Safe Schools
McGillivray Central Public School
2026-2027 Safe and Inclusive School Plan
Our school is committed to providing all students with a safe, caring, and inclusive learning environment free from bullying and harassment that promotes respect, acceptance, and empathy.
Staff, students, parents and caregivers, and community partners will work together as a team to help make our school safe and welcoming for everyone.
The Safe and Inclusive School Plan highlights some of the key actions that our school community will put in place as part of our bullying prevention and intervention efforts.
Key Priorities and Goals
This year we are focusing on creating calm, respectful learning environments where every student can think, belong, and learn.
We are doing this to protect learning time, strengthen student focus and engagement, and build a stronger shared learning culture across the school.
Key Actions or Strategies
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Create predictable and purposeful routines
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Rebuild calm (e.g., consistent transitions, increased independent learning stamina)
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Support students in taking shared responsibility the learning environment they create together
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Reinforce respectful communication and positive peer interactions
Community and Home Connections
- Ask your child about responsibility, respect and routines and how students can help protect each other’s learning.
- “We are responsible for protecting each other’s learning.”
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Encourage routines at home that build focus and independence, such as completing one task at a time, taking turns in conversations, reading without distractions, and practicing calm transitions between activities.
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Check out this resource: School Mental Health Ontario Resources for Families for strategies to support calm routines, positive relationships, focus, and student well-being at home and at school.
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.