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2 <br /> teachers , administrators, and staff . The survey also identified <br /> existing programs and services regarding violence reduction and <br /> conflict resolution, identified related unmet needs among <br /> administrators, staff , and teachers , and developed recommendations . <br /> It is important to note that the report findings are based on the <br /> perceptions of the 552 teachers, administrators , and staff who <br /> participated in the survey, rather than reported statistics. <br /> The most striking conclusions of the survey are the similarities in <br /> the perceptions of teachers and staff at all age levels regarding <br /> the frequency and seriousness of conflict issues . The survey shows <br /> that, concerning issues of conflict, teachers are confronted with <br /> similar problems at all age levels . <br /> Some of the key recommendations include the following: <br /> 1 . Institute a comprehensive, coordinated, and systematic <br /> approach to violence prevention and conflict resolution beginning <br /> at the earliest levels and continuing throughout primary and <br /> secondary education levels . <br /> 2 . Ensure collaboration and coordination among schools <br /> and agencies to provide continuation of services across the age <br /> spectrum. <br /> 3 . Include more training on the components of building a community, <br /> i .e. learning to live cooperatively with others, beginning at the <br /> early childhood level . <br /> 4 . Institute comprehensive training of all teachers and staff in <br /> conflict management skills beginning at the early childhood <br /> level . <br /> Each of these components should be provided beginning at an early <br /> age, so a child (and their family) can learn and practice these <br /> skills . <br /> The Task Force realized that a number of the schools in the county <br /> already offer some forms of training and assistance regarding <br /> conflict and violence issues . It is the members ' hope that the data <br /> and analysis provided by this study, coupled with information about <br /> potential resources , will assist the school systems, and other youth <br /> institutions participating in the survey, to more systematically <br /> incorporate programs and services to address violence reduction and <br /> conflict resolution. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends that the Board <br /> receive the report as information. <br />