Blackridge Elementary Student Wellness & Prevention Plan 2026-27

Our school’s mission is to:
Develop leaders that SOAR by teaching students to:
● Strive for Excellence
● Own Our Mistakes
● Act with Kindness and Respect
● Rise Above Challenges

Prevention Overview:
Research shows that addressing behavior and wellness concerns before they occur is much more effective than
trying to stop them after they start. These proactive efforts are our primary prevention strategies. These strategies
focus on the root causes, like enhancing protective factors and decreasing risk factors, strengthen well-being and
help students build resilience to thrive. They act as buffers against risk and promote resilience, healthy
development, and positive outcomes. Risk factors are conditions that increase the likelihood of academic,
behavioral, or mental health difficulties. Our school supports student development of Utah State Board of
Education’s five protective factors represented by the graphic below; more information about these protective
factors can be found using this link.

Our school supports student wellness by prioritizing primary prevention practices that are centered on building
protective factors and promoting positive, intentional social, emotional, academic, and behavioral development
for all students. This prevention plan includes universal strategies (for all students) as well as targeted strategies
(for small groups or a few students) for each section below.

Student Engagement & Attendance:
Our school believes that attendance directly impacts academic achievement, social development, and future
success. Attendance also reflects a student’s sense of belonging. Some of the efforts our school prioritizes to
encourage student engagement and promote attendance are listed below:
● Our school uses Panorama early warning system to identify students who may be at risk of
disengagement or absenteeism, which allows us to proactively support students in feeling connected and
engaged at school.
● Our school staff cares about our students and is committed to getting to know them to help them feel a
sense of belonging.
● Our school creates frequent opportunities for students to connect with each other, build friendships, and
feel a sense of belonging with their peers during class, at recess and lunch, and throughout their day.
● Our school staff monitors attendance using the District dashboard and notifies parents of absences.
● Our school encourages and rewards daily attendance with monthly attendance awards, soar ticket
drawings, and leadership awards.

Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Well-Being:
Our school prioritizes prevention by offering support and services to our students and their families. Some of
our everyday efforts, including the systems and strategies for supporting our students, are listed below:
● Our school staff supports student skill development by teaching students to SOAR. (Strive for
Excellence, Own our Mistakes, Act with Kindness and Respect, and Rise Above Challenges.) School
staff clarify behavioral expectations in all spaces throughout our school twice per year during Raven
Rotations. They proactively teach these behaviors, address root causes of behavioral concerns, support
student wellness, and consistently model and reinforce appropriate behavior.
● Our school utilizes the “In Focus” social-emotional learning curriculum for all grades.
● Our school counselor visits each classroom once a month to teach lessons on social-emotional learning.
● Our school recognizes positive behavior and academics through the use of SOAR tickets and monthly
leadership awards.
● Teachers collaborate in PLC and intervention teams to ensure students' academic and emotional needs
are being met.
● Behavior and Emotional Support Team monthly meetings
● Student Intervention Team bi-weekly meetings to address tier 2 social emotional concerns
● Our school uses Panorama data management to identify students in need of additional support and
proactively meet their needs.
● Our school provides access to District mental health and support resources through Student Services,
which includes the Jordan Family Education Center and Mental Health Access Program.
● Our school provides access to academic support with District departments to support the success of
every student.
● Our school’s mental health and student support providers (school counselors, school psychologists,
clinical support, etc.) are trained and supported by District administration to follow current best practices
in prevention and intervention efforts.
● Our school intervenes with early warning, content monitoring, and anonymous reporting tools with
support from District specialists to identify and support students who may be at risk.

● Our school provides access to parent and family resources including a District partnership with the Cook
Center for Human Connection’s Parent Mental Health Series platform which is shared with parents
monthly through Parent Square and District web content.

Suicide Prevention
● Our school’s mental health providers and administrators are trained on and review District suicide risk
intervention guidelines annually with support from Jordan District’s Student Services Team.
● Staff receive QPR training to learn steps to follow when any concerns of suicide risk arise.
● All of our school’s licensed staff participate in suicide prevention training for their license renewal
● Students identified who may be at risk of suicide receive interventions and support appropriate to their
individual needs which may include a screening interview (CSSR-S), parent/guardian contact, a safety
plan, mental health recommendations/referrals (Jordan Family Education Center, Mental Health Access
Program, etc.), a re-entry meeting, and regular follow-up.
● 6th graders are taught the “Ride the Waves” suicide prevention curriculum.
● Our school utilizes the “In Focus” social-emotional learning curriculum for all grades.
● All of our District’s staff participate in an annual crucial concerns training to maintain employment in
the District, which covers topics such as suicide, bullying, and violence prevention.
● Students identified who may be at risk of suicide receive interventions and support in partnership with
their parents and guardians, appropriate to their individual needs. This may include a screening
interview, parent/guardian collaboration, a safety plan, mental health recommendations/referrals (Jordan
Family Education Center, Mental Health Access Program, etc.), a re-entry meeting, and regular
follow-up.
● Our school prioritizes early intervention and utilizes several District supported tools to support student
wellness when needed. These tools include content monitoring on student’s school accounts to respond
to concerning content, SafeUT anonymous reporting for students to express concerns, and early warning
data system through Panorama.

Bullying Prevention
● Our school team proactively reviews relevant data on school climate, safety, and bullying by identifying
vulnerable populations (e.g., racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQ youth, students with disabilities) and
specific spaces where bullying may be likely to plan support accordingly.
● Our school’s staff is trained on school procedures for recognizing, reporting (SafeUT, content
monitoring, etc.), and responding to bullying incidents. All of our District’s staff participate in an annual
crucial concerns training to maintain employment in the District which covers topics such as suicide,
bullying, and violence prevention.
● Students involved in incidents of bullying as targets, aggressors, or witnesses receive support for their
individual needs which may include suicide risk assessments, counseling and mental health services,
Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), a student wellness plan
and/or parent/guardian contact—recognizing that targets, aggressors, and witnesses of bullying are more
susceptible to school issues.
● Our school’s administrators have been trained on Bullying Action Planning through the District
Wellness Team and continue to implement best practices in bullying intervention, with the overall goal
of prevention.
● Our school prioritizes early intervention and utilizes several District supported tools to support student
wellness when needed such as content monitoring on student’s school accounts to respond to concerning content, SafeUT anonymous reporting for students to express concerns, and early warning data system
through Panorama.
● Our school utilizes the “In Focus” social-emotional learning curriculum for all grades.
● Students are trained annually on recognizing bullying and how to respond to bullying in an appropriate
way.
● The Stop, Walk, Talk bullying prevention program will be taught in each classroom to help students
respond to bullying.

Violence Prevention Plan
● Our school’s administrators are trained on the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines
(C-STAG).
● Our school has a process for timely response to school threats using Comprehensive School Threat
Assessment Guidelines (C-STAG) and its decision tree. This includes warning potential victims and their
parents/guardians.
● Our school’s staff and students are aware of school procedures for recognizing and reporting (SafeUT,
content monitoring etc.) threats of violence. Procedures for recognizing and reporting threats of violence
(including how to download the SafeUT app) are discussed with 6th grade students during the ride the
waves lessons and more broadly with all students during monthly social-emotional learning lessons.
● Students who are affected by or who make threats of violence receive interventions that proactively
support students by building skills, meeting needs, and problem solving that aligns with the school’s
universal strategies. Students receive support appropriate to their individual needs which may include
problem-solving, interviews, suicide risk assessments, Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA),
Restorative Conferencing, Mediation, a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), counseling and mental health
services, a student wellness plan and/or parent/guardian contact.
● Our school prioritizes early intervention and utilizes several District supported tools to support student
wellness when needed: content monitoring on student’s school accounts to respond to concerning
content, SafeUT anonymous reporting for students to express concerns, and early warning data system
through Panorama.
● All of our District’s staff participate in an annual crucial concerns training to maintain employment in the
District which covers topics such as suicide, bullying, and violence prevention.
● Our school utilizes the “In Focus” social-emotional learning curriculum for all grades.

Please contact our administration for questions regarding our plan.