Point People: Navigating Student & Staff Boundary Issues

Monday, February 26, 2024

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: A703

Sponsored By

Presenter(s)

Avery Mann

Co-Founder
SOS ThreeSixty - Boundary Training for Independent Schools
Pt. Roberts, Washington
Julie O'Rourke, PhD

Community Well-Being Director, K-12
The Pingry School
Basking Ridge, New Jersey

How do schools address unintentional mistakes, misunderstandings, a clear boundary violation or something that just doesn't seem right? Students and staff need to know that there are specific people trained and ready to provide support. Learn about a program at the Pingry School that designates "point people" as the go-to team for students and employees when there's a safety/protection/boundary policy concern. The Pingry School's Point Person program helps foster better communication within the school about how to deal with some sensitive issues, with a goal to address these matters in a way that keeps them from escalating.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will learn how the Point Person program works and how to be sensitive to specific areas like cultural issues. They will learn how working with an outside organization helped in updating boundary policies and communicating what healthy boundaries should look like in today's learning environment. Participants will then be able to discuss with their own school colleagues how to better address issues back at their school.