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Evesham schools report high scores on annual anti-bullying self-assessments
Summary
The Evesham Township School District presented results of its annual anti-bullying self-assessments, showing district schools scored near the maximum on the state rubric and outlining prevention, training and next steps.
Miss Megillick, the districtanti-bullying coordinator, told the Evesham Township Board of Education that each school in the district scored at or near the top of the staterubric in its annual anti-bullying self-assessment.
The assessments, compiled each year and submitted to the state in the fall, use the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights reporting elements and a rubric that awards a maximum of 78 points if a school exceeds expectations in every category. Megillick said the districtschools scored in the mid-70s, "which is again meeting or exceeding in all areas."
The presentation emphasized prevention. Megillick said the district uses Responsive Classroom in elementary grades and No Place for Hate at the middle school, and described other classroom- and school-level practices to reduce the need for reactive discipline. She also listed recurring staff trainings and said the rubric and scoring methodology were unchanged from previous years.
Megillick described how the district reviews results: "We analyze that every fall. Iam the anti bullying coordinator for the district. Each of our counselors is the anti bullying specialist. We work with the anti bullying specialist and the principals in reviewing the information, analyzing different information and trends and patterns and things that are happening." She said the district develops and shares recommendations based on that analysis and then "turn keys" those recommendations to schools.
As next steps for the coming year, Megillick said the district will integrate empathy as the district theme and that individual schools will follow up with site-level plans. She also noted the state timeline for submitting the reports and posting grades.
No formal board action was recorded on the presentation. The full presentation was posted on the districtBoard Docs site and on the district website, Megillick said.
