Whole School Safety Planning

Welcoming Schools for LGBTQ Students

August 5, 2024

HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools is a comprehensive bias-based bullying prevention program that provides LGBTQ+ and gender-inclusive professional development training, lesson plans, booklists and resources specifically designed for educators and youth-serving professionals. In addition to working with individual schools, the Welcoming Schools team works with districts to increase the internal capacity for districts to improve school climate by training facilitators within the district to deliver Welcoming Schools content to district educators.

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Welcoming Schools

August 5, 2024

One of the best ways to welcome students and families into your school community is to integrate high-quality texts into your classroom and school libraries. Welcoming Schools offers recommendations for diverse books for schools, libraries and home. Find books that reflect the rich diversity of people in your school and the world.

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Tips for Building a Data Culture in Your School Building

August 5, 2024

When school policies and practices are informed by data, inequities in education can be identified and redressed. This website provides questions and competencies that can be utilized to help your school community build a data culture in your school building.

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The Toolkits: Assess, Act, & Audit

August 5, 2024

Based on our Straight A Safety Improvement Model, these free toolkits for school communities in each active area of focus: Assess, Act and Audit.
The toolkits are designed to facilitate conversations, problem-solving, and partnerships in your school community.

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School Crisis Recovery and Renewal Resource Hubs

August 5, 2024

A comprehensive collection of resources and content related to common thematic areas of School Crisis Recovery & Renewal, including crisis drills, providing morials and support after a catestropic event, including suicide.

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

August 5, 2024

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. Use the resources on this website and short video in staff and family presentations to share information on how students’ need for safety and belonging is vital in their success in school.

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Guiding Principles for Creating Safe, Inclusive, Supportive, and Fair School Climates

August 5, 2024

This resource identifies five guiding principles and suggests actions schools and school districts can take to create inclusive, safe, supportive, and fair learning environments. The resource also lists federal resources to support these efforts.

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Fostering Belonging, Transforming Schools: The Impact of Restorative Practices

August 5, 2024

Learn how exclusionary discipline practices like suspensions and expulsions can increase misbehavior and negatively impact school climate, particularly among Black students, who face disproportionate rates of these punishments. Discover how restorative practices, which focus on conflict resolution and community building, can address the root causes of misbehavior, reduce racial disparities, and improve overall school climate and academic engagement.

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Creating School Active Shooter/Intruder Drills

August 5, 2024

Keeping our school campuses safe from active shooters or intruders is one component of a school emergency plan. Part of being prepared is planning safety drills. The type of drills or exercises your school conducts should map on to your school emergency operations plan. This fact sheet provides guidance on steps to consider when performing an active shooter/ intruder drill.

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Creating a Safe and Respectful Enviornment in Our Nation’s Classrooms

August 5, 2024

This training toolkit is made up of two modules that address bullying in classrooms. Specifically, it is designed for trainers to assist teachers in cultivating meaningful relationships with students while creating a positive climate in the classroom.The first module is “Understanding and Intervening in Bullying Behavior,” which addresses how to identify and effectively intervene when bullying occurs (including tips on de-escalation). The second module is “Creating a Supportive Classroom Climate,” which considers effective strategies to build a classroom climate where bullying is less likely to occur.

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