Student Handbooks Elementary Handbook 2019-20 | Page 21

IV. F. "Prevention and intervention strategy" may include, but is not limited to, (1)implementation of a positive behavioral interventions and supports process or another evidence-based model approach for safe school climate or for the prevention of bullying identified by the Department of Education, (2) school rules prohibiting bullying, engage in such acts, (3) adequate adult supervision of outdoor areas, hallways, the lunchroom, and other specific areas where bullying is likely to occur, (4) inclusion of grade-appropriate bullying education and prevention curricula in kindergarten through high school, (5) individual interventions with the bully, parents, and school employees, and interventions with the bullied child, parents, and school employees, (6) school-wide training related to safe school climate, (7) student peer training, education, and support, and (8) promotion of parent involvement in bullying prevention through individual or team participation in meetings, trainings, and individual interventions. G. "School climate" means the quality and character of school life with a particular focus on the quality of the relationships within the school community between and among students and adults. H. "School employee" means (1) a teacher, substitute teacher, school administrator, school superintendent, guidance counselor, psychologist, social worker, nurse, physician, school paraprofessional, or coach employed by a local or regional board of education or working in a public elementary, middle, or high school; or (2) any other individual who, in the performance of his or her duties, has regular contact with students and who provides services to or on behalf of students enrolled in a public elementary, middle, or high school, pursuant to a contract with the local or regional board of education. I. “School-Sponsored Activity” shall mean any activity conducted on or off school property (including school buses and other school-related vehicles) that is sponsored, recognized, or authorized by the Board of Education. J. “Teen dating violence” means any act of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, including stalking, harassing and threatening, that occurs between two students who are currently in or who have recently been in a dating relationship. Leadership and Administrative Responsibilities A. Safe School Climate Coordinator The Superintendent shall appoint, from existing school district staff, a District Safe School Climate Coordinator (“Coordinator”). The Coordinator shall: 1. be responsible for implementing the district’s Safe School Climate Plan (“Plan”); 2. collaborate with Safe School Climate Specialists, the Board, and the Superintendent to prevent, identify, and respond to bullying in district schools; 3. provide data and information, in collaboration with the Superintendent, to the Department of Education regarding bullying; 17