Professional Development | Program Materials | Program Costs

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Faculty Presentation

Our 45-minute staff development presentation for first –year schools provides a complete overview of the GET.A.VOICE™ program, a brief background of research related to teasing and verbal bullying, the philosophy of GET.A.VOICE™, how it works, and how GET.A.VOICE™ proactively addresses language and empowers students. Optional for second-year schools.

Faculty Training Session

A new and exciting three-hour Faculty Training Session for veteran and first-year GET.A.VOICE™ Coordinators and a team of up to 6 staff members per school is held off-campus to facilitate making GET.A.VOICE ™ a school-wide reality.

Our training session is both experiential and interactive training includes:

· Understanding the impact language and communication plays in student interactions;

· Identifying and deepening implementation strategies specific to your building;

· Exchanging and exploring ideas for planning ancillary activities in the curriculum areas.

GET.A.VOICE ™ Network

The GET.A.VOICE™ Network provides each school team from participating schools with a powerful forum to exchange curriculum ideas and practices during three 2-hour focused workshops after school in November, January, and March. GET.A.VOICE™ Coordinators will be invited to co-facilitate these sessions.

Parent Meeting

To bridge the home-school connection and garner parental support for this program, a parent presentation highlights how GET.A.VOICE™ works, how teachers incorporate it into the classroom, and the skills children gain by being a participant in GET.A.VOICE. Optional for all schools.

PROGRAM MATERIAL

Classroom Educator Kits
Each school orders the number of Classroom Educator Kits needed for each participating teacher. Each Kit contains materials for 28 students.

· Grades K-2 Classroom Educator Kits

· Grades 3-8 Classroom Educator Kits

Special Area Educator Kit

Each special area kit contains materials for 25 special area adults, such as: administrators, secretaries, psychologist, pupil personnel, special area staff (art, music, phys. ed., health, etc.) librarian, nurse, teaching assistants, monitors and aides, etc.

18x24” Color Posters
These large color posters with a positive message are great for display in hallways, classrooms, cafeteria, anywhere!

GET.A.VOICE™ Bracelets

New three-color marbleized GET.A.VOICE™ bracelets are just what kids asked for! Great for school fundraiser!

PROGRAM COSTS

GET.A.VOICE™ varies according to student population. For example, the cost to implement GET.A.VOICE™ for a first-year school ranges between $2.32 per student (approximately 1100 students) to $ 4.07 per student (approximately 400 students). Smaller or private schools are priced accordingly. Let us help you plan for your school!

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