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How does CASS affect students?

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A CASS School is…

…Teachers…

… Students….

…Friends…

… Families…COMMUNIT

Y!

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LEADERSHIP TEAM

Program Manager

District Team

Superintendent

School Board

District Personnel

Building Administrative

Team

Principal / Assistant Principal

Counselors / Behavioral

Support Staff

Teacher Team

Teacher Leaders

Teacher

Student / Youth Ambassador

Team

Ambassador Facilitators

Youth Ambassadors

Student Leaders

Students

Parent / Community

Team

Parent / Community

Leaders

Parents

Community Centers /

Organizations

Sports Organizations

Local Businesses

CASS Organization and Roles

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Who’s Who in CASS?

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Best Practices for Safe Schools

Systemic approach to aggression prevention and intervention

Greenberg, et al., 2003; Nation et al., 2003; Nixon and Werner, 2010; Weissberg, Kumpfer, & Seligman, 2003

Balanced approach for changing behavior with conflict resolution, empathy, and pro-social skill development

Heydenberk, Heydenberk, Tzenova, 2006

Address students’ normative beliefs

Cross & Peisner, 2009; Nixon & Werner, 2010; Werner & Nion, 2005

Pro-active, student-supported discipline policy and consequences.

Gottfredson, Gottfredson, Payne, & Gottfredson, 2005; Skiba & Peterson, 2000

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We treat everyone with respect and civility.

We can get help from others to talk about aggression.

We know how to tell if our behaviors have crossed the line into aggression.

We are each accountable for our actions and when we make a mistake, we make it right.

We protect each other.

CASS Normative Beliefs

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How do we get started?

Pre-implementation Task Lists:– Set a “Due date” for task list items with

Program Manager.– Look over list to see if you have any

questions.– Delegate tasks to members of your team.– Schedule regular follow-up sessions with

Program Manager to track progress and/or trouble shoot.

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Our vision for a safe school…

TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!