Good Afternoon Board of Education Members & Guests

LEILEHUA HIGH SCHOOLPEER MEDIATION PROGRAM

Peer Mediators are..

Self Directed Learners Community Contributors Complex Thinkers Quality Producers Effective Communicators Effective and Ethical Users of

Technology

What we offer our peers in dealing with bullying/harassment or other issues they may be faced with is…

PREVENTION and INTERVENTION activities on campus such as…

Peer Mediation PEER MEDIATION is the process of

resolving conflicts with the assistance of a neutral third party, trained peer mediators.

CONFIDENTIAL ON CAMPUS IT'S FREE

2010-2011Statistics

53 Mediations Conducted Grade 9 = 44 Grade 10 = 29 Grade 11= 27 Grade 12 = 6 Total 106 students

53 (100%) cases mediated with an agreement

Top issues to be mediated were:• verbal harassment• rumors• relationship between peers

2010-2011Disputant Follow-up Evaluations

- 98% of disputants were very satisfied or satisfied with the agreement reached at the mediation session.

- 99% of disputants felt the problem was settled after mediation.

- 96% of disputants felt the mediators were very helpful or helpful in solving the problem.

- 96% of disputants felt they learned to become a better communicator and problem-solver by participating in the peer mediation process.

- 94% of disputants felt that the mediation program is a worthwhile service for the school.

Peace DaySeptember 21, 2011Pinwheels for Peace

Classroom PresentationsPromoting Positive Behavior

Lessons on…

Conflict Resolution

Anger Management

Skill building

Power to the Peaceful Week

Monday: M & M Monday (Appreciating Diversity)Tuesday: Take A Stand Tuesday (Anti-bullying)Wednesday: Words that Hurt, Words that Heal

WednesdayThursday: Thankful Thursday (Living with

Gratitude)Friday: Aloha Friday (Spread some Aloha)

…and we spread peace with alumni, our families, fellow mediators, our keiki, and the community at large…

WE ARE PEACE-MAKERS!

Caring for our Peace Garden

With the Class of 1970 and 2013

Peer Mediation Parent NightSharing what activities we’ve done over the year with our families…

Hosting Kapaa High SchoolMeeting other peace-makers and sharing our

Programs

Hawaii Statewide Peer Mediation Conference

Hawaii Supreme Court- host a workshop- assist with planning the conference

Haleiwa & Iliahi Elementary

Helping our fellow keiki by teaching a lesson on bullying to 5th and 6th graders

Hawaii Public RadioOctober 20, 2010

“Bullying in the Schools”Interview with:

Vice-Principal, Sally Omalza

Peer Mediation Counselor, Carla Lum

Peer Mediator, Derius Caravallo

Parent, Liane Rable

November 9, 2010News article:

Teachers, Peers, Key to Preventing Bullying by Education Reporter, Katherine Poythress

* Interview with Ms. Lum about Bullying & Leilehua’s Peer Mediation Program

Do we collect data?

We try to…

DATA COLLECTION• Mediations completed (Who was serviced and issues mediated)

• Follow-up mediation session evaluations (Has the conflict been resolved? Have you kept to the Agreement? Is another mediation necessary?)

• Counseling services provided (Who Ms. Lum serviced and issues counseled that did not warrant mediation)

• Classroom Presentation Evaluations on Conflict Resolution and Anger Awareness Lesson (What did you learn? What did you like BEST? What can we IMPROVE on?)

• Peer Mediator Evaluations (What have you gained from being a peer mediator?)

Thank you for inviting us to share our ideas on promoting peace in our School. We appreciate your time, service, and

commitment to the children of Hawaii.

Call us or come by for a visit…we are always available to speak with you about Peace and

Education. We look forward to another productive year of

serving others.We invite you to join us!

Peace out, Leilehua’s High School Peer Mediators