Windsor CSD

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.