District-wide
Training Provided to All STAFF (unless otherwise noted) Aug 2016 to Feb. 2019
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Inclusive
Teaching Practices/High Expectations for All Part 1 – Aug. 18, 2016
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Expectations,
Praise, and Mindsets – Aug. 18, 2016
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Inclusive
Teaching Practices/High Expectations for All Part 1 – Sept. 2, 2016
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Catalyze
Change (A View From the At-Risk Student’s Perspective) – Feb. 17, 2017
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All
In: Equity & Identity Training – Sept. 1, 2017
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Suicide
Awareness & Prevention – Dec. 21, 2017
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Diversity
Awareness & Micro-aggressions – Dec. 21, 2017
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Human
Trafficking: What, Where, & The Signs (MS & HS staffs only) – Feb. 16,
2018
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ALICE
(Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) Safety Training – Aug. 31, 2018
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Stop
the Bleed Training – Dec. 21, 2018
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Adverse
Childhood Experiences, Trauma, & Resilience – Feb. 15, 2019
Select
STAFF Trainings Focusing on Inclusive Teaching Practices, Equity for All
Students, and Cultural Responsiveness from June 2016 through February 2019
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Youth
Mental Health First Aid Training – More than 80 staff members trained
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Student
Equity workshops – 34 different participants at five different events
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High
Expectations for ALL Students – 61 staff members over 6 different events
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Removing
Student Barriers (culture, race, poverty, disability, language, etc) -- 51 staff members over 5 different events
Total: More
than 150 different participants
Social
Justice/Social Emotional Training Opportunities / Focused Initiatives For
STUDENTS:
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Elec
Simon – spoke to all MS and HS students about being accepting of everyone –
Nov. 2017
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Project
Mosaic – day long workshop for 90 HS students focused on the theme of Listen to Understand, Not Reply, aimed to help students develop a deeper
understanding of resiliency, and how it applies to their own life story – Dec.
2017
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Canton
City Police Officer LaMar Sharpe – spoke to MS students about making good
choices Oct. 2018
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Brooks
Gibbs – spoke to all 3rd through 12th graders about
facing aggression – Feb. 2018
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Lunch
meeting with HS Student Social Justice Group to further discuss issues
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David
Flood – spoke to all MS and HS students about treating each other with dignity
and respect – Dec. 2018
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Lunch
meeting with MS & HS Student Social Justice Group to further discuss issues
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Power
of Positivity Programs ran by Student Social Justice teams at MS and HS –
students initiated activities to promote positivity among the student body –
2017 to 2019
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Positive
messages posted on all students’ lockers in 2016-17 at high school
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HS
students visited MS classrooms to promote self-worth and treating each other
with respect in 2017-18
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HS
students visited elementary classrooms to promote self-worth and treating each
other with respect in 2018-19
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“Choose
Kind” slogan t-shirt campaign in 2017-18 at high school
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“Love
is Greater Than Hate” slogan t-shirt campaign in 2018-19 at middle school
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“You
Matter” slogan t-shirt campaign at all schools led by HS student social justice
group in 2018-19
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Participation
with 30+ school districts in Stark and surrounding counties in Social Justice
Student academies and showcase events (4 per year from Fall 2016 through Spring
2019)