Welby Elementary School Prevention Plan
Our school’s mission is to: Learn, Grow, Achieve
Prevention Plan Overview
This prevention plan has been created following Jordan District guidelines, which can be reviewed at wellness.jordandistrict.org.
Our school prioritizes prevention by offering support and services to our students and their families. Some of our everyday efforts, systems, and strategies for supporting our students are listed below:
- We are a community working together to create a culture of rigorous learning to conquer hard things and grow together.
- We create a safe environment where mistakes are a stepping stone to success through data-driven, collaborative, and reflective practices.
- Our school provides access to District mental health and support resources through Student Services which includes the Jordan Family Education Center.
- Our school provides academic support for students under the direction of the Jordan School District Teaching and Learning Department.
- Our school’s mental health providers (school counselor and school psychologist) are trained and supported by the District administration to follow current best practices in prevention and intervention efforts.
- Our school intervenes with early warning and reporting tools to identify and support students who may be at risk.
- Our school provides access to parent and family resources through the Jordan Family Education Center.
- Our school utilizes life skill programs. Students are introduced to related curricula monthly.
- Our school recognizes positive behavior through the monthly Student of the Month Golden Gate Kids Awards.
- Teachers meet in weekly Professional Learning Community collaboration and intervention teams to ensure students' academic and emotional needs are being met.
- Teachers foster a safe, caring, and respectful learning environment in their classrooms where students are encouraged to take risks and learn from their mistakes.
Suicide Prevention Plan
- Students identified who may be at risk of suicide receive interventions and support appropriate to their individual needs which may include a screening interview (CSSR-S), parent/guardian contact, a safety plan, mental health recommendations/referrals (JFEC etc), a re-entry meeting, and regular follow-up with support from Jordan District's Student Services Team.
- All of our school’s licensed staff participate in suicide prevention training for their license renewal
Bullying, Harassment, and Discrimination Prevention Plan
- Welby Elementary strives to follow district policy regarding bullying and cyberbullying. Parents and students should report any incidents to the principal or classroom teacher. In an effort to prevent bullying and help students learn how to stand up against bullying, students are taught lessons from a combination of resources/programs.
- Our school proactively reviews relevant data on school climate, safety, and bullying by identifying vulnerable populations (e.g., racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQ youth, and 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 including contacting parents and referral to administration or school mental health team as appropriate.
- Our school staff documents incidents in the Skyward and Panorama programs.
- 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 (i.e. school mental health team, JFEC), 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.
- Through the Stop-Walk-Talk program, students review appropriate behavior that discourages bullying and what to do if bullying is observed.
Violence Prevention Plan
- Welby Elementary proactively intervenes to support individuals who are targets, aggressors, or witnesses with a school-wide bullying prevention program (Stop-Walk-Talk), and lessons on life skills.
- The prevention committee trains our students and staff to recognize, respond it, and report threats of violence.
- Our school’s administrators are trained on the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (C-STAG).
- 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, C-STAG interviews, suicide risk assessments, counseling, and mental health services (i.e. school mental health team, JFEC) a student wellness plan and/or parent contact.
- Through the life skills programs, students learn about appropriate ways to address conflict.
Additional Strategies
- Students participate in red-ribbon-week for drug and alcohol prevention.
- 5th-grade students participate in DARE with a school resource officer
- Other events sponsored by the PTA such as a fundraiser run, school skate nights, and an end-of-year carnival.
- Each classroom has a calm-down corner to help students self-regulate.
This prevention plan has been created following Jordan District guidelines, which can be reviewed at wellness.jordandistrict.org.