Peer Mediators

Taylor Middle School Peer Mediators meet Alex, star of the "Bully" Movie

Student Support, Counseling, And Community Resources

Local Resources

211 Bay Area
Help with food, housing, healthcare, and much more
www.211bayarea.org

Star Vista
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Center
www.star-vista.org

CDE Health/ Education frameworks

School Safety and Violence Prevention
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/sv/index.asp

Drug Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/at/safedrugfree.asp,

Sex Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/se/

Health Education
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/healthfw.pdf

Internet Safety
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html

Safe Routes
The Safe Routes to School mission is to advocate for safe walking and bicycling to and from schools, and in daily life, to improve the health and well-being of Millbrae children and to foster the creation of a livable, sustainable community.

www.commute.org
https://www.schoolpool.511.org/
http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/

Emergency Response

Family preparations
http://bepreparedcalifornia.ca.gov/EPO/BePrepared/IndividualsAndFamilies/Develop+a+Family+Disaster+Plan.htm

District/ School plan

Emergency Phone Numbers

California Youth Crisis Hotline 1-800-843-5200 (A resource for students if they are ever in need of support)
National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-422-4453
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention 1-800-232-4686 (cdc.gov)
Stop Bullying (stopbullying.gov)

Activities and Support for Students At Taylor

Peer Mediators
Taylor Middle School Students from the leadership class voluntarily \

Boys Group / Life Skills Group
Students learn emotional regulation skills and impulse control techniques. This group seems particularly relevant in light of recent research connecting impulse control to future academic success, professional success, and overall happiness.

Social Skills Group
Social skills groups fall into two categories. One group runs in the beginning of the year and focuses on students who are new to school, city, state, or country. Students are able to discuss what it is like to adjust to a new place in the company of others who have similar experiences. A second social skills groups focuses on differentiating between the different types of communcation. It focuses on the in vivo learning of assertive communication skills.

Academic Support
Some students are eligible for Personalized Learning Plans, Student Support Team Meetings, as well as 504 accomodations. Student don't need to be struggling academically to receive support or services.

Millbrae Educational Foundation

The Millbrae Education Foundation is a non-profit foundation made up of parents and volunteers dedicated to supporting the children of the Millbrae School District.
http://www.millbraeeducationfoundation.org/

Internet Safety and Cyber Bullying Information

Quick Tips For Parents:

Best Practices:

1. Be aware and informed
2. Friend your children (even if they're afraid you'll embarrass them)
3.  It is appropriate to parent in the virtual world
4. Have conversations regarding online behavior (digital footprint)
5. Teach and model good digital citizenship

The Three “P’s”

1. Post thoughtfully
2. Protect privacy
3. Play fairly

Resources:

1.  http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-for-parents/facebook-parents
2. http://facebookforparents.org/

Parents Guide to Social Networking

Cyberbulling Unplugged

Tips for Tweens

Slides From The Cyber Bullying Presentation

NEW! Parenting In A Digital World

NEW! Parenting In A Digital World (Talking Points)