Prevention Plan

Prevention Plan Overview

Our school prioritizes prevention by offering support and services to our students and their families. Some of our everyday efforts, the systems and strategies for supporting our students are listed below:

        • Daily announcements ‘We love you, we care about you…’
        • Mindfulness (PAWS room, Lion Lunch). 
        • Full time social worker who meets with students weekly in groups with the other counselors.  
        • Credit recovery
        • ML Support
        • District personnel and working with outside agencies (Choose Gang Free). 
        • After school program
        • Student leadership groups (Latinos in Action, Peer Mediators, Student Ambassadors, SBOs, NJHS).  
        • Sense of belonging is something that we focus on. Mentoring is a job that every teacher has.
        • Pride Time
        • Roar Dash through our Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
        • WJMS identifies students in need through data review and staff recommendation, implements interventions, and tracks progress on student wellbeing, attendance, and academic needs. 
        • Our school uses Panorama data management to identify students in need of additional support and proactively meet their needs.
        • Our school provides access to District mental health and support resources through Student Services which includes the Jordan Family Education Center and Mental Health Access Program.
        • Our school provides access to academic support with District departments to support the success of every student.
        • Our school’s mental health providers (school counselors, school psychologists, or clinical support) are trained and supported by District administration to follow current best practices in prevention and intervention efforts.
        • Our school intervenes with early warning, content monitoring, and anonymous reporting tools with support from District specialists to identify and support students who may be at risk.
        • Our school provides access to parent and family resources including a District partnership with the Cook Center for Human Connection’s Parent Mental Health Series platform. 
        • Our school regularly communicates through ParentSquare and hosts community support events such as open houses, conferences, and support nights.

Suicide Prevention Plan

        • Our school’s mental health providers and administrators are trained on and review District suicide risk intervention guidelines annually with support from Jordan District’s Student Services Team.
        • At the beginning of each semester, our school reviews crucial policies including those related to bullying and harassment.
        • All of our District’s staff participate in crucial concerns training annually to maintain employment in the District which covers critical topics such as suicide, bullying, and violence prevention.
        • Students identified who may be at risk of suicide receive interventions and support in partnership with their parents and guardians appropriate to their individual needs. This may include a screening interview, parent/guardian collaboration, a safety plan, mental health recommendations/referrals (Jordan Family Education Center, Mental Health Access Program, etc.), a re-entry meeting, and regular follow-up.
        • Groups supported by the school psychologist to assist in student support and coping mechanisms
        • SafeUT app is widely publicized and advocated to be used for mental health crises

Bullying Prevention Plan

        • Student groups are actively used to create belonging, and proactively correct or prevent bullying behavior.
        • Our school team proactively reviews relevant data on school climate, safety, and bullying by identifying vulnerable populations (e.g., racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQ youth, students with disabilities) and specific spaces where bullying may be likely to plan support accordingly.
        • Our school’s staff is trained on school procedures for recognizing, reporting (SafeUT, content monitoring, etc.), and responding to bullying incidents.
        • Our school staff documents incidents in Skyward according to State requirements.
        • Our school’s administrators have been trained in Bullying Action Planning which supports students involved in bullying incidents.
        • All of our District’s staff participate in crucial concerns training annually to maintain employment in the District which covers critical topics like such as suicide, bullying, and violence prevention.
        • Students involved in incidents of bullying as targets, aggressors, or witnesses receive support for their individual needs which may include suicide risk assessments, counseling and mental health services, Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), a student wellness plan and/or parent/guardian contact—recognizing that targets, aggressors, and witnesses of bullying are more susceptible to school problems.
        • Our school’s administrators have been trained on Bullying Action Planning through the District Wellness Team and continue to implement best practices in bullying intervention, with the overall goal of prevention. 
        • Our school uses trained adult and peer mediators to help resolve conflict and address bullying behavior.
        • Our school has a school-wide behavior matrix focused on being safe, responsible, and respectful.  The behavior matrix is intentionally taught, reflected upon, and used as the basis for our Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support. 

Violence Prevention Plan

        • Our school’s administrators are trained on the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (C-STAG), along with other members of our school’s threat assessment team including our School Resource Officer and Clinical Support Specialist.
        • Our school has a process for timely response to school threats using Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (C-STAG) and its decision tree. This includes warning potential victims and their parents/guardians.
        • Our school’s staff and students are aware of school procedures for recognizing and reporting (SafeUT, content monitoring etc.) threats of violence. 
        • Students who are affected by or who make threats of violence receive interventions and support appropriate to their individual needs which may include problem-solving, interviews, suicide risk assessments, Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Restorative Conferencing, Mediation, a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), counseling and mental health services, a student wellness plan and/or parent contact.
        • All of our District’s staff participate in crucial concerns training annually to maintain employment in the District which covers critical topics like such as suicide, bullying, and violence prevention.
        • Teachers advocate reporting of information to administrators
        • Building relationships with students to promote conversations
        • Build a school culture where reporting is supported and encouraged

    This prevention plan has been created following Jordan District guidelines, which can be reviewed at wellness.jordandistrict.org.