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Prevention Plan

Columbia Elementary’s mission is to partner with faculty, students, and families to launch academic achievement and social confidence in a safe learning environment. This partnership will enable our students to become happy, successful, and productive citizens.

Prevention Plan Overview
Columbia staff work diligently to build students’ social, emotional, and behavioral skills. Together we address student basic needs through relationship drive, learning focused, and data informed decision making processes. Through regular daily practice, extra-curricular activities, individualized student support services, and collaboration with families and community organizations, we aim to prevent suicide, bullying, and violence within our school community. 

We offer various support and services to our students and families. Some of our every day efforts, systems, and strategies to support our community are listed below: 

  • Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) practices include school wide behavior expectations (Safe, Kind, Respectful, and Responsible) school wide structure for addressing behavior concerns (Behavior Matrix, link), and explicit teaching of rules.
  • Astro Points are given by all members of the Columbia staff for being safe, kind, respectful, or responsible. Points are tracked online using the DOJO application. Families are invited to connect with their class to receive updates on points earned. Students are able to redeem their points at the school store for items like snacks, soda, fidgets, books, etc. 
  • Students who go above and beyond receive a token which can be used in the front office token tower for a small prize immediately.
  • Astro Awards are held monthly. Students receive recognition for meeting academic and behavioral goals.
  • Staff and students have the opportunity to submit shout outs to one another which are read daily during the morning announcements. 
  • Verbal praise is given to all students meeting expectations.
  • Individual classrooms may add additional incentive programs at their discretion.
  • Student Leadership opportunities through Student Council
  • Extra Curricular activities including Girls on the Run, Orchestra, Choir, Culture Club, STEM Club
  • Basic needs are met by offering Monthly Food Bank, KidsEat weekend food bags, Operation School Bell, Sub for Santa, Thanksgiving meals, hygiene kits, Big Smiles (dental care), vision and hearing screenings, and more.
  • Jordan School District offers mental health and support resources including the Jordan Family Education Center and Mental Health Access Program
  • Our school mental health providers (Counselor and Psychologist) are trained and supported by district administration to follow current best practices in prevention and intervention efforts.
  • We intervene with early warning, content monitoring, and anonymous reporting tools with support from district specialists to identify and support students who may be at risk. We use Panorama surveys three times a year to monitor and measure students’ emotional wellbeing, coping skills, resilience, and risk factors. 
  • We offer students a wellness room where they can de-escalate regulate their emotions

Suicide Prevention Plan

  • Our school’s mental health providers and administrators are trained on and review District suicide risk intervention guidelines annually with support from Jordan District’s Student Services Team.
  • We utilize the SafeUT app and BARK to monitor content and make anonymous reports.
  • All of our school’s licensed staff participate in suicide prevention training for their license renewal.
  • Students identified who may be at risk of suicide receive interventions and support appropriate to their individual needs which may include a screening interview (CSSR-S), parent/guardian contact, a safety plan, mental health recommendations/referrals (JFEC, MHAP, etc.), a re-entry meeting, and regular follow-up.
  • Weekly social/emotional skill-building lessons taught and discussed in rotations and in class and then reviewed throughout the week.
  • Our Wellness Center is available for all students to practice essential skills of self-regulation and emotion management, offering students a break and a time to reset if they are struggling. 

Bullying, Harassment, and Discrimination Prevention Plan

  • Our school team proactively reviews relevant data on school climate, safety, and bullying by identifying vulnerable populations (e.g., racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQ youth, students with disabilities) and specific spaces where bullying may be likely to plan supports accordingly.
  • Our school’s staff is trained on school procedures for recognizing, reporting (SafeUT, content monitoring, etc.), and responding to bullying incidents. 
  • Administration documents behavior incidents in Skyward.
  • Students involved in incidents of bullying as targets, aggressors, or witnesses receive support for their individual needs which may include suicide risk assessments, counseling and mental health services (i.e. school mental health team, JFEC, MHAP), Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), a student wellness plan and/or parent/guardian contact—recognizing that targets, aggressors, and witnesses of bullying are more susceptible to school problems.
  • Our school psychologist works individually and in small groups with students teaching social skills, resilience, coping skills, and anger management as needed. 

Violence Prevention Plan

  • Our school’s administrators are trained on the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (C-STAG).
  • Administration has C-STAG interview forms readily available to administer a threat assessment and determine next steps.
  • Our school has a process for timely response to school threats using Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (C-STAG) and its decision tree. This includes warning potential victims and their parents/guardians.
  • Our school’s staff and students are trained  at the beginning of the school year in school procedures for recognizing and reporting (SafeUT, content monitoring etc.) threats of violence.
  • Students who are affected by or who make threats of violence receive interventions and support appropriate to their individual needs which may include problem solving, C-STAG interviews, suicide risk assessments, Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Restorative Conferencing, Mediation, a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), counseling and mental health services (i.e. school mental health team, JFEC, MHAP) a student wellness plan and/or parent contact.
  • Our social/emotional skill building curriculum provides students opportunities to see positive behavior modeled and practiced with their peers.

Additional Strategies: 

  • Red Ribbon Week (PTA Sponsored)
  • Family Engagement Nights
  • Weekly collaboration meeting to review behavior and interventions
  • Positive behavior challenges and incentives