2021 – 2022

School Safety Symposium

SDE Improving Conditions for Learning Workplan

Improving Conditions for Learning Recommendations

Recommendation Area 1: Improve access to data that informs districts on outcomes to monitor the wellbeing of students and school climate.
Recommendation Area 2: Improve access to referral-based, outside behavioral health and wellness services.
Recommendation Area 3: Increase support for schools and districts in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of services and supports.
Recommendation Area 4: Increase awareness and access for Idaho public school employee mental health resources.
Recommendation Area 5: Identify, support, and provide ongoing trainings in best practices related to student behavioral health and wellbeing.
Recommendation Area 6: Increase the involvement of youth voice in delivering statewide messaging on behavioral health and wellness.
Recommendation Area 7: Develop online resources to support various audiences: districts, schools, teachers, students and families.
Recommendation Area 8: Identify barriers and supports to increase the school pupil personnel pipelines.
Recommendation Area 9: Support Idaho Association of School Resources Officers.
Recommendation Area 10: Increase professional development opportunities to support youth school-based, mental health professionals.

Activity Description SDE Lead Partner(s) Performance/Assessment Measure

Recommendation Area 1: Improve Access to Data

Enhance statewide data analysis tools to

provide district administrators the ability Kevin Whitman
Regional Educational
to examine local education agency (LEA) Director of Assessment and Website Go Live Date
Laboratory Northwest
data stored and reported within different Accountability
state systems and processes.

Collect Adverse Childhood Experiences Idaho Children’s Trust Fund YRBS Data Reports 2023
(ACES) via the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Shelly Brown
Student Engagement and
Safety Specialist

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 Activity Description SDE Lead Partner(s) Performance/Assessment Measure

Explore data not currently collected on Kevin Whitman

SDE School Improvement
school climate and possible means for the Director of Assessment and Report Summer 2022
Team
collection of this data. Accountability

Recommendation Area 2: Improve Access to Behavioral Health and Wellness Services

Complete a Request for Proposals to

Dr. Eric Studebaker Department of Health and
provide a statewide opt-in student
Director of Student Welfare; Division of Report Summer 2022
assistance program to connect with
Engagement and Safety Behavioral Health
behavioral and mental health services.

Evaluate and report on the effectiveness

of two, five-year programs seeking to
Idaho Suicide Prevention
expand local district’s behavioral and Hannah Crumrine
Program Annual Reports in April (GLS) and
mental health services, the 2020 Garrett Idaho Lives Project
The University of Kansas; January (ID-AWARE)
Lee Smith grant and the 2021 Idaho Coordinator
SWIFT Center
Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in
Education.

Support and communicate opportunities

for the development of the community
Dr. Eric Studebaker Blue Cross Foundation Web Resource Go Live Date
school model in local districts and schools,
Director of Student United Way of Treasure Conference Workshop
to include implementation guides,
Engagement and Safety Valley Communications
professional development, and funding.

Recommendation Area 3: Increase supports in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of services.
Create a Professional Learning Community Region 17 – Number of Engagements and

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 Activity Description SDE Lead Partner(s) Performance/Assessment Measure
of district and school building educators Dr. Eric Studebaker
interested in implementing services and Director of Student Comprehensive Center
Participants
supports for behavioral health and Engagement and Safety Education Northwest
wellness.

Identify and highlight on the SDE webpage Dr. Eric Studebaker Region 17 –
high quality programs and curriculum that Director of Student Comprehensive Center Web Resource Go Live Date
improve life skills for Idaho students. Engagement and Safety Education Northwest

Idaho Pyramid Model Collaborative: This

Idaho Association for the
model provides tools to early educators to
Shannon Dunstan Education of Young Report
create high-quality environments that
Children
support positive behaviors in children.

Recommendation Area 4: Support School Employee Mental Health

Dr. Eric Studebaker

Identify and increase communication of Report on Activities and
Director of Student TBD
existing state mental health resources. Communication
Engagement and Safety

Recommendation Area 5: Training in Best Practices

Develop an online repository of free Dr. Eric Studebaker Idaho Special Education
trainings to improve conditions for Director of Student Support & Technical Go Live Date
learning. Engagement and Safety Assistance (SESTA)

Recommendation Area 6: Increase Youth Voice in Messaging

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 Activity Description SDE Lead Partner(s) Performance/Assessment Measure

Karli Bennett
Establish a Student Task Force to guide
Events Coordination & Idaho K-12 Students Agendas/Report
efforts and activities.
Communications

Complete media campaigns highlighting Karli Bennett

student voice in prevention education and Events Coordination & Idaho K-12 Students Completed Campaigns
health and wellness initiatives Communications

Recommendation Area 7: Establish Resource Website for Improving Conditions for Learning

Design, host, and manage SDE web Dr. Eric Studebaker

Brad Starks
resource page on improving conditions for Director of Student Go Live Date
Web/Graphics Specialist
learning. Engagement and Safety

Dr. Eric Studebaker Hightower Consulting, LTD

Update and enhance Title IX SDE web
Director of Student Idaho School Safety & Go Live Date
resource page.
Engagement and Safety Security Program

Recommendation Area 9: Support School Pupil Personnel Pipeline

Kevin Whitman ISCA
Identify and collect data to accurately
Director of Assessment and ISSWA Report
account for pupil personnel ratios.
Accountability ISPA

Dr. Eric Studebaker

Provide resources and supports to
Director of Student Idaho Rural Education
establish staff sharing agreements to Report/Presentation Dates
Engagement and Safety Association
support rural districts.

Recommendation Area 10: Support Idaho Association of School Resource Officers

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 Activity Description SDE Lead Partner(s) Performance/Assessment Measure

IASRO
Identify and provide support to help Dr. Eric Studebaker Department of Juvenile
establish the professional association of Director of Student Corrections Report
school resource officers in Idaho. Engagement and Safety Idaho Office of School
Safety & Security

Dr. Eric Studebaker IASRO

Collect data and report on current services
Director of Student Idaho Office of School Report
statewide.
Engagement and Safety Safety & Security

Provide training to support Idaho school Dr. Eric Studebaker Mike Munger
resource officers, with a focus on Crisis Director of Student Manager Idaho Office of Training Dates
Response Teams. Engagement and Safety School Safety and Security

Recommendation Area 11: Support Opportunities for Professional Development in Youth Mental Health

Develop and support K-12 professional ISCA

Hannah Crumrine
development conference focused on ISSWA
Idaho Lives Project Event Dates
supporting youth mental health ISPA
Coordinator
professionals in Idaho schools. ID-AWARE

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