Introduction

Posted by Brian W. Koenig on 19 November 2009 | 1 Comments

Tags: BullyTalk, schools, bullying, school climate, school culture

Welcome to K12 Associates blog called BullyTalk. K12 Associates is an organization that helps schools districts improve the climate of their schools. This blog is a place to share, discuss, commiserate, debate, and complain about experiences you've had with bullying and other antisocial behaviors with youth. The ambition of this conversation is to learn through the experiences of others.

I have worked on bullying prevention with both public and private schools since 1998, visiting more than 60 school districts. During this time I have worked with 7 school districts very closely. These 7 districts were determined to stop bullying at their schools. In spite of careful attention to a prevention plan and faithful measurement, we saw little change at first. From this initial experience I learned very quickly that without new adult behavior and some "redesigning" of the places and processes of the school, not much will change. After this epiphany, I was able, with the unfailing help of the school staff, to make some significant changes in the school climate, and started to make some inroads into school culture.

I have some experience with what works and what doesn't work. If you have a bullying topic I would be happy to provide some insight and hopefully we can engage others in our discussion too. Thank you.

Brian Koenig
K12 Associates, LLC
Middleton, WI