Safe Schools
Chippewa Public School
2026-2027 Safe and Inclusive School Plan
At Chippewa Public School, we are committed to fostering a safe, caring, and inclusive learning environment where all students feel valued, respected, and supported. We strive to ensure that every member of our school community is free from bullying, discrimination, and harassment while promoting a culture of respect, acceptance, empathy, and belonging. Creating and maintaining a positive school climate is a shared responsibility. Staff, students, parents and caregivers, and community partners work together to build a welcoming environment where everyone can learn, grow, and succeed. This Safe and Inclusive School Plan outlines the strategies and actions we will implement throughout the school year to support student well-being and promote bullying prevention, intervention, and education.
Key Priorities and Goals
Our school is committed to creating a safe, caring, and inclusive learning environment by strengthening students’ self-regulation skills and empowering student voice. Through character traits that promote self awareness, emotional literacy, and positive decision-making, along with consistent self-regulation strategies and tools, students will learn to recognize, understand, and manage their emotions. By ensuring students feel heard, valued, and supported, we foster a school culture where every learner feels safe, respected, and confident in taking ownership of their well-being and learning.
Key Actions or Strategies
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Each month, the school community will focus on a character trait such as empathy, perseverance, responsibility, or respect to support self-awareness, positive relationships, and self-regulation, with ongoing reinforcement through assemblies, classroom discussions, mentor texts, bulletin boards, and announcements.
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Student and Staff-Led Assemblies - Hold regular assemblies to celebrate growth and give students a platform to share their voices and experiences. Community members will be encouraged to attend these assemblies.
Community and Home Connections
At Chippewa Public School, our doors are always open, and we warmly welcome families as valued partners in their child's education. We encourage ongoing communication and collaboration between home and school, creating meaningful opportunities for families and educators to engage in positive conversations that support student success and well-being.
This Safe Schools and Well-Being portfolio collaborates to support staff through Tier-1, evidence-based practices. These foundational practices establish safety, connection, and regulation, which are essential conditions for learning. Through the important work, a deep understanding of students and relationships will foster the positive climate necessary for student well-being and achievement.

Developing a Safe and Inclusive Culture
Under the direction and guidance of the Ministry of Education (Policy/Program Memorandum No. 144 (PPM144), our School Board is committed to supporting schools to create and maintain positive school climates.
The Thames Valley District School Board would like to introduce the Safe and Inclusive School Plan (SISP). This plan replaces the former Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan (BPIP), and the Safe and Accepting School Plan. This plan will be completed annually by every elementary and secondary school in the Thames Valley District School Board.
This important work is facilitated at the school-level by a school-based team. This team is composed of students, family members, teachers, support staff, community partners, and the principal and/or vice principal.
This important work is facilitated at the school-level by a school-based team. This team is composed of students, family members, teachers, support staff, community partners, and the principal and/or vice principal.
This important work is facilitated at the school-level by a school-based team. This team is composed of students, family members, teachers, support staff, community partners, and the principal and/or vice principal. The Safe and Inclusive School Team meets several times throughout the school year. During this time, school teams will identify one local priority, and create a plan to support the identified goal. As the plan is implemented throughout the year, the Safe and Inclusive School team will continuously support these goals and monitor the results.