• New Hampshire Office of Safe & Drug-Free Schools
  This office handles the distribution of Title IV funding to schools. MSA’s SafeMeasures process has been pre-approved by this office which means that schools may include it in their Title IV applications without needing any supporting evidence. Recently, this office has convened the New Hampshire Panel on Bullying of which Bill Preble is a member.
  
  http://www.ed.state.nh.us/Education/doe/organization/Instruction/boip/TitleIV-A.htm

• Richard W. Cole, Esq, Civil Rights and Safe Schools Consultant
  Richard Cole works with schools to ensure that every child is safe from harassment and bullying. He offers advice to schools on creating a bullying and harassment policy and recognizing and dealing with incidents of bullying and harassment in your school. Follow the link below to view a sample policy written for Massachusetts schools as well as a guide for school for protecting students from harassment and hate crime.
  
  http://www.colecivilrights.com/publications.htm

• Achievement in Dropout Prevention and Excellence: (APEX II) New Hampshire’s dropout prevention program is recognized as a national model. (more info)

• Stop Bullying Now: The Stop Bullying Now website lists information and resources on how to identify and prevent/intervene in bullying in schools. (more info)
  
  Education.com Special Edition on Bullying at School. Partnering with the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) this website includes the latest research on bullying, conducted by the world’s leading bullying experts. Dr. Shelley Hymel and Dr. Susan Swearer, co-directors of the Bullying Research Network (BRNET), served as guest editors on this special edition which contains over 30 reference articles, video clips, quizzes, online workshops, community forums, and fact lists. Among other helpful information provided for parents and educators, the website lists 10 actions parents can take to help address bullying.

• The Safetyzone: The Safetyzone is a clearinghouse for information and material related to school safety.
  (more info)

• Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence: The Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence is a non-profit organization that develops and implements training and educational programs to assist businesses, non-profit organizations, schools, colleges, law enforcement agencies and other institutions to prevent bias, harassment and violence. (more info)

• International Bullying Prevention Association: Supporting research-based bullying prevention programs worldwide. Includes resources, research, training, and membership information. (more info)

• Keep Schools Safe Provides school safety and violence prevention information for students, parents, and school administrators. (more info)

• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD): ASCD is a community of educators, advocating sound policies and sharing best practices to achieve the success of each learner. (more info)

• Teaching Tolerance: Founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance provides educators with free educational materials that promote respect for differences and appreciation of diversity in the classroom and beyond. (more info)

• Resources related to student leadership and using diverse student leaders as partners in school improvement
  This list of resources relates to topics covered in MSA’s recent webinar entitled, Utilizing Diverse Student Leaders as Partners in School Improvement. You may purchase this recorded webinar or register for any of our other webinar in the series by visiting our Webinar Page.

• Resources related to Student Engagement in Learning
  This list of resources was provided by Rick Gordon, founder of the Compass School in Westminster, VT as a follow-up to the webinar that he presented titled, Strategies for Student Engagement to Improve School Climate and Learning. This webinar is part of MSA’s 2008-2009 series, Pillars of a Respectful School. You may purchase the recorded version of this webinar or register for any of the other webinars in the series by visiting our Webinar page. (more info)

Woodsville High School Anti-Bullying Pamphlet
MSA has helped Woodsville High School to create a Student Leadership Team and begin the process of improving their school climate. Faculty and staff at the school have created this pamphlet which covers definitions of bullying and harassment and tips for students, teachers and parents about what do to when they see or are the victims of bullying and harassment at school. A great example of how one school is approaching the issue by educating their entire school community.

MSA’s Student Leadership Self-Assessment Form
This Student Leadership Self-Assessment Form is designed to help schools think more carefully about the structures that they have in place to support meaningful student leadership opportunities and to plan for improving these structures over time.