Promote awareness of the multicultural understandings of citizenship. Use media to positively communicate the citizenship message. Reinstate positive reinforcement of demonstrated self-discipline. Key to this component are the development of conflict resolution approaches as alternatives to angry responses when there are problems. All members of the school community will be instructed in anger management techniques, enabling them to address the problems logically.
Anger management is emphasized in teacher advisory periods.
All members of the school community receive training in the positive opportunity presented by conflict that is dealt with skillfully and resolved constructively. The district is developing a consistent approach to problem solving which will be presented to students at every grade level and in every classroom. Students will be instructed on the use of problem solving steps in a negotiation and mediation model. The district is studying the development of peer mediation opportunities for students, as well as a Youth Court to operate in collaboration with the Family Court. Constructively resolved conflict is positively reinforced.