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Violence Prevention
In June 1998, Superintendent Bennett C. Russell (deceased December, 1999) and Chief John Morgan from the Gulf Breeze Police Department convened the first CEO Roundtable for Violence Prevention in Santa Rosa County. The Roundtable, organized with the guidance of the Florida Department of Education Shared Services Network, included 77 representatives from the Santa Rosa community. This nationally recognized initiative continues today under the leadership of Superintendent John W. Rogers and Sheriff Wendell Hall. 

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The CEO Roundtable for Violence Prevention

Mission Statement
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School violence is a reflection of the 
community in which we live;

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The impact of violence has significant 
physical, emotional, behavioral and cognitive effects on the children of our community:

The CEO Roundtable is a community-based, problem-solving forum whose mission is to,

“Work together toward the goal of creating climates in schools and the community where STUDENTS ARE SAFE.”

INDEX
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CEO Roundtable for Violence Prevention
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Accomplishments

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Membership Rolls

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Contact Information

bulletProducts
The ongoing Violence Prevention effort is resulting in an increasing number of useful new tools and resources, available here:
bulletViolence Prevention Products Page
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Programs &  Initiatives
bulletCharacter Education
bulletCommunity-Based Advisory Committee
bulletIncorporation into the Student Development Plan for PK-12
bulletOn-going and Systemic Evaluation
bulletCharacter Education Before And After School!
bulletEvidence of Progress in Character Education
bulletStudent Crimestoppers Program
bulletInteragency Training Opportunities
bulletSchool Site Assessments
bulletTEAM Training: Techniques for Effective Aggressions Management
bulletFlorida Department of Education Safe Schools Training
bulletVerbal Judo
bulletNational Organization for Victim's Assistance (NOVA)
bulletSanta Rosa County Violence Prevention Conference
bulletInteragency Collaboration and Information Sharing Legal Perspectives
bulletMagna Award Information
bulletParental Awareness Campaign

bulletNew Policies Related to Violence Prevention
bulletLinks to Resources Related to Violence Prevention

CEO Roundtable Committee Chairpersons:

John Rogers, Santa Rosa District Schools Superintendent 
850/983-5000
RogersR@mail.santarosa.k12.fl.us

John Morgan, Gulf Breeze Police Department Chief 
850/934-5121
GBChief@Bellsouth.net
CEO Roundtable Members

Representative, District 4, Florida House of Representatives
Program Administrator, Department of Children and Families
Chief of Police, City of Gulf Breeze
Senator, Florida State Senate
Director, High School Education, Santa Rosa District Schools
Fire Chief, City of Milton Fire Dept.
Chair, Santa Rosa School Board
Regional Director, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
Pastor, First Assembly of God
Superintendent, Santa Rosa District Schools
County Commissioner, Board of County Commissioners
Navarre Chamber of Commerce
School Board Members, Santa Rosa County School Board
City Manager, City of Milton
Security Officer, US Navy
District Administrator, Department of Children & Families
Provost, Pensacola Junior College
Circuit Manager, Department of Juvenile Justice
Executive Director, Red Cross of Santa Rosa
Local Manager, Gulf Power
Senator, Florida Senate
City of Milton
Coordinator, Faith Community Network, DJJ
Representative, District 1, Florida House of Representatives
Editor, Santa Rosa Press Gazette
Administrator, Santa Rosa Medical Center
District Court Judge, Santa Rosa County Courthouse
Program Director, Lakeview Center
Bank City President, People's First Community Bank
Sheriff, Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Department
Executive Director, Favor House
Executive Director, Children's Services Center
Director, Emergency Management Services
President, University of West Florida
Director, SRC Public Health Unit
Mayor, City of Milton, United Way
Executive Director, Gulf Breeze Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director, Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce
Ph.D., Professor, University of W. FL & Readiness Coalition
Assistant State Attorney, Juvenile Division, State Attorney's Office


* Committee Co-Chairpersons

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CEO Roundtable Committee Co-Chairpersons

Education Sub-Committee Co-Chairs
Sharon Myers MyersS@mail.santarosa.k12.fl.us
Cindy Sarver csarver@srso.net

Security and Communications Co-Chairs
Bill Price PriceB@mail.santarosa.k12.fl.us
Chief Peter Paulding paulding@ci.gulf-breeze.fl.us

Mental Health Co-Chairs
Beth Hardcastle HardcastleB@mail.santarosa.k12.fl.us
Rikki Vidak RIKKI.VIDAK@cnet.navy.mil

District Response Team Coordinator
Mike Burleson BurlesonM@mail.santarosa.k12.fl.us

For additional information or next meeting dates call:

Carol Calfee
Roundtable Liaison
Coordinator of Integrated Services
Santa Rosa District Schools
6751 Berryhill Road
Milton, Fl. 32570
(850) 983-5054
Fax: (850) 983-5053
E-mail: CalfeeC@mail.santarosa.k12.fl.us

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Programs and Initiatives:
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Character Education
Character education is the process of helping young people develop good character.   The Character Counts! Organization states, " A person of good character...
  1. Is a good person, someone to look up to and admire.
  2. Knows the difference between right and wrong and always tries to do what is right.
  3. Sets a good example for everyone.
  4. Lives according to the "Six Pillars of Character": trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.
  5. Makes the world a better place.
Check out the Character Education Programs by Grade Level (click)

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bulletCommunity-Based Advisory Committee
As part of the Shared Services Violence Prevention Program, the school district hosts an active sub-committee working on Character Education issues. Members of the committee include 18 members from a cross-section of the community. Our partners in this effort include but are not limited to parents, the City of Milton Police Department, Family & Community Educators, the Santa Rosa County Extension Office, Campfire Boys & Girls, the Santa Rosa Professional Educators, Crimestoppers, school guidance, Communities in Schools, Safe and Drug Free Schools, the Rape Awareness Center and the Shared Services Network. 

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bulletIncorporation into the Student Development Plan for PK-12
School counselors have incorporated the Character Counts "Pillars of Character," the Second Step Violence Prevention curriculum and the Life Skills Training curriculum along with a host of other supporting programs into the Student Development Plan for students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12. (See the Student Development Plan under Guidance) for additional details.

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bulletOn-going and Systemic Evaluation

Program evaluation of the character education program includes on-going monitoring of behavioral statistics through the Shared Services Violence Prevention program. In addition, the school district in collaboration with the University of West Florida has completed a doctoral-level study on the Second Step program (see the Second Step Program description for additional details).  In addition, see the following:

AN EVALUATION OF SECOND STEP IN FIVE SANTA ROSA

COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Executive Summary

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bulletCharacter Education Before And After School!
Day care centers and pre-kindergarten programs across Santa Rosa County are utilizing the Character Counts curriculum as part of their daily activities. The Santa Rosa Pre-Kindergarten Interagency Council strongly supports character education.

Students attending the Community School Latchkey Program (before and after school childcare) participate in activities from the Second Step Violence Prevention curriculum. 
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bulletEvidence of Progress in Character Education
  1. During the 1999-2000 school year, approximately 4,000 students participated in the 4-H Helping the Hungry Program.
  2. 60 middle and high school students are enrolled in the new 4-H Citizenship Club and serving as volunteers in the Santa Rosa County Teen Court Program
  3. As part of the Student Development Plan, all students in Santa Rosa District Schools have opportunities to participate in a wide variety of character building programs and events. 

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bulletStudent Crimestoppers Program:  437 - STOP (7867) http://www.santarosasheriff.org/ 
Santa Rosa County Crime Stoppers, Inc. is a nonprofit organization supported by community members, local businesses, the area media, local law enforcement and the Santa Rosa District schools. The purpose of Crime Stoppers is to gather information leading to the solution of crime.

The program provides individuals the opportunity to report criminal activities to the authorities without disclosing name, address, or any other information pertaining to their identify. If tip information results in the apprehension of a fugitive or an arrest, the anonymous informant is eligible for a reward up to $1,000. 

As part of the violence prevention initiative, students are encouraged to participate in the Santa Rosa Crime Stoppers program. 

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bulletInteragency Training Opportunities
The following interagency training opportunities have been offered to school district personnel and community partners involved in the CEO Roundtable for Violence Prevention program. 

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bulletSchool Site Assessments
During the 1998-99, 1999-2000, and 2003-2004 school years, each school participated in site assessment and training sessions hosted by an interagency committee.

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bulletTEAM Training: Techniques for Effective Aggressions Management.
Schools participating in this Crisis Response Team Training designated five staff to participate in a 3-day intensive training program for first line responders. Participants learned techniques to deal with fights, verbal assaults, and other emergency or safety-related incidents.

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bulletFlorida Department of Education Safe Schools Training
An interagency team participated in a series of activities designed by the State of Florida Department of Education in collaboration with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to emphasize and improve school safety.

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bulletVerbal Judo
Training will be held during the 2000-01 school year for school district and collaborative partners interested in learning verbal de-escalation techniques.

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bulletNOVA
Two school district representatives have completed training through the National Organization for Victim's Assistance. http://www.try-nova.org/ 

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bulletSanta Rosa County Violence Prevention Conference
June 1, 2000: Approximately 100 participants from Santa Rosa, Escambia and Okaloosa Counties participated in an all-day conference at the University of West Florida on June 1, 2000. Topics covered during the conference included:
  1. School Violence: A Law Enforcement Perspective by Gary Yates, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
  2. Coping with Crisis: Lessons Learned by Scott Poland, Ed.D., National Organization for Victims Assistance
  3. Youth Law Review, by Catina Wilson, Assistant State Attorney, State of Florida
  4. Bullying and Aggressive Behaviors by Linda Harris, a Safe and Drug Free Schools Consultant
  5. Violence Prevention & the Military by Rikki Vidak, Whiting Field Family Resource Center, USN
  6. The Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Connection by Cathy Holmes and Maureen Simmons Licensed Clinical Social Workers
  7. From Risk to Resiliency, A New Direction by Bruce Yates, a Prevention Consultant

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bulletInteragency Collaboration and Information Sharing Legal Perspectives
October 24, 2000: Approximately 55 participants participated in a workshop lead by Dr. Bernard James from Pepperdine School of Law. The seminary explored the following topics.
  1. Florida Statutes relevant to interagency information sharing
  2. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
  3. Florida laws and how they relate to FERPA
  4. Parental consent forms
  5. Interagency agreements

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bulletMagna Award Information
Sodexho Marriott Services, in partnership with the American School Board Journal, recognizes Santa Rosa School District Violence Prevention Program with the distinction of a Magna Awards 2000. The School District was featured on page 27 of http://www.asbj.com/magna 
To determine the winners of the Magna Awards 200, the judges looked for programs that were:
  1. Developed or actively supported by the school board.
  2. The result of appropriate board involvement
  3. Important in promoting the district's mission and advancing student learning.
  4. Innovative and creative in purpose.
  5. Capable of being replicated by other school boards with similar conditions and resources.
  6. The result of collaboration between the school board and others.
  7. Successful in view of the program's primary objectives. 

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bulletParental Awareness Campaign
During the 2000-01 School Year, the CEO Roundtable for Violence Prevention is encouraging all members of the community to participate in a parental awareness campaign. Response from the community has been overwhelmingly positive!

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New Policies Related to Violence Prevention
As a result of the Violence Prevention initiative,
bullet A "Failure to Report" clause has been added to the Santa Rosa Student Code of Conduct. This clause encourages student reporting of incidents.
bulletThe School Board has adopted a policy for the use of hand-held metal detectors. 
bulletThe School Board has adopted a policy instituting the use of Integrated Services Teams at every school site. (See Integrated Services for details.)

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For additional information, contact:

Carol Calfee
Coordinator of Integrated Services
Santa Rosa District Schools
6751 Berryhill Road
Milton, Fl. 32570
(850) 983-5054
Fax: (850) 983-5053
E-mail: CalfeeC@mail.santarosa.k12.fl.us

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