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STUDENTS
Physical Education
& Physical Activity Environment &
Health Education EMPLOYEES Engagement Family Physical COORDINATING POLICY, PROCESS, AND PRACTICE Counseling, Social & FAMILIES
Nutrition
Community
Services
Involvement
Psychological
Services
HEALTHY SAFE
CHALLENGED SUPPORTED ENGAGED
Social &
Emotional
Environment
Employee IMPROVING LEARNING AND HEALTH Health Climate
Wellness Education
Health
Services
COMMUNITY
Safe & Supportive School Climates
Welcoming and Inclusive Schools are extremely important to
ensure that all students have a safe and supportive place to
learn and grow. As per the School Board Equity Policy (1.041),
we were able to present training specific to LGBTQ+ students
and staff in 150 of our schools. In partnership with Equality
Florida, we once again put on our All Together Now conference
on LGBTQ+ issues for Florida School Districts. There were over
40 Florida School Districts in attendance at this year’s conference.
Professional Development and conferences such as these help
to support our staff who operate over 33 GSA Clubs (Genders
and Sexuality Alliance) in our middle and high schools. They also
help teachers, counselors, school food service, school police
officers, administrators, and others to become more inclusive and
supportive allies for our students.

We also partnered with Compass Community Center
to have a meet and greet version of our Youth
Empowerment Summit (YES), in which Compass’
youth group and our GSA Club members met with
School Board member Mrs. Erica Whitfield and
Superintendent Michael Burke on January 26, 2022
to discuss issues that affected them, particularly
during distance learning.

Research suggests that just one supportive adult in a school can reduce the risk of self-harm, suicide, and
other negative outcomes. Research also indicates that having inclusive policies and instructional materials,
supportive adults, and affirming clubs, like GSA Clubs, can reduce absenteeism, increase school connectedness,
and improve academic outcomes by 0.5 GPA…for ALL students.

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