We expect the EIS student council members to take more leadership roles in the future. Peer Mediation Program Counselors at Ennis Intermediate School trained twenty-three students for the Peer Mediation Program from the three grade levels on campus. Counselors who participated in the training with students were Betty Ann Blazek, Ron Smith and Molly Goodwin. Students have been trained to resolve conflicts through specific communication and problem-solving skills. The mediation program includes development of skills in anger and conflict management, practiced within a safe and structured process.
Mediation is voluntary for students with conflicts.
Unless both students agree to try and solve their problem, mediation does not occur. The mediator is trained to help both parties find solutions and reach agreements that will allow them to continue their friendship. Peer Mediation is a preventative process for mediating relationships and settling minor disputes between students before school rules are violated. Through this program, students take responsibility for solving their own problems, allowing teachers to concentrate on teaching. In using mediation, students are learning a life skill that enables them to become problem solvers.