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10 <br /> sense of belonging. She said that the Say Something anonymous reporting app has been vital <br /> to reporting instances where there is a safety threat. She said some of the schools are very <br /> consistent in their approach to behavior management, for example, the PBIS training used by <br /> Grady Brown. She said that she was visiting a classroom there and the kids were signaling with <br /> their hands and different gestures to show their agreement in the conversation, and she asked <br /> them what they were doing, and they responded that they were using skills they learned in the <br /> PBIS training. She said that there are different tactics being used at different schools and that <br /> having different approaches at different schools presents a challenge. She said they have a <br /> new director of MTSS, and she is overseeing implementation of tier 1 and tier 2 supports. She <br /> said that she started off the schools with a self-assessment of where they are with MTSS and <br /> some of them said they are already doing it and some of them said we do not know how to do <br /> that yet. She said they need more consistent implementation. She said they have done a lot of <br /> work to meet that need by contracting with mental health services. She referenced the image <br /> below: <br /> INCREASE ! SOCIAL • <br /> EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS <br /> r1dICFIt0F3 41 Shidents At-Risk <br /> • M20,70" �- '°r + Referrals up in all <br /> areas <br /> + All Mental Health <br /> referrals increased <br /> by more than 1000% <br /> + Suicide referrals, <br /> specifically up by <br /> ENGAGE. CHALLENGE- P N S P! <br /> SOCIAL AND • • `� <br /> Social and Emotional Learning is the <br /> process through which all young <br /> people and adults <br /> • acquire and apply the knowledge,skills,and sari <br /> attitudes to develop healthy identities, <br /> + manage emotions and achieve personal and <br /> collective goals, <br /> + feel and show empathy for others, <br /> + e$#abll$h and maintain Supportive relatlonships, <br /> and <br /> r make responsible and caring decisions. <br /> "4 i CKA LLE NGE_ <br /> Carrie Doyle said OCS has recently been able to hire another school psychologist. She <br /> said that they recently restructured their EC department to repurpose a couple of positions so <br />