D. In addition to prevention and intervention strategies, administrators, teachers and other
professional employees may find opportunities to educate students about bullying and
help eliminate bullying behavior through class discussions, counseling, and
reinforcement of socially-appropriate behavior. Administrators, teachers and other
professional employees should intervene promptly whenever they observe mean-spirited
student conduct, even if such conduct does not meet the formal definition of “bullying.”
E. Funding for the school-based bullying intervention and school climate improvement
strategy may originate from public, private, federal or philanthropic sources.
XI.
Improving School Climate
Enfield recognizes that a positive school climate is crucial in reducing or eliminating bullying,
teen dating violence, harassment or similar behavior/conduct in our schools. The measures
described in this Safe School Climate Plan are designed to promote a positive school climate, and
their successful implementation involves a partnership among administrators, teachers, other staff
members, parents and students themselves. This Plan is subject to periodic review and revision to
assure that it effectively promotes a positive school climate. All members of the school
community are encouraged to participate in that effort by conveying to the Safe School Climate
Coordinator their questions, concerns and recommendations regarding this Plan and its
implementation.
Annually, each school in Enfield shall review its own Safe School Climate Plan in order to meet
the requirements of this District Plan.
XII.
Annual Notice and Training
A. Students, and parents or guardians of students shall be notified annually of the process by
which students may make reports of bullying.
B. The Board shall provide for the inclusion of language in student codes of conduct
concerning bullying.
C. At the beginning of each school year, each school shall provide all school employees
with a written or electronic copy of the school district’s safe school climate plan and
require that all school employees annually complete training on the identification,
prevention and response to bullying as required by law.
D. After July 1, 2014, any person appointed by the district to serve as district safe school
climate coordinator shall complete mental health and first aid training offered by the
Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
XIII.
School Climate Assessments
Biennially, the Board shall require each school in the district to complete an assessment using the school
climate assessment instruments, including surveys, approved and disseminated by the Connecticut State
Department of Education. The Board shall collect the school climate assessments for each school in the
district and submit such assessments to the Connecticut State Department of Education.
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