What To Look For--Key Characteristics of Responsive and Safe Schools

1. Does my school have characteristics that:

  Are responsive to all children?

What To Look For--Early Warning Signs of Violence

2. Has my school taken steps to ensure that all staff, students, and families:

  Understand the principles underlying the identification of early warning signs?
  Know how to identify and respond to imminent warning signs?
  Are able to identify early warning signs?

What To Do--Intervention: Getting Help for Troubled Children

3. Does my school:

  Understand the principles underlying intervention?
  Make early intervention available for students at risk of behavioral problems?
  Provide individualized, intensive interventions for students with severe behavioral problems?
  Have schoolwide preventive strategies in place that support early intervention?

What To Do--Crisis Response

4. Does my school:

  Understand the principles underlying crisis response?
  Have a procedure for intervening during a crisis to ensure safety?
  Know how to respond in the aftermath of tragedy?