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Discussion Groups about Practical Actions for Schools. This conference will emphasize policy, procedure and activities that schools can realistically do within budget and manpower constraints, but still meet the need of being prepared. You cannot afford to miss this conference.
If you have a presentation that meets the format of this conference, there is limited space available. Respond by email immediately to be considered. Email: Keys@KeysToSaferSchools.com
To learn more about this conference, go to: https://keystosaferschools.com/Orlando_2004.htm ---------------------------------- 5. Lawsuit alleges School employees failed to act
If
your school needs a policy, program or training on bullying checkout
Bullying
Stops When Respect Begins. This is not an ANTI-bullying but
a behavior replacement approach that emphasizes positives. It
provides schools with knowledge of the domains that allow bullying:
The Bully, The Victim, The School and The Parent and the biggest
segment of all: the "the stand-by and do nothings."
Contact Keys today.
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School
Violence in Review
To
see a brief list of some of these events of violence in and around
our schools since August 2003, go to this link:
https://keystosaferschools.com/violence03.htm
This list is not complete because other events crowd such stories
out of the news spotlight. If you know of a violent incident that
impacted a school, write to Keys and include a news source if
possible:
Keys@KeysToSaferSchools.com.
We need your help to keep you informed.
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7.
Tips
for Students:
Responsible
Telling or Tattling
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8.
Attention
Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Oppositional Defiant
Disorder (ODD)
If your are
faced with disruptive behaviors and find it almost impossible to
teach until something is done, contact Keys today. To learn
more about this program, click here: ->
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10.
Tip
of the Month for Parents:
Helping you Child Improve their Self-Esteem
* Discipline them like a good Coach disciplines his team to succeed. * But above all...LOVE AND SUPPORT THEM. Having trouble and need some help - Contact Keys Experts for advice ---------------------------------- 11. One-liner of the Month: "A crisis is when you can't say: "let's forget the whole thing." http://www.oneliners-and-proverbs.com/ Send us your favorite one-liner today and look for it in future editions. https://keystosaferschools.com/Contact_Us_Sweepstakes.htm
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12.
Tip of the Month for Teachers: Month
6 - Methods for decreasing and/or eliminating severe behaviors
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Recap:
There are 6 basic ways to decrease or eliminate severe behaviors.
They are
(1) Extinction,
(2) Time-out,
(3)
Satiation,
(4) Punishment, (5)
Reinforcement of incompatible behaviors, and (6) Desensitization.
Let's briefly deal with Desensitization.
Desensitization - This method
may be used to overcome fear and anxiety related behaviors. These
may include; fear of reading aloud (a student may get in trouble to
avoid this and others), school attendance, participating in large
groups, test taking, and more...
Desensitization consists of presenting to the imagination of the deeply
relaxed student the feeblest item in a list of anxiety-evoking stimuli
repeatedly, until no more anxiety is evoked. The next item is then
presented until eventually, even the strongest of them fails to evoke any
stir of anxiety.
Let's take the fear of reading aloud in class. Here is a
anxiety-evoking stimulus hierarchy used in a real student.
* Step one-Read alone to
trusted adult.
* Step two-Read alone to a trusted
roommate.
* Step
three-Read to two classroom aids * Step five-Read to teacher, classroom aids, & small group of peers( repeat).
* Step six-Read to entire
class
( repeat).
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13.
Training
Opportunities
Hope,
AR Jan 8-9,
Schools,
Terrorism and Homeland Security, SW
AR Ed Cooperative Camden,
AR Jan 15-16,
Schools,
Terrorism and Homeland Security, So.
Central Serv. Coop.
England, AR - Crisis
Action Training & Workshop, Jan 21-22, 2004
Bakersfield,
CA - Schools, Terrorism and Homeland Security,
Jan 26, 2004
Huntington
Beach, CA - Assessing the Potentially Dangerous
Student (PDS) Jan 28, 2004
Grayslake,
IL Feb 10-11,
Train-the-Trainer:
Assessing the Potentially Dangerous Student, Lake
Co. Regional Office of Ed.
Osage Beach, MO
- Key Note
Speakers for
16th Annual SEMA/MEPA Conference on Crisis Preparedness,
April 11-14, 2004
and
more... check our
Calendar
of Events page
Schedule
or
Co-Sponsor a training for
you School or Community--email
or call (800)504-7355
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Homeland
Security Site of the Week
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See
Video to learn how others feel about Keys' Training
What Others Say About Us! The best
advertisement is word of mouth. We truly appreciate the many kind
and encouraging words said about us by those of you who have
attended one of our training's or received another service from
us. Those who are considering one of our services might find it
helpful to review some of these comments. Please feel free to
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with others, please email it to us and we will place it on the
site. To read some comments click here ->https://keystosaferschools.com/WhatOthersAreSaying.htm
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Co-sponsor
a Training Seminar.
https://keystosaferschools.com/CoSponsoranEvent.htm
Would you like to have a training event in your
school or local area but fear that you do not have the
participation or budget to do so? Keys has a program just
for you! Co-sponsor an open training event by arranging a meeting
place, supplying some equipment for the presentation and assisting
us in getting the word out about the event in your area. Keys
will do their part. The Co-sponsor will receive two training slots
FREE!! It is a Win - Win arrangement. If anyone has questions or desires more information about this
training opportunity contact us (800)504-7355.
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Keys
Can Now Accept Your Check On-line
When ordering training, materials or the
testers below, you can write a check on-line as simply as
writing one at your local grocery store. Look for the "pay
by check" option button and follow the
instructions. It is easy, it is secure and it is available now.
Some of the latest innovations in drug testing are available
through Keys and our new check option. Check out the ones
listed below. Or for information
or to place an order, go to:
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"Good afternoon. Today, the United
States Government raised the national threat level from an Elevated
to High risk of terrorist attack -- or as more commonly known, from
a Yellow Code to an Orange Code." With these words, DHS
Secretary Ridge announced the heightened alert code and threat level
under which we ushered in 2004. The action was taken based on
intercepted terrorist communications that indicate a new round of
attacks, equal to or greater than 9/11/01, are being planned. All of
us who have traveled in the past few weeks have seen first hand some
of the emphasis on security around airports. What about the measures
taken to improve security of at your school? Has your school
responded differently under this Orange Alert than it did under
Yellow? Is your
contingency plan written specifically for your facility or is it a
generic one that has been supplied to many? Will what works for a
large mid-west school district work just as well in a rural southern
setting? If you have questions about the effectiveness of your
Crisis/Terrorism Plan, review this web page and contact Keys today: 
Bakersfield,
CA will be the site of the Schools,
Terrorism and Homeland Security on
A
total of 128 school districts have been awarded grants of up to
$.5M each for developing effective crisis prevention and
mitigation programs including Biological and Chemical Agent
Terrorism. The Keys staff has been heavily involved in helping one
of the recipients who is among the nation's largest school
districts to formulate their plan and will be instrumental in the
training and implementation phases. Keys is also working with
another recipient who is one of the smallest, rural districts.
Large or small, Keys can provide your district the 
June
14-15, 2004 are the dates for this year's conference. The site
will once again be the Ramada Resort at the Maingate to Disney
World in Kissimmee, Florida. The theme for the conference is
A
School District and individual employees are being sued by a
student and his parents. They allege that the student who suffers
with OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) has been subjected
to bullying and harassment from other students without
intervention. This prevents, according the suit, the student from
receiving an adequate education in the "least restrictive
environment." The suit does not allege that individuals did
anything wrong but that they failed to do anything right in
protecting the student from bullies. The only defense offered by
the District thus far is that their employees are not subject to
lawsuit by state law. All names have been omitted as this case is
pending judicial action.
2003
was marked with school violence resulting in student and staff
deaths and injuries. Several government agencies continued to report
a downward trend in violent crime, which was probably true. There
was a downward trend in reported incidents and the manner in which
they were reported. However, the intensity of violence continues to
remain high and should be an area of concern. Last year saw bus
drivers and teachers attacked as well as students. At least two
students died during fist fights. There were several stabbings. Most
of these never made news beyond their own local communities. Keys
has attempted to keep you informed by scanning news services daily
and receiving tips from our subscribers and associates. What
you have provided to us is in turn reported here and on our web
site.
ADHD
is a frustrating disorder! The parents are tired; the teachers are
stressed; and the student is discouraged by attempts to attempts
to accomplish simple tasks that always result in failures. What is
this all about? Why can't he get his homework? Why can't he stay
in his seat for 10 minutes?
It would be so great to hear from others who have struggled through the
same issues and hear how they have learned to deal with these
issues. Now you can through an innovative, interactive computer
program on CD. Simply put the CD in your computer and it will
automatically load and start. There will be a screen with several
choices of situations. Click on the one that interests you and
suddenly there is someone on the screen (via state of the art DVD
video) talking to you about this issue. There is even a short quiz
with immediate feed back about your answers. Student, parent or
teacher will find this to be an exciting new tool in dealing with
ADHD. At just $39.95 for the CD and Workbook, this is one of the
best products for the lowest price that you will find. To learn more or to order, go to: 
"You're not the boss of me!" He won't
do anything that I tell him. When I give assignments, he works
other pages or problems. Have you heard these or said these
statements? If so, you may be dealing with ODD. Often this
disorder is confused with ADHD but is significantly different in
how it must be managed. In fact, treating an ODD student as you
would and ADHD student will probably make the problem worse. But
there is hope. Keys To Safer Schools.com offers a training
called
What is Self-Esteem? Self-Esteem can be defined as a
positive image of oneself, yet words listed like "narcissism" and
"self-conceit," have a less than positive over-tone. Where
do we draw the line between a positive, confident sense of oneself
and a selfish and self-serving attitude? At the other end of
the spectrum, poor self-esteem is blamed for everything from drug
abuse to school shootings. Parents - The foundations of ones
appropriate self-esteem are laid early in life.
Unconditional love and support will help your child react out to
the world and grow in confidence. Please don't forget that
Unconditional Love is at times "tough love", many parents miss
that point. We love are children unconditionally but we
still correct and discipline them. So how do we help
our children Develop Appropriate Self-Esteem. Let's look at
some ways:
"How
do I stop the behaviors that Johnny is exhibiting over and over in
class?" We will
take this topic and do a mini-series on it for a six month period.
This is month three of the series. You may refer to
Mark
these on your calendar and register today or call or email to set
up a training at your school or in your community.
