Copper Canyon Elementary Prevention Plan
Our school’s mission is to: Provide a safe, comfortable learning environment where each student can enjoy and contribute to positive learning outcomes and reach their greatest personal and academic potential.
Prevention Plan Overview
Our school prioritizes prevention by offering support and services to our students and their families. Some of our everyday efforts and the systems and strategies for supporting our students are listed below:
- Our school uses Panorama data management to identify students in need of additional support.
- Our school provides access to District mental health and support resources through Student Services which includes the Jordan Family Education Center and Mental Health Access Program.
- Our school provides access to academic support with District departments to support the success of every student.
- Our school’s mental health providers (school counselor, school psychologist, or clinical support) are trained and supported by District administration to follow current best practices in prevention and intervention efforts.
- Our school intervenes with early warning, content monitoring, and anonymous reporting tools with support from District specialists to identify and support students who may be at risk.
- Our school provides access to parent and family resources including a District partnership with the Cook Center for Human Connection, evening parent seminars, and classes through the Jordan Family Education Center.
- Our school uses the Quaver Ed. to promote a culture of kindness and support for all students. Awards are given monthly to spotlight student acts of kindness.
- Our school has designed a Wellness Room that is accessible to all students and staff. We encourage Wellness Room use to help students self-regulate their emotions and take a calming break when needed. When emotional balance is restored we see an increased student ability to cope.
- Our school uses Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) as an evidence-based three-tiered framework to improve and integrate all of the data, systems, and practices affecting student outcomes every day. PBIS helps create a school environment where all students can succeed.
- Our school provides ongoing instruction to students regarding internet safety through Net Positive assemblies and follow up online lessons in individual classrooms.
Suicide Prevention Plan
- Our school’s mental health providers and administrators are trained on and review District suicide risk intervention guidelines annually 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.
- All of our teachers are trained in QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) and how to use that system of support for any suicide risk they become aware of.
- 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, MHAP, etc.), a re-entry meeting, and regular follow-up.
- All students receive Quaver Ed. training from our school counselor who pushes into classrooms and delivers this instruction. It assists students in identifying and building coping skills for a wide range of emotions.
- The SafeUT app is on our school website and is accessible for suicide risk reporting.
Bullying, Harassment, and Discrimination Prevention Plan
- Our school team proactively reviews relevant data on school climate, safety, and bullying by identifying vulnerable populations (e.g., racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQ youth, students with disabilities) and specific spaces where bullying may be likely, and we plan supports accordingly.
- Our school’s staff is trained on school procedures for recognizing, reporting (SafeUT, content monitoring, etc.), and responding to bullying incidents.
- Our school administration documents incidents in Skyward according to State requirements.
- 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, MHAP), 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.
- Our school’s Quaver Ed. curriculum includes instruction for developing respect, empathy, conflict resolution, kindness, assertiveness, inclusiveness, building a sense of community, and resolving conflicts peacefully.
- Upper grade students receive Bully Blocker lessons, which are delivered in the classroom by our school psychologist. These lessons are designed to assist in preventing and reducing all forms of bullying, from gossiping and exclusion to physical aggression and cyberbullying.
- PBIS is used to develop school wide behavior expectations and design systems to address behavior concerns and to provide positive incentives for appropriate behavior.
Violence Prevention Plan
- Our school’s administrators are trained on the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (C-STAG), along with other members of our school’s threat assessment team which includes our school psychologist and any teacher(s) involved with the incident in question.
- 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 intervention and support appropriate to their individual needs which may include problem solving, C-STAG interviews, suicide risk assessments, Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Restorative Conferencing, Mediation, a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), counseling and mental health services (i.e. school mental health team, JFEC, MHAP) a student wellness plan and/or parent contact.
- Our school’s Quaver ED. Program includes instruction for developing respect, empathy, conflict resolution, kindness, assertiveness, building a sense of community, and resolving conflicts peacefully.
Additional Strategies
Our school PTA sponsors Red Ribbon, Green Ribbon, and White Ribbon weeks. It’s a fabulous show of community support for our students.
This prevention plan has been created following Jordan District guidelines, which can be reviewed at wellness.jordandistrict.org.
Future Plans & Ideas
Retrain staff on QPR procedures.
Possibly provide QPR training for community members.