“Beginning with the September 2011-2012 school year, our school district/school has conscientiously implemented the requirements found in the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act by establishing HIB programs, approaches and initiatives.

“During the first two years of implementation of the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, our school district/school has made progress in addressing and improving harassment, intimidation and bullying and the school climate and culture by creating school-wide conditions to prevent and address HIB.

“While completing the Self-Assessment, we learned that our school has demonstrated strengths in these areas:

• School employees, contracted service providers and volunteers are provided training on the HIB policy.
• The HIB policy was discussed with students, in accordance with the district’s process for these discussions.

“The Self-Assessment helped our school to identify areas for improvement in the following areas:

•  Professional development in effective practices of successful school climate programs or approaches.
• Ongoing, age-appropriate instruction on preventing HIB in accordance with the Core Curriculum Content Standards.

“During the upcoming year, our school will be working towards and seek your involvement in improving

• Staff member completion of at least 2 hours of instruction in suicide prevention that included information on HIB, in each five-year professional development period.