2008 Governor’s Institute for Educators

The 2008 Governor’s Institute for Educators: Improving Academic Success Through Positive School Culture will be held July 27 – August 1, 2008 at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA.  This institute will challenge school teams to examine the quality of the learning environment in their school to determine if the current culture supports and promotes academic achievement.  The Institute is funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Click here for more information and to register online.

 

 

Announcement of new GRANT FUNDING to prevent bullying in Pennsylvania Schools

The Center for Safe Schools, through a unique partnership with the Highmark Foundation, its Healthy High 5 Initiative, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education, is pleased to announce the availability of grants of up to $7500 for Pennsylvania schools to address the serious issue of bullying. Click here for details and to apply.

 

 

Center for Safe Schools receives grant from Highmark Healthy High Five  

The Highmark Foundation, through its Highmark Healthy High 5 initiative, recently announced a $2.3 million grant and a new partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Center for Safe Schools in an effort to address the issue of bullying.  To learn more, read the full press release (PDF format).

 

 

Pennsylvania's Bullying Prevention Network Serves as Model for Japanese Programs

Did you know Pennsylvania has the largest Network of Bullying Prevention trainers in the U.S.?  Producers from the Fuji TV Manhattan office contacted Mary Dolan, coordinator of the Network, to recommend schools that have implemented the Olweus Bullying Prevention model.  The film crew arrived on December 6 at the Laurel Highlands Middle School, located in Uniontown, PA to spend three days interviewing students, staff and parents on the topic of bullying and to observe the Olweus model in action. As a result of recent Japanese student suicides, which have been attributed to bullying in schools, Fuji TV was charged by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to develop a program for Japan’s version of the Today Show. This show will highlight student involvement in program implementation and address how American schools are responding to bullying behavior by implementing research- based programs.  In addition, Fuji TV was provided information on the coordinated efforts of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Center for Schools and Communities to support implementation of the Olweus model throughout the Commonwealth. For more information on the Bullying Prevention Initiative, click here.

 

Last updated: May 22, 2008