Homedale Safe Schools Project

Homedale School District, a rural Idaho school district will implement School-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS), with a specific focus on strategies to promote school safety at all three school sites. Training on, and implementation of, the SWPBIS evidence-based framework will be augmented with additional training and support elements focused on increasing school safety, building mental health awareness and literacy, fostering resiliency, and culturally relevant, equitable and trauma sensitive practices. Like many rural communities, Homedale School District is under resourced and school staff struggle to know how to cope with the many behavioral, academic, safety and mental health support needs that arise from their diverse, economically disadvantaged population. Implementing Homedale Safe Schools Project (HSSP) will equip staff, as well as local law enforcement members, with the strategies and skills necessary to create safe, secure, and positive learning environments for all students. In addition, implementing HSSP will assist in bridging gaps related to access to mental health support and provide valid and reliable school climate data to use in decision making. If funded, this project will have a lasting positive impact on the rural Homedale community, its schools, and students.