Hamilton County Economic Development Corporation

HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INITIATIVE

HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS DIVERSE RECRUITMENT AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH (DREAM)

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HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROJECT

PARTNERSHIPS IN CHARACTER EDUCATION--LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY/STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY GRANTS

HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS (HCS) PROPOSES TO REDUCE SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND DISPROPORTIONATE EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE FOR HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS BY INCREASING STUDENTS PROTECTIVE FACTORS, PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED TRANSITION SUPPORT, AND ENGAGING FAMILIES AS CHANGE AGENTS. BY DEVELOPING STUDENTS ABILITY TO SELF-REGULATE, BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, AND MAKE POSITIVE CHOICES, THE PROJECT WILL REDUCE STUDENT MISBEHAVIOR, VIOLENCE, TRUANCY, AND EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE, IMPROVING LONG TERM OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH. FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE KEY FACTORS IN THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT. APPROXIMATELY 300 STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND MENTORING SERVICES DURING THE THREE YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR, SCHOOL VIOLENCE, AND INEQUITABLE DISCIPLINARY PRACTICES AT MULTIPLE LEVELS. AT THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT LEVEL, COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS AND SCHOOL-BASED STAFF WILL PROVIDE A BACKPACK OF INTERVENTION SERVICES, WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS, AND MENTORING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS TRANSITIONING FROM WASHINGTON ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER TO THEIR SCHOOLS OF ORIGIN. AT THE FAMILY LEVEL, DISTRICT PERSONNEL AND/OR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WILL PROVIDE TRAINING FOR FAMILIES TO EQUIP THEM AS CRITICAL PARTNERS IN REDUCING TRUANCY, INCREASING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND REDUCING VIOLENT OR RISKY BEHAVIORS. LASTLY, AT THE DISTRICT/COMMUNITY LEVEL, THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) COMMITTEE AND EQUITY IN ACTION COMMITTEES WILL PROVIDE STRATEGIC GUIDANCE FOR VIOLENCE REDUCTION INITIATIVES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOL BASED PERSONNEL TO POSITIVELY IMPACT STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND SCHOOL CLIMATE.

TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY GRANTS

HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS IN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, WILL IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE CULTURE AND CLIMATE INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE SCHOOL CLIMATE AND REDUCE SCHOOL VIOLENCE, SUBSTANCE USE, AND DISPROPORTIONATE EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE. THE GOALS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE TO ESTABLISH A SAFE, POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES OVERALL WELLBEING AND EMPOWERMENT OF STUDENTS; REDUCE DISPROPORTIONALITY IN EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE, CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, AND BULLYING; AND REDUCE VAPING AMONG STUDENTS. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS, HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIFACETED APPROACH EMPHASIZING SCHOOL CULTURE, CLIMATE, AND BELONGING. HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL PARTNER WITH THE HAMILTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THIS INITIATIVE. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE PERFORMING CULTURE WALK-THROUGHS OF SCHOOLS; PROVIDING CULTURE OF CARE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS; ESTABLISHING CULTURE AND CLIMATE COMMITTEES TO LEAD THE CHARGE IN IMPROVING SCHOOL CLIMATE; AND DEVELOPING A TARGETED ANTI-VAPING INITIATIVE TO COMBAT THIS INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD, DANGEROUS TREND IN SCHOOLS.

IN RESPONSE TO RISING LEVELS OF STUDENT TRAUMA, STRESS, BEHAVIORAL ISSUES, AND VIOLENCE, HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS (HCS) PROPOSES PIERCE (PROACTIVELY INCREASING PROTECTIVE FACTORS THROUGH AN EQUITABLE, RESTORATIVE, AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO ENDING SCHOOL VIOLENCE), A HOLISTIC, EQUITABLE, AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS, REDUCE AND PREVENT INCIDENTS OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE, AND IMPROVE DISTRICT CRISIS RESPONSE THROUGH TRAINING. THE PIERCE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT STUDENTS IN ALL SCHOOLS ACROSS HCS BY EQUIPPING INTERDISCIPLINARY SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF WITH THE SKILLS TO INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND PROMOTE A TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT RESPONSE TO STUDENT BEHAVIOR. STUDENT PROTECTIVE FACTORS SUCH AS POSITIVE COPING MECHANISMS, PROBLEM-SOLVING, EMOTION REGULATION, AND OTHER SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS AID IN THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE. BY DEVELOPING A TRAUMA-INFORMED, EQUITABLE, CULTURALLY COMPETENT APPROACH TO ADDRESSING PROBLEMATIC STUDENT BEHAVIOR, THE PROJECT WILL DECREASE RACIAL INEQUALITIES IN DISCIPLINARY RESPONSES AND INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR STUDENTS IN MARGINALIZED GROUPS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO RESPOND TO TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IMPACTED BY POVERTY AND OTHER FACTORS. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO IMPACT ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS BUT WILL HAVE SPECIFIC IMPACT ON THE TYPES OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE WE ARE SEEING MOST OFTEN INCLUDING MUTUAL FIGHTING, ASSAULT, DISRUPTIONS ON CAMPUS, AND BULLYING. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WHICH DIRECTLY INFLUENCES INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS AND ALL OTHER TYPES OF VIOLENCE. HCS HAS DEVISED A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO VIOLENCE REDUCTION AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR SCHOOL-BASED SAFETY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFF, DESIGNED TO: INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA AND RECOGNIZE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WARNING SIGNS; PREPARE SCHOOL-BASED STAFF FOR RESPONDING TO CRISIS SITUATIONS IN A COHESIVE AND COLLABORATIVE MANNER; IMPROVE SCHOOL CLIMATE BY INCREASING STUDENT PROTECTIVE FACTORS; AND PROMOTE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS AMONG STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER SCHOOL-BASED STAFF. THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE COLLABORATION AND COHESIVENESS AMONG SCHOOL-BASED SAFETY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFF INCLUDING STUDENT SAFETY OFFICERS (SSOS), SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, SEAD (SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT) FACILITATORS, AND INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH A SHARED VISION AND STRATEGY FOR REDUCING AND RESPONDING TO SCHOOL VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING CROSS DEPARTMENTAL TRAINING IN TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, EQUITABLE VIOLENCE REDUCTION AND RESPONSE TACTICS.

THE PURPOSE OF THE COPS OFFICE SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM (SVPP) IS TO IMPROVE SECURITY AT SCHOOLS AND ON SCHOOL GROUNDS THROUGH SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY. FUNDING UNDER THIS AWARD PROGRAM WILL BE USED BY THE SCHOOL JURISDICTION TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL SECURITY AND PROMOTE A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS.

HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS FOSTERING DIVERSE SCHOOLS PROJECT

FY21 SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM (SVPP)

HAMILTON COUNTY SCHOOLS (HCS) IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ENCOMPASSING A 576-SQUARE-MILE REGION IN SOUTHEASTERN TENNESSEE WITH A POPULATION OF 367,804 RESIDENTS. OUR 78 SCHOOLS CONSIST OF PRE-K THROUGH GRADE TWELVE WITH NEARLY 2,800 FULL-TIME TEACHERS RESPONSIBLE FOR EDUCATING OVER 45,000 STUDENTS. HCS IS THE FOURTH LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AND SERVES STUDENTS IN THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING SUBURBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN HAMILTON COUNTY. THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO PREVENT SCHOOL VIOLENCE BY INCREASING ADOPTION OF TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES AND IMPROVING OVERALL SCHOOL CLIMATE. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, TRAUMA INFORMED SCHOOLS HELP PROMOTE FEELINGS OF PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SAFETY FOR STUDENTS. DEVELOPING A TRAUMA-INFORMED ENVIRONMENT AT SCHOOL CAN BENEFIT ALL STUDENTS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED TRAUMA. IMPLEMENTING TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES HAS BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE BEHAVIORAL INCIDENTS AND PRODUCE A CALMER, HEALTHIER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.  HCS PROPOSES TO USE STOP SCHOOL VIOLENCE GRANT FUNDING TO DEVELOP A MULTI-TIERED TRAINING PROGRAM AIMED AT THE PREVENTION OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE THROUGH A TRAUMA-INFORMED, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) APPROACH. TRAINING WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING TRAUMA-INFORMED CLASSROOM PRACTICES, RECOGNIZING SIGNS OF VICTIMIZATION, CRISIS RESPONSE, AND ANTI-BULLYING TRAINING FOR STUDENTS.

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