Safe and Civil Schools Committee to focus on civility and respect
Next week, the district's Safe and Civil Schools committee meets. This year's focus will be civility and respect. Preventing, managing and recovering from a crisis continues to be a community-wide effort, thanks to the support of area experts on the district's Safe and Civil Schools Committee.
District schools are establishing core values emphasizing the need for civility in schools and the link between feeling safe and learning. Administrators have pledged to support this effort and are working with teachers to develop strategies for intervening when students demonstrate poor behavior.
Students are being empowered and trained through this process to be leaders and peer mentors to help curb abusive behavior and bullying. The committee is also working to ensure all required emergency drills are completed, emergency plans are updated, staff and student training occurs and grief counselors are in place to lend support should a crisis strike.
Safe and Civil Schools Meeting Agenda - Sept. 30
- Respectful Schools (core beliefs writing exercise) - Mark Thompson
- Crisis Prevention Update (impromptu / role playing) - Kirk Jameson/Gay Ernst
- Student Safety Assessment Team (scenario discussion) - Liz Campeau
- Rapid Responder (District review school-by-school) - Scott Brashear
- GriefBusters update - Matt Bona
Safe Schools Leadership Team
Mark Higgins, Chair
Scott Brashear and Matt Wood, Law Enforcement Specialists
Mark Thompson, Crisis Prevention Specialist
Kirk Jameson, Crisis Management Specialist
Matt Bona, Post-Crisis Recovery Specialist
Liz Campeau, Student Safety Assessment Team Chair
Safe and Civil Schools Committee members
Max Carrera, School Board
Gay Ernst, Emergency Management
Keri Abernathy, Parent Volunteer
Harvey Crowder, County Health Department
Susie Morris GriefBusters/Health Services
Al Escalera, Washington State Patrol
Terry Heisey, Walla Walla City Police
Brad Morris, Walla Walla City Fire
Rocky Eastman, Fire District 4
Peggy Needham, Parent Involvement Specialist
Patty Courson, Emergency Medical Services
George Wiese, Juvenile Justice Center
Steve Echevaria, School Resource Officer
Luke Waggoner, WW County Health Dept.
Norrie Gregoire, Juvenile Justice Center
(*NOTE: All district principals and directors are also members of the Safe and Civil Schools Committee)
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