task force continue to explore specific programs and strategies that promote a positive culture that include student leaders, families, community members and organizations, curriculum, training of all school staff members, and measures of effectiveness.! Ac9on item Owner Timeline Status Task force subcommieee will analyze poten7al for ac7onable items Task force November 2013 Completed 2014 Update:! Addressed through the 2014 recommendations.!

2013 Recommendation 8! Engage families! We recommend the district partner with families to achieve safe and welcoming schools and communities.! Ac9on item Owner Timeline Status Task force subcommieee will analyze poten7al for ac7onable items 2014 Update:! Addressed through the 2014 recommendations.! Task force November 2013 Completed

2013 Recommendation 9! Comprehensive, effective communications! We recommend the district develop a comprehensive communication plan to gather input and provide consistent information about safety and inclusiveness for ALL people in our schools. Audiences for the communications include students, staff, families, community agencies, and members of the public. We recommend the Anoka-Hennepin Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment Leadership Team consider the communication elements in partnership with the task force and implement the plan as soon as possible. Ac9on item Owner Timeline Status Leadership team subcommieee to develop communica7on plan, advised by task force Communica7on protocol between the leadership team and task force Communica7on and Public Rela7ons director Leadership team chair/task force chair December 2013 October 2013 2014 Update:! Addressed through 2014 recommendation 4, Appendix B.! Completed Completed

2013 Actionable items! Status update, Oct. 27, 2014! 100% Completed 3 ac&on items completed by Task Force 8 ac&on items completed by Leadership Team 10 ac&on items addressed by previous/ongoing ac&vi&es Completed (100%) From the nine recommenda7ons, 21 ac7onable items were developed

Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment Task Force 2013-14 Report! Five recommendations!

2014 Task Force report! Five recommendations! 1. Increase awareness and acknowledgement of the variety of family structures and characteristics.! 2. Increase adult presence in unstructured common places in middle schools through the use of volunteer school ambassadors.! 3. Honor and celebrate the contributions of diverse people and families in our community, country and world, including the LGBT community.! 4. Provide comprehensive communication about safety and inclusiveness for all people in our schools.! 5. Increase messages of kindness in the Anoka-Hennepin community.!

Recommendations! Next steps! The Anoka-Hennepin Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment Leadership Team recommendations for next steps includes:! Continuing to work in collaboration with the community Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment Task Force.! Refining each recommendation into actionable items;! Tentative schedule for bringing forth actionable items for each 2014 recommendation to the School Board:! Recommenda9on School Board Mee9ng 1 Jan. 12, 2015 2 April 27, 2015 3 Feb. 23, 2015 4 Nov.r 24, 2014 5 Nov. 24, 2014

Conclusions! In summary! The Anoka-Hennepin Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment Leadership Team:! Uses a systemic focus while providing individual opportunities for sites to address unique needs;! Considers the phases of the work as fluid; and! Will continue to seek input and feedback throughout phases of this work, based on measurable outcomes, which will then drive the next phase of the work.!

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