Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter

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Friday, January 19, 2024

AGENDA FOR TODAY

• Kenter performance data
• Budget. Needs assessment
• Cyber security presentation

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Pillars and Priorities

Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter School

• Founded in 1955
• Legendary Skateboarding ground. 1st wave launched btw 1963-67 by a crew of young surfers
• Affiliated Charter since 1993
• 472 students: 3 classes per grade level (1st -5th), 4 Kindergarten and 2 TK.
• 21 teachers, +1 RST+1 IRST
• 10.9% socioeconomically Disadvantaged
• 3.3 % Emergent Bilinguals
• Enrichment: Music, Art, PE, Science Lab,

Computer classes, Library, Drama, Dance.

• Active Parent Support Group

DIBELS DATA BOY 23-24

iReady Data

iReady BOY overall results in reading, grades 3-5

Students Assessed/Total:

• Mid or Above Grade Level�101 Students: 30%
• Early On Grade Level�79 Students: 23%
• One Grade Level Below�130 Students 38%
• Two Grade Levels Below�21 Students 6%
• Three or More Grade Levels Below�8 Students 2%

iReady BOY overall results in math, grades K-5

Students Assessed/Total: 427/ 430

• Mid or Above Grade Level�60 Students: 14%
• Early On Grade Level�89 Students: 21%
• One Grade Level Below�238 Students: 56%
• Two Grade Levels Below�29 Students: 7%
• Three or More Grade Levels Below�11 Students: 3%

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Kenter Canyon Elementary Affiliated Charter

Summary of data:

• Enrollment: 472
• Academic performance:
• ELA scores-Very High (79.3 points above standard)
• Math scores-Very High (55.5 points above standard)
• English learner-No Data (less than 11 students)
• Conditions and Climate: (Suspension rate)-Very Low (0%)
• Academic Engagement: Chronic Absenteeism-High (13%)

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Kenter Attendance December 2023

Kenter Attendance January 2024

118 students | 25% - Basic

Needs Assessment for Budget Development

Please complete the following survey by Friday, January 26, 2026:

• Survey here

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Kenter Canyon Charter Elementary School

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Cyber Security

Creating safe and supportive digital environment for our students

Technology empowers...

With this power comes great responsibilities that each of us have towards self, friends, family and larger community.

The concept of Digital Citizenship is about being thoughtful, respectful, and responsible when using the Internet. Common Sense Education

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Raising Kids in the Digital Age

Popular Social Media & Kid Games

Social Media

Games

Roblox Game Review (video)

Roblox is an online platform where players can create their own custom games and play through other creator’s games. Chat in this game is fairly open, so maturity and experiences can vary. It has child-friendly options, chat restrictions & parental controls.

Minecraft Game Review (video)

Minecraft is an incredibly diverse game that is especially known for its crafting and puzzle mechanics, letting kids decide between going on adventures, developing physics puzzles, or making simple or complicated buildings, statues, or even cities.

Fortnite Game Review (video)

Fortnite is one of the most popular action-games in the world. It heavily features firearms and guns, but the violence is mostly cartoonish and not gruesome. It often features popular characters like superheroes, anime characters, and even celebrities. The game is so popular that famous musicians even host digital concerts live in the game. A major drawback of Fortnite is that there’s THOUSANDS of items to buy with REAL money, including characters and even dance moves and children can often get jealous or materialistic & vain about expensive items purchased in-game.

Among Us Game Review (video)

Players take on the roles of engineers on a spaceship, doing small tasks like navigating the ship or making repairs. Meanwhile, a few killers, called a “imposters” have to sneakily take out the remaining crew members. Players can trigger a team meeting to vote on who they think the imposter is based on how “sus” or suspicious they’re acting. This game has very simple gameplay but is based a lot around chat and communication, trying to either rally up allies to solve the murders or to deceive victims. It has cartoon violence including a large cartoon bone protruding from dead players.

6 Things Parents need to know about Esports (video)

E-Sports is competitive video-gaming. Some games have become official high-school sports and colleges now offer e-sports scholarships. E-sports players are often treated like other athletes, with sponsorships and coaches with daily regimented practices. It’s important to keep a healthy balance between games & normal activities. The chances of going “pro” and making a living wage or becoming rich are very low, much like other sports, but not impossible. Most games have a ranking system from bronze to silver to gold, with the top 1,000 or so players in a special class like “masters” or “champion.” This can help you identify if e-sports is a viable career or just a hobby.

What is Cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying is using digital media to insult, demean or harass someone. It can be about social status, such as gossip or sharing embarrassing photos. It can involve neglecting or isolating kids, bullying them in games about skill levels or even the amount of real life money they’ve spent on in-game upgrades, or a variety of other ways of demeaning or hurting others. These kinds of actions affect mental health and well-being of others.

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NOT COOL being Toxic or a Troll

Some users and players in the media intentionally display negative behavior to cyberbully people and cause conflicts. In social media and games, people call them toxic or troll. The gaming community have also created terms for their negative behavior traits. What kind of actions identify as toxic or troll behavior?

1. Flaming (aka flushing and trash talking) - act of posting insults, often including profanity
2. Spamming - repeated use of the same item or action
3. Feeding - Sabotaging your own team by giving points to enemy team
4. Inappropriate roleplay - pretending you are a different person (non-game-related) to obtain some kind of specific reaction
5. Griefing - forgo any intention to win a game and instead focuses on annoying other players by manipulating aspects of the game in unintended ways
6. Sexism / Racism
7. Faking / Intentional Fallacy - watching your opponent, predicting what they will do, and exploiting their decision making

How Games Use Chat

Games like AMONG US are almost entirely based on communication. Players have to solve mysteries, crimes, or make educated guesses to solve the game. Blocking communication in these games will make your kid safer to cyber harassment, but will also take away most of the gameplay and draw of these games.

Many children also find ways to unblock these settings or create secondary accounts, so it’s sometimes better to teach them safe & healthy online communication and supervise their interactions, rather than trying to restrict chat entirely. Plus it teaches typing, writing, and communication skills.

Example chat from Among us, age rated 10+. Similar chat log style to other games.

The Dangers of Chat Room

Any game that allows voice or text chat between players means your children can be exposed to adult content.

Adults and older children play these games, and being anonymous means they feel comfortable saying things they wouldn’t feel comfortable saying in person.

Many such games have a “chat filter” option to censor **** bad words, but it’s never perfect. For example “You’re tr@sh at this game!” might not be detected as a bullying phrase.

Example chat from Genshin Impact, a popular game with age rating 12+.

Public Figures (Streamers, YouTubers, Vtubers)

Some of the most popular celebrities for children today are Streamers on TWITCH.tv and Youtube.com. These are gamers who will play a game on live TV and make jokes, or react dramatically to the gameplay, and narrate their experiences.

There are some “Family Friendly” channels like https://www.twitch.tv/team/familyfriendly but the most popular streamers will often make ADULT references, such as profanity and jokes that are inappropriate for younger audiences, or play age-restricted games.

Because these are LIVE tv, they are often unfiltered. You should take time to watch these streamers and determine which ones you’re comfortable with and which ones you should ban or filter on your kids accounts.

Markiplier is a popular streamer specializing in content like horror games that appeals to kids but is NOT suitable for all ages. He also occasionally uses adult jokes / language / references.

Signs of Victimization from Cyberbullying (video)

• Behavior changes� Grumpy, aggressive, or defiant
• Slipping grades � From inner distress
• Secretive or Evasive Behavior � Being overly excessive or defensive when hiding devices
• Multiple Accounts on social media/ games� Disguise activities or specific intentional purposes (cyberbully)

Help Kids Fight Against Cyberbullying and Online Harassment

How to handle it

Feeling isolated, ignored, or unwanted is devastating. Encourage your child to confront his “ghosters” in-person about why they’ve been ignoring them. If that feels too confrontational, encourage them to stop trying to win their attention and spend time with other friends. Sometimes, ghosters will come around or confront the child about why they’ve been ignoring them. Other times, it’s best to move on.

Ghosting

Ghosting is a passive type of bullying where a victim is purposely ignored. Their messages will go unread, or children will start private group chats and not invite them. The idea is to make them feel unwanted, unseen, or like a “ghost” – as if they don’t even exist. It’s often used to isolate someone without directly confronting them.

Help Kids Fight Against Cyberbullying and Online Harassment

How to handle it

Always report & block fake accounts, or people who harass you. While this fix may be temporary, some services will track the IP of the aggressor and ban their computer from making extra accounts.

Also have your child be clear with their friends to set the record straight about any misinformation a fake account might be trying to spread.

Fake accounts

Being anonymous online means people can get away with saying mean or scary things. Because people who behave badly get banned or recognized, many will create secondary “fake accounts,” to continue harassment. Sometimes this is even done to make it seem like a group effort when it’s just one person under many names.

Help Kids Fight Against Cyberbullying and Online Harassment

How to handle it

In many cases, you can report photos that feature your image and have them removed from social media. But it’s best if children practice asking each other’s permission before taking photos, or sharing information or stories about one another. This prevents gossip, ridicule, and respects personal boundaries. You should never spread rumors, true or false, that hurt, scare, or humiliate others. You should also speak to an adult if you have a photo or story of yours that is being shared without your permission.

Sharing embarrassing posts &� pics

While making funny faces or taking photos of friends can be harmless, purposely embarrassing someone or sharing photos & info they don’t want public can be harassment. Embarrassing photos & stories spread quickly, and can hurt your child’s self-image and self-esteem as well as social perceptions.

Help Kids Fight Against Cyberbullying and Online Harassment

How to handle it

The response to a rumor should depend on context. If it claims something serious– like theft, violence, or other serious allegations– you should speak to a teacher immediately and clear your name. If it’s simply hurtful or unkind but not likely to progress worse, it’s best to respond in a single clear post to refute the rumor, instead of constantly trying to defend against it and entertain bullies.

Rumors

While you can report an offensive post on most social media, you can’t erase it from the minds of people who saw it. That’s why rumors spread so quickly once they are posted on social media. Once people have seen it, there’s no stopping the spread of information.

Parental Controls for Chat & Other Safety Features

Anonymity is the Safest Choice

In games where your child can communicate with others, it’s important they stay ANONYMOUS.

1. Pick a username related to a hobby or favorite character, but that gives no PERSONAL information. �EX: “Dark-Knight-Batman” or “CookieCrumbles” NOT “John-Smith-SoCal”
2. Gender neutral names are safest. “...female usernames… incurred an average of 100… explicit or threatening messages a day” -NPR.org
3. NEVER give out personal information like your name, school, address, parent’s jobs, friends or siblings information online.

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Privacy Rules

United States has a law, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), requiring website owners to help protect the private information of kids 13 and younger.

The Better Business Bureau and TRUSTe review children’s websites and post their seals of approval on the site. Look for it when using a site.

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Protect your privacy and respect privacy of others. Avoid plagiarism, cite the quotes you use.

Beware how images you post can be digitally altered online.

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Safe Websites for Kids

Digital Citizenship - Students

1. Don’t respond or retaliate to cyberbullying.
2. Save and print bullying messages.
3. Block inappropriate content or comments that make you feel uncomfortable.
4. Talk to a friend.
5. Tell a trusted adult so they can make the report on cyberbullying.

BE AN UPSTANDER

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Digital Citizenship - Educators

Educate the school community about responsible Internet use.

• Teacher resources
• Parent resources

Watch for the signs in students’ behavior. Identification, prevention, and response.

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Establish policies and procedures to deal with inappropriate online activities.

Investigate, take actions and ensure that cyberbullying has stopped.

Digital Citizenship - Parents

Cultivate and maintain open line of communication with your child.

Convey unconditional support.

Educate your child about appropriate online behavior and model it.

Stay informed.

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Reach out to find resources and help when needed.

• Cyberbullying.org
• StopBullying.gov
• Advocating for kids
• National Crime Prevention Council
• Homeland Security
• Cyberbullying Research Center

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