Bullying Prevention Results: Bonita Vista Middle School

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Bullying Prevention Results Bonita Vista Middle
School

• Steven Bosset School Counseling Fieldwork Student

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Classroom Guidance Curriculum

• 7th 8th Grade
• Bullying Prevention presentation in five Health
  classes one English Class
• Approximately 110 students received the lesson
• October 2008
• Lesson Content
• Definition of bullying
• Different types of bullying
• Ways to report bullying
• Steps to take if students are getting bullied

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2006 California Healthy Kids Survey

• 34 of BVMS students feel unsafe at school
• 30 of these feelings were related to bullying
  and harassment
• 21 reported that they were harassed
• 23 were afraid of being beaten up

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Research Says

• Around 30 of adolescents in the United States
  are estimated to be involved in bullying either
  as the aggressor or the victim
• Bullying is the leading cause of attempted
  suicide among adolescents
• Students who are bullied have higher levels of
  depression and lower self-esteem
• Victims often feel tense, anxious, insecure, and
  afraid

Obtained from www.safeyouth.org
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Why did we teach this lesson?

• Data California Healthy Kids Survey
• Increase awareness of the impact bullying can
  have on students
• Increase the reporting of bullying related
  incidents to school staff
• Increase the amount of students who feel safe at
  school
• Decrease bullying at BVMS

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ASCA National Standards

• Personal/Social Standard A
• Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes,
  and interpersonal skills to help them understand
  and respect self and others
• Personal/Social Standard C
• Students will understand safety and survival
  skills

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Student Competencies

• PS A1.6 distinguish between appropriate and
  inappropriate behavior
• PS A2.1 recognize that everyone has rights and
  responsibilities
• PS A2.4 recognize, accept, respect, and
  appreciate individual differences
• PS C1.1 learn about the difference between
  appropriate and inappropriate physical contact

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What do the students BELIEVE?
I believe that bullying is a very serious issue
in school

• Pre
• 80 Agreed or Strongly Agreed with statement

• Post
• 92 Agreed or Strongly Agreed with statement

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Question I believe that bullying is a very
serious issue in school
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Question I believe it is important to help stop
bullying in my school
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Knowledge QuestionSocial Bullying What Do
Students Know?

• Pre
• 24 Could identify Social Bullying

• Post
• 61 Could identify Social Bullying

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Students who can define Social Bullying

• This is a 150 increase!

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Skills Question
Students were given a bullying case scenario and
then asked to identify one correct strategy to
deal with the situation.
Pre
Post

• 71 identified proper strategies

• 56 identified proper strategies

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Students who identified proper strategies

• This is a 25 increase

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How Does Bullying Effect Academic Achievement?

• According to the California Healthy Kids Survey
  Research has shown that meeting developmental
  needs of students - ensuring that they are safe,
  drug-free, healthy, and resilient - is central to
  improving their academic performance
• Academic Achievement Data
• GPA
• Standardized test scores
• Graduation rates

www.wested.org/chks
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Safety at School and API Scores (Concurrent
Relationship)
www.wested.org/chks
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Implications/Limitations

• BVMS currently does not collect suspension and
  discipline referral data on bullying, which does
  not allow tracking of improvement or correlations
  to achievement data
• California Healthy Kids Survey data is two years
  old
• Students had prior lessons on bullying in their
  health classes so they knew a lot of the
  information before the lesson was given
• Students still have room for improvement when
  defining bullying

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Recommendations

• Keep track of bullying rates using referrals or
  bully box to see if progress has been made in
  lowering bullying rates
• Make pre/post test more challenging for students
• Consider using hands-on activities or role play
  during the lesson
• Collect results in a more time efficient manner

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Next Steps

• Make adjustments to bullying pre/post test
  lesson plan
• Present guidance lessons to other 7th grade
  classes
• Analyze the results of next California Healthy
  Kids Survey

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• The school counseling program is contributing in
  a meaningful way to the personal development and
  academic achievement of all students.
• Thank you for your support!

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References

• California Healthy Kids Survey Technical Report
  for Bonita Vista Middle School. Fall 2006.
• Hatch, T. (2007). Using the FLASHLIGHT BUILDER
  Approach to Measuring Results! The Center for
  Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership.
  Retrieved December 14, 2008 from Cescal.org