Olweus In FRLS --- What Is Our Program?

The OLWEUS / FRLS Program

THE PROGRAM

      ü     Olweus Parts Implemented 2006-2007

ü     Ohio General Assembly enacted a bill requiring school districts to have district bullying policy

ü     Our District School Board revised our school bullying policy

ü     CORE Committee/Staff/Teachers Volunteers

ü     CORE Committee 2 Days Training with Gloria Murphy

ü     Olweus Survey for students

ü     District-Wide Rules written:

1. We will not bully others.

2. We will try to help students who are     bullied.

3. We will include students who are easily left out.

4. When we know somebody is being bullied, we will tell an   adult at school and an adult at home.

ü     Rubrics for Bullying Consequences written by buildings

ü     Monthly meetings of CORE Staff/Parent teams by buildings met

ü     Staff introduction to Olweus in January 2007 Inservice

ü     District Staff Inservice for Olweus during Summer Inservice July 2007 at Greenville Christian Life Center/Olweus Student Survey summary reviewed by staff

ü     Middle School Weekly Neighborhood meetings/Fort Action started by Climate Committees

      ü     Olweus Updates 2007-2008 School Year

 

ü     Anti-Bullying  Rules posted throughout school

ü     Weekly meetings held in Elementary classrooms/Weekly Neighborhood Meetings/ High School Focus Groups started

ü     CORE Olweus Committee met to evaluate progress/Quarterly meeting dates set

ü     Anti-Bullying Rubric/Rules explained by each principal to students in beginning year assembly and rubrics/ rules printed in Student Handbooks

ü     Kick-Off Anti-Bullying assembly planned-Dr. Mike Thompson

ü     Dr. Mike Assembly K-12 stressing good choices/poor choices/consequences

ü     Weekly character words stressed in Elementary/Middle School

ü     January Inservice 2008- Staff Discussion/Evaluation on progress of Olweus -  How are things going? Strengths? Needs? Improvements?

       ü     More to Come in Olweus 2008!

ü     Rules/Components of Program listed on School Web Site for Parents

ü     Annual Student Survey given again-compare results to last year-evaluate

ü     CORE Committee will meet and reevaluate strengths needs of Olweus after January Staff Inservice 2008 results

ü     Rules Assembly Jan. 2008 by Elem Principal stressing rules again

ü     Neighborhood Meetings in MS/Elem reviewing 4 Basic Bullying Rules and rubrics

 

WHAT OUR SURVEYS REVEALED
In the spring of 2006 all students were administered an anonymous survey about bullying. This survey helps schools by increasing awareness and motivation on the part of school staff and parents to address bullying at school; provides information critical to planning  bullying prevention efforts; and provides a baseline from which to measure progress in reducing bullying.

The percent of students who report to have been bullied
Girls=19.4% Boys=24.3%
The percent of students who report to have bullied others
Girls=10.6% Boys=22.1%
The total percent of students involved in bully or victim behaviors: 38%

(Additional survey results may be available upon request)