This interactive professional development session provides educators and school leaders with practical, research-based strategies to improve school culture and climate as a proactive approach to reducing threats, disruptive behavior, and safety concerns. The session centers on equity-based practices, emphasizing support for marginalized student populations—including students of color, behaviorally marginalized students, and students with disabilities. Participants will review data from different states, analyze the threats, and create action plans that can be tailored to their school populations. By combining data analysis, proactive wrap-around approaches, restorative practices, and intentional relationship-building, participants will learn how to shift their school environment from reactive discipline to preventative, inclusive, and relational approaches.
