Formula Grant 15PBJA21GG04649STOP

THE WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS LOCATED IN BROOME COUNTY, NEW YORK AND SERVES 1,700 STUDENTS IN GRADES PREK-12. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE DISTRICT'S NEED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, SYSTEM-WIDE ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS STUDENT RISK FACTORS FOR VIOLENCE BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED, DATA-DRIVEN PROGRAMMING THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS' SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, INCREASES THEIR CONNECTEDNESS TO SCHOOL, AND IMPROVES SCHOOL CLIMATE. THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT IS BUILT ON TWO INTER-RELATED FRAMEWORKS: 1) MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORTS (MTSS), A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT INCLUDES UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEEDS AND UNIVERSAL PREVENTIVE PROGRAMMING; DATA-BASED, COLLABORATIVE DECISION-MAKING TO PROVIDE INCREASING LEVELS OF TARGETED, EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR STRUGGLING STUDENTS; AND REGULAR PROGRESS MONITORING TO ASSESS INTERVENTIONS AND FACILITATE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS; 2) TRAUMA-INFORMED PROGRAMMING, A MULTI-TIERED APPROACH THAT IS ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS IN 2000 TO SERVE AS A NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS. EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA-INFORMED PROGRAMMING WILL INCLUDE TRAUMA-INFORMED SKILLS FOR EDUCATORS (TISE), COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR TRAUMA IN SCHOOLS (CBITS), AND BOUNCE BACK. TWO DISTRICT STAFF WILL COMPLETE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAMS TO BUILD INTERNAL CAPACITY TO SUSTAIN THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES. UNIVERSAL SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS WILL INCLUDE SECOND STEP FOR GRADES K-8 AND SCHOOL-CONNECT FOR GRADES 9-12. ALL STUDENTS WILL BE SCREENED SEMI-ANNUALLY USING THE DEVEREUX STUDENT STRENGTH ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO MAY NEED MORE INTENSIVE (TIER 2 OR 3) INTERVENTIONS. THE DISTRICT WILL ALSO IMPLEMENT TWO TOOLS TO FACILITATE DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING: IMPACT FOR CBITS AND BRANCHING MINDS, WHICH INTEGRATES MTSS DATA FROM MULTIPLE PLATFORMS. AN MTSS TEAM WILL SELECT A SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY TO BE IMPLEMENTED ANNUALLY (FOR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND PARENTS) AND WILL COMPLETE A SCHOOL CLIMATE IMPROVEMENT SELF-ASSESSMENT AND ACTION PLANNER ANNUALLY. A TRAUMA-RESPONSIVE SCHOOLS TEAM WILL COMPLETE TRAUMA-RESPONSIVE SCHOOLS IMPLEMENTATION SELF-ASSESSMENTS ANNUALLY AND WILL PLAN ACTIVITIES TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL TRAUMA-RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING AS INDICATED BY THE ASSESSMENT. EXPECTED RESULTS INCLUDE: TRAINING FOR AT LEAST 80 STAFF MEMBERS IN TISE; TRAINING FOR 9 DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN CBITS; TRAINING FOR 6 DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN BOUNCE BACK; CERTIFICATION OF 2 DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AS TRAINERS OF TISE, CBITS, AND BOUNCE BACK; ACHIEVING SCORES OF TO SOME EXTENT OR TO A GREAT EXTENT IN ALL FIVE AREAS OF THE SCHOOL CLIMATE IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT; REDUCTION IN STUDENT SELF-REPORTED RISK FACTORS FOR VIOLENCE BELOW THE 2018 BASELINE; AND REDUCTION IN DISCIPLINARY REFERRALS BY 10% PER YEAR.