Leadership Strategies for Safe Schools [Paperback]

This second edition guides principals through the process of creating a proactive, student-centered school safety program and offers new case studies, vignettes, and strategies.This second edition guides principals through the process of creating a proactive, student-centered school safety program and offers new case studies, vignettes, and strategies.The book emphasizes a proactive, preventive approach to building safe schools through education programs. The interweaving of character education, conflict resolution, peer mediation, and diversity training is powerful.A solid resource for educators, with proven methods for creating safe schools. Includes a number of useful supplemental materials, from forms to guidelines and plans.Introduction
The Problem of School Safety
The Need for a Proactive Approach to School Safety
Strategies for Creating Safe Schools
Organization of the Book
Whats New in the Second Edition
1. Creating a Safe School
Defining a Safe School
Persistently Dangerous School Indicators
Indicators of a Safe School
Factors Associated With School Violence
Characteristics of Youth Offenders
2. Setting the Foundation
The School Safety Team
Composition of the School Safety Team
The Role of Assessment in School Safety
Developing the School Safety Assessment Tool
Content of the School Safety Assessment Tool
Assessment Areas
Area 1  Cultural and Personal Characteristics
Area 2  Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes
Area 3  Social Environment
Area 4  Political Environment
Physical Environment
Techniques for Measuring School Needs
The Argument for Focus Groups
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