About My Evaluation

Rational

The main reason for choosing this program is that I plan on using the information and evaluation that I find while conducting the evaluation to help students who are newcomers to Canada at my new school. If I better understand how bullying and cyber-bullying occur and what boards to do combat them and am able to evaluate their practices, it will better set me up with a program that I can bring to my new school to help students there.

I will evaluate the PVNCCDSB Policy on Bullying and Cyber - Bullying Intervention and Prevention as it applies to St. Stephen's Secondary School Anti - Bullying/Cyber-Bullying Program. I will do this by evaluating the resources provided to both students and parents (from the school) and policies and procedures outlined in the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, Clarington District Catholic School Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention and Intervention Plan.

Initial Description

 I will be evaluating the scope and the impact of the Bullying and Cyber – Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan put forth by the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, and Clarington Catholic District School Board.

* I will be specifically looking at the inclusiveness within the policy and deciding if the policy incorporates all students and all manners of bullying and cyber – bullying.

 * I will be looking at the language within the policy and examining its application in schools within the PVNCCDSB.

Evaluation Aims

* Evaluate the inclusiveness of the policy to the LGTBQ community of students who are within the PVNCCDSB. The purpose for the evaluation is summed up by the following statistic from the Canadian Institutes of Health research, “The rate of discrimination experienced among students who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans-identified, Two-Spirited, Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ) is three times higher than heterosexual youth.”(Canadian Institutes of Health and Research) 

* This evaluation will seek to identify if the policy set forth by the PVNCCDSB accurately reflects and addresses these government findings and helps to create a positive and supportive environment within schools for LGTBQ students. The evaluation will take into account all stakeholders (students, teachers, parents, administration, community members and board members) and attempt to involve all in the evaluation process.

    

The Peak Experience

* Since its last revision date of October 22, 2013, the reporting of incidents of bullying and cyber – bullying had been trending upwards (this is as of 2012) and that homophobic comments made up 15% of all reported incidents. (Stopabully.ca) As such it will be thus argued by this evaluation that the peak experience of the policy is mixed as though incidents of bullying and cyber – bullying are being reported more frequently, those whom the policy ought target are more likely to experience bullying and/or cyber – bullying.