• Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) is adopted as the standard behavioral framework of prevention and supports for OKCPS.

• Increase PBIS staffing, School Climate Specialists, to maximize the use of School-Wide PBIS across the district through training, support, collaboration, communication, and coaching of best practices.

• Adopt required standards for evidence-based prevention ; reorient all activities by OKCPS and external partners (including assemblies, events, services/programs, etc.) to standards

• Develop and implement an application process for prevention providers to be review and approved by Student Support Services

• Develop a menu of approved providers and programs to be distributed

• Revise MOU agreements with external entities providing Tier 1 services to require:

  • • Demonstrated competency (via certification/licensure) and education

    • Report services and outcomes

    • Services assigned by OKCPS and aligned to plan

    • Completion of OKCPS 1-hour Mental Health Plan orientation training

• Implement informational program with OCPD (Oklahoma City Police Department) named Handle With Care to provide early intervention to students experiencing trauma

  • • OCPD will notify OKCPS through email when environmental traumatic situations occur that will impact students

    • OKCPS will make contact with student and provide support and intervention as needed

• Increase dedicated staffing and services to assist in the reduction of suspension, implement the mental health plan, and provide appropriate services/supports for students. These positions include: 

  • • Mental Health Coordinator 

    • Embrace Coordinator

    • Social-Emotional Learning Coordinator 

    • Bullying Prevention Coordinator 

    • Director of School Counseling

    • Director of Tiered Supports Counselors

    • Social Workers

    • High School Student Assistant Specialists 

    • School-based Mental Health Professionals

• Identify and promote opportunities for positive relationships and communication about student strengths from teacher to guardian regarding student. Examples may include:

  • • One-way communication: add section to all report cards for positive feedback

    • Two-way communication: District-wide practice of including positive feedback component during all parent-teacher conferences

• The Office of Tiered Supports develop an evidence-based menu of approved PBIS Tier 1 interventions and school connectedness practices.

  • • Sites may select additional Tier 1 interventions to compliment and customize their prevention approach (above and beyond) the required interventions specified in this plan. Sites must select at least one school connectedness practice to implement each year. 

    • Each site must establish annual site plans and reports to Student Support Services about Tier 1 interventions and school connection practices and their outcomes with their PBIS Site Specialists' guidance.

    • Each site must collaborate regularly with their School Climate Specialist to monitor implementation and provide support to all sites.

• Adopt policy/regulations requiring common trauma-informed practices at every site

  • • Student Support Services will provide an approved menu and guidance on trauma-informed practices and training

• Through collaboration with multiple departments, create a manual outlining Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for OKCPS

• Require a welcome procedure to increase a sense of worth, belongingness, and connectedness. Develop staff procedures for when/how to welcome all students, welcome signage, ensuring entrances to schools are welcome while still promoting building safety

• All counselors, site administrators, nurses, and Student Support Services personnel will complete the following training:

  • • Youth Mental Health First Aid training; a minimum of 3 OKCPS staff members will be trained as Mental Health First Aid Instructors Psychological First Aid Training

• Develop, or adopt, and implement a set of age appropriate lessons, discussion questions, and prompts to be incorporated into regular teaching modules that have secondary effect of reinforcing messages of hope, self-worth, and wellness. Examples include:

  • • Discussion prompts for holidays in relation to hope and resilience including already celebrated Civil Rights leaders, etc.

    • Discussion prompts related to coping skills, hope, or resiliency specific to commonly read books in middle and high schools 

    • Discussion questions related to major historical events and trauma, resilience, etc

• Utilize OKCPS mobile text message communications to send regular (Mental Health Moment) conversation prompts for parents/guardians to use with their children

  • • Prompts will teach and remind parents/guardians to talk to children about hope, worth, and ATOD issues

    • Collect periodic mobile text survey feedback to measure usage of prompts by parents/guardians

• Continued Oklahoma Needs Prevention Assessment (OPNA) participation

Require all staff to complete a minimum of 2 hours of professional development upon employment (and for existing staff by (Date); and annually 1 hour thereafter on:

• The OKCPS Mental Health Plan and introduction to the selected interventions

• Key concepts around mental health and evidence-based solutions (trauma, brain health, etc.)

• Competencies, skills, and modeling behaviors related to successful implementation of the plan as an OKCPS employee

• Personal, adult wellness on developing personal habits for mental health, setting wellness goals, secondary trauma

STATUS: A training plan for the mental health framework is underway with communications, and Student Support Services leadership in collaboration with Mental Health Services.

Require site specific orientation/professional development for mental health plans; address site specific student needs and plans to address them at that particular school.

STATUS: FY23-24 work with Staff Wellness team to create and implement plan

All staff will complete the following mental health training:

• Kognito online training for suicide prevention

• Therapeutic Options training for de-escalation

STATUS: FY23-24 work with Staff Wellness team to create and implement plan

 Implement the following Elementary School Programs:

• Pax Good Behavior Game (GBG) in 1st grade classrooms. 

• FRIENDS Resilience group in upper elementary.

• Curriculum/program(s) for social emotional learning and resiliency for elementary students. (Second Step)

  • Train staff and implement

STATUS: Working Group needs to discuss and rework for Embrace 2.0 plans

All incoming middle school students shall receive the Penn Resiliency Project lessons.

STATUS: In search of a replacement program

All incoming high school freshman will:

• Receive Botvin’s Life Skills Training (may be 8th grade). 

• Complete will Friend to Friend online training for help seeking behavior and AlcoholEdu online training as part of high school enrollment.

STATUS: Working Group needs to discuss and rework for Embrace 2.0 plans

BACKGROUND: FY21 Botvin eLST was launched and implemented in 10 Middle Schools for 6th Grade students. In FY 22, Botvin eLST was implemented for all 6th-grade students. In addition, Botvin LST was also implemented for all 9th-grade students through the Embrace Educator and a partnership with Pivot, Inc.

All parents of incoming freshmen complete AlcoholEdu – Parents online training as part of high school enrollment.

STATUS: Phase 3: FY23-24 Collaborate with Mental Health, Enrollment and Family Engagement

OKCPS Wellness Task Force will identify staff wellness needs and recommend feasible practices to norm staff wellness; integrate this effort with current efforts related to compassion fatigue.

• Develop and implement menu of simple, daily stress-reduction activities for staff and students (ex. Mindfulness Minutes)

BACKGROUND: FY22 OKCPS Cares and Mental Health Moments were launched as a collaboration district staff inclusive of Mental Health, Communications, HR/EAP, and an Assist. Supt: Establish awareness of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to all OKCPS staff members. Promote regular self-care among our employees. Support and create a “safe place” for staff to express feelings and concerns. Create opportunities to boost morale in the district and at school sites. Alleviate stressors that lead to “burnout.” (Not yet initiated) FY23-24

All school personnel will have access to SHARE, Strengthening Hope and Resilience Everyday which will include free CEUs.

STATUS: Embrace 2.0 (Not yet initiated) FY23-24

Gaggle and TIPS referral review and protocols for intervention, follow-up and monitoring. Promotion and communication plan.

Communication plan to promote mental health/community resources, etc to school staff/parents

STATUS: Embrace 2.0

BACKGROUND: FY 22-23 Collaboration with Mental Health, Family Engagement and School Counseling to create a communication plan