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Anti‑bullying coordinator reports year‑over‑year decline in incidents during biannual HIB review
Summary
Miss Dela Fortuna, the district's anti‑bullying coordinator, told the Glen Rock Board that the biannual HIB self‑assessment for the Jan–June reporting period shows a year‑over‑year decline in incident totals and fewer incidents leading to removal; training and refreshers for staff are scheduled.
Miss Dela Fortuna, the district's anti‑bullying coordinator, presented the biannual HIB (Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying) self‑assessment for reporting period two (January–June), saying the district's incident totals have declined year over year. She told the board that specialists meet with her at least twice a year, all anti‑bullying specialists completed the required six hours of training before the school year, and staff will receive a refresher training on Aug. 28.
The report, presented at the Glen Rock Public School District Board of Education meeting, compared data from the 2022–23 and 2023–24 reporting windows and showed fewer total incidents districtwide and a reduction in incidents that led to student removal. "We've seen a decline," Miss Dela Fortuna said, summarizing the graphs and year‑to‑year comparison. She also noted there were no HIB confirmations at the high school for the most recent reporting period.
Why it matters: The biannual self‑assessment is a required part of district compliance and helps the school climate and safety teams at each building identify trends, training needs and program effectiveness. Miss Dela Fortuna told the board that each school's climate and safety team meets twice a year and that parents serve on those teams but are excused from certain discussions for confidentiality.
Board members asked clarifying questions about training cadence and the distribution of incidents across buildings; Miss Dela Fortuna said some trainings and programs are "front loaded" early in the year and that individual building teams will review trends locally. Doctor Johnson, who introduced the presentation, emphasized that the district will continue to monitor trends and use the school climate teams to follow up at the building level.
The presentation concluded with administration noting that the HIB self‑assessment grades exceed state standards in most categories and that the district will keep monitoring for patterns and areas needing additional staff support. The board took no formal action during the presentation, which will remain on the record as the district's required reporting on HIB for the period.
