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We invite all Germantown residents and parents of Germantown Municipal School District students to join us for an important community workshop on Friday, August 3rd from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at Houston High School in the auditorium. From Awareness to Action: Implementing Best Practices in Bullying Prevention and Intervention in Your Schools and Community There are evidenced-based strategies and practices that have proved successful in assisting schools to effectively address bullying, harassment and intimidation. We will explore the difficult challenge of identifying the differences between bullying, normal conflict, legal issues such as harassment and discrimination and acts of a criminal nature. A clear definition of bullying will be explored as well as important safety precautions to assist schools, students, parents, families and the community in understanding what to do about these issues. About our guest speaker: Rodger Dinwiddie has been the CEO of STARS-Nashville, an evidenced-based Student Assistance Program, since 1986. He is the developer of this nationally recognized program by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidenced-based Programs and Practices. Prior to joining STARS, Rodger served as the Executive Director of a nonprofit organization working with juvenile court referrals. He also was a classroom teacher in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools for 7 years. Rodger is a certified trainer and Olweus Technical Assistance Consultant for the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and Safe Dates Program, and he serves as the Tennessee State Olweus Coordinator in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Education and Clemson University. He currently provides consultation in the areas of best practices in bullying prevention and intervention, school climate improvement, and the development of social emotional competencies. Rodger is a national trainer for the Hazelden/Betty Ford Center, providing, Building Assets Reducing Risks (BARR), Meth: Our Nations’ Crisis a Toolkit for Change, as well as Heroin + Prescription Painkillers Tool-kit for Community Mobilization. In addition, he provides consultation to both businesses and school districts to assist leaders in building strong(er) relationships in the workplace. Rodger is also a Past-President of the International Bullying Prevention Association and former president of the National Student Assistance Association. Rodger is a native Nashvillian, where he is involved in numerous community organizations, including the Nashville Rotary Club and he is currently a member Passage Initiative in partnership with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and the Annenberg Institute. He and former CEO of Oasis Center, Hal Cato, were named Nashvillians of the Year by the Nashville Scene for their work in the collaboration and development of the Youth Opportunity Center, a partnership between Oasis Center and STARS. He was most recently recognized as one Nashville’s Most Admired CEOs by the Nashville Business Journal, 2016. Rodger received his Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from George Peabody College and his M.Ed. in Educational Administration and Supervision from Middle Tennessee State University. |
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