EDUCATOR RESOURCES

Google Site version for LGTBQ+ 101 - OFSS Presentation

Allyship

Allyship is a lifelong process of building relationships based on trust, consistency, and accountability with marginalized individuals and/or groups of people.


UC Davis shares a basic tips for expanding your allyship - https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/ally-tips .

Name it. Claim it. Stop it.

When bias and hate happens in schools all of us have a role to play to protect our students' right to learn and thrive in a safe and welcoming environment. 

Support Trans Students

"Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools" offers recommendations and resources based on research and best practices that have been tested in the field.

GLSEN's Safe Space Visuals

GLSEN has additional Safe Space kits available at https://www.glsen.org/activity/glsen-safe-space-kit-solidarity-lgbtq-youth

Identity Support Plan (IDSP)

Identity Support Plan Explainer.pdf

Identity Support Plan (IDSP) - Guide

The purpose of Identity Support Plan (IDSP) is to create a shared understanding about the ways in which a student's authentic gender will be accounted for and supported at school.

Identity Support Plan (Fillable).docx

Fillable Identity Support Plan (IDSP)

Fillable companion to the IDSP Guide - school staff, caregivers, and the student may work together to complete this document.

Educator Resources

GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, is a leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students.

Welcoming Schools

welcomingschools.org  is the most comprehensive bias-based bullying prevention program in the nation to provide LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive training, lesson plans, booklists and resources specifically designed for educators and youth-serving professionals.

GSA Network

GSA clubs are student-run organizations that unite LGBTQ+ and allied youth to build community and organize around issues impacting them in their schools and communities.