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Butterfield Canyon Prevention Plan

Prevention Plan 2026-2027

Butterfield Canyon Elementary Student Wellness Plan 2026-27

Our school’s mission:

“We serve the elementary students, their families, our staff, and broader community members, by providing high quality instruction, opportunities for all learners, and a culture of belonging. Our purpose in doing this is to encourage our students to become resilient lifelong learners who are prepared to further their academic experiences, develop positive social and emotional wellness, and contribute effectively as engaged citizens.

Our Mission is to help our stakeholders (students, staff, families, broader community) embrace and embody R.O.A.R. traits:

R - Respect: BCE stakeholders respect themselves, others, and the physical spaces and items around them. 

O- Optimism: BCE stakeholders are positive, hopeful, and confident about their futures and their abilities to become successful as they gain knowledge, collaborate, and share their unique strengths.

A- Accepting: BCE stakeholders acknowledge and embrace achievements, mistakes, and growth.  They are accepting and kind to others, even when they might have different perspectives. 

R- Responsible: BCE stakeholders show responsibility for their personal learning and growth, for their choices and actions, and how they contribute to a successful community.“

This plan supports our mission as we strive to create a culture and community that responds to the needs of our students, staff, and families through teaching traits that promote wellness for all.

Student Wellness & Prevention Plan

Prevention Overview: 

Research shows that addressing behavior and wellness concerns before they occur is much more effective than trying to stop them after they start. These proactive efforts are our primary prevention strategies. These strategies focus on the root causes, like enhancing protective factors and decreasing risk factors, strengthen well-being and help students build resilience to thrive. They act as buffers against risk and promote resilience, healthy development, and positive outcomes. Risk factors are conditions that increase the likelihood of academic, behavioral, or mental health difficulties. Our school supports student development of Utah State Board of Education’s five protective factors represented by the graphic below; more information about these protective factors can be found using this link. 

Butterfield Canyon Elementary supports student wellness by prioritizing primary prevention practices that are centered on building protective factors and promoting positive, intentional social, emotional, academic, and behavioral development for all students. This prevention plan includes universal strategies (for all students) as well as targeted strategies (for small groups or a few students) for each section below. 

Student Engagement & Attendance:

Butterfield Canyon Elementary believes that attendance directly impacts academic achievement, social development, and future success. Attendance also reflects a student’s sense of belonging. Some of the efforts our school prioritizes to encourage student engagement and promote attendance are listed below:

  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary uses Panorama early warning system to identify students who may be at risk of disengagement or absenteeism, which allows us to proactively support students in feeling connected and engaged at school. 
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary staff cares about our students and is committed to getting to know them to help them feel a sense of belonging. 
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary creates frequent opportunities for students to connect with each other, build friendships, and feel a sense of belonging with their peers during class, at recess and lunch, and throughout their day. 
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary staff monitors attendance using the District dashboard and notifies parents of absences.
  • School Teams at Butterfield Canyon Elementary engaged in regular Behavior PLC Reviews of Attendance.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary has a “No Tardy Smarties” motivation program, rewarding students for their on time arrival and attendance at school each week.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary has a strong Student Intervention Team (SIT) with weekly meetings to collaborate on interventions that support student attendance plans, academic skill growth, and social development.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary utilizes a team approach for interventions related to improving student attendance, including teacher and peer outreach, family connections, home visits, and providing resources to families.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary holds monthly Principal Luncheons to acknowledge and celebrate students who are engaging positively in the school community.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary utilizes a Check In/Check Out program between students and mentor teachers to support students in need of additional connection and belonging. 

Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Well-Being: 

Our school prioritizes prevention by offering support and services to our students and their families. Some of our everyday efforts, including the systems and strategies for supporting our students, are listed below:

  • Some of our everyday efforts, the systems and strategies for supporting our students include our PBIS/MTSS framework, also known as our R.O.A.R. expectations (Respect, Optimism, Accepting, Responsible).  Regular practice and positive reinforcement systems (PBIS - Positive Behavior Intervention System) are established and taught to students to support their efforts in following our PBIS Expectations. A printable version of the R.O.A.R. Matrix is available to our community which details behavior expectations in each area of the school.  Students at Butterfield Canyon Elementary are explicitly taught the expectations and code of conduct through discussion, modeling, and ongoing reinforcement (i.e. What does respect look like in the office?, What does safety look like on the playground?, etc.). 

R - Respect: BCE stakeholders respect themselves, others, and the physical spaces and items around them. 

O- Optimism: BCE stakeholders are positive, hopeful, and confident about their futures and their abilities to become successful as they gain knowledge, collaborate, and share their unique strengths.

A- Accepting: BCE stakeholders acknowledge and embrace achievements, mistakes, and growth.  They are accepting and kind to others, even when they might have different perspectives. 

R- Responsible: BCE stakeholders show responsibility for their personal learning and growth, for their choices and actions, and how they contribute to a successful community.

  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary staff supports students’ skill development by clarifying behavioral expectations in all spaces throughout our school, proactively teaching these behaviors, addressing root causes of behavioral concerns, supporting student wellness, and consistently modeling and reinforcing appropriate behavior. 
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary holds a “Culture Week” to review the Code of Conduct and expectations for the school’s culture of “ROAR.”  
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary runs school-wide behavior challenges throughout the year to reinforce and remind students of the school culture and expectations.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary runs a reward program using “ROAR Tickets” and “Portrait of a Graduate Tickets” helping to encourage and celebrate students who are exhibiting our school PBIS traits and district Portrait of a Graduate characteristics.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary’s Wellness Team (School Psychologist, School Counselor, & Administrators) meet weekly to discuss all students in the school, their needs, and ways to support students and families.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary’s School Counselor and School Psychologist facilitate Tier 2 emotional counseling groups and Tier 3 check-ins for individual students.
  • Our school provides access to District mental health and support resources through Student Services which includes the Jordan Family Education Center (JFEC) and Mental Health Access Program (MHAP).
  • Our school’s wellness team/mental health providers (School Psychologist and School Counselor) are trained and supported by school and district administration to follow current best practices in prevention and intervention efforts.
  • Our school intervenes with early warning, content monitoring, and anonymous reporting tools with support from district specialists to identify and support students who may be at risk.
  • Our school provides access to parent and family resources including classes through the Jordan Family Education Center.
  • Our school promotes prosocial behaviors using weekly lessons from the InFocus Program.
  • Each class at Butterfield Canyon Elementary engages in daily classroom meetings to support and encourage behavior expectations, prevent and resolve conflicts, and build connections to the InFocus lessons.
  • Each class has a calming corner and receives consultation from the School Psychologist and School Counselor to help train students about the appropriate use of the materials and space.
  • Our school provides a wellness room (the "Zen Den") for students to utilize, as appropriate to their needs, to aid in regulating behavior and emotional wellness.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary has a Buddy Bench for students to identify and connect with new friends at recess.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary engages in weekly Professional Learning Community meetings for grade level and support staff to collaborate and support students.
  • We have a Multi Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Committee with teachers, administrators, coaches, and wellness team members. The committee meets bi-monthly to review data, collaborate, and discuss school wide behavior, and implements behavior initiatives. 
  • Our school uses Panorama data management to identify students in need of additional support and proactively meet their needs.
  • Our school provides access to District mental health and support resources through Student Services, which includes the Jordan Family Education Center and Mental Health Access Program.
  • Our school provides access to academic support with District departments to support the success of every student.
  • Our school’s mental health and student support providers (school counselors, school psychologists, clinical support, etc.) are trained and supported by District administration to follow current best practices in prevention and intervention efforts.
  • Our school intervenes with early warning, content monitoring, and anonymous reporting tools with support from District specialists to identify and support students who may be at risk.
  • Our school provides access to parent and family resources including a District partnership with the Cook Center for Human Connection’s Parent Mental Health Series platform which is shared with parents monthly through Parent Square and District web content. 
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary holds a family Back to School Night before school begins.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary's PTAis highly involved in the school and holds a family Color Run Fundraiser and encourages the community to attend.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary holds a family STEM and Literacy Night each Fall.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary holds Parent Teacher Conferences twice a year and encourages families to attend and make connections with the school community.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary sends a weekly parent newsletter to communicate events, reminders,  and resources through ParentSquare.

Suicide Prevention 

    • Our school’s mental health providers and administrators are trained on and review District suicide risk intervention guidelines annually with support from Jordan District’s Student Services Team.
    • All of our District’s staff participate in an annual crucial concerns training to maintain employment in the District, which covers topics such as suicide, bullying, and violence prevention.
    • Students identified who may be at risk of suicide receive interventions and support in partnership with their parents and guardians, appropriate to their individual needs. This may include a screening interview, parent/guardian collaboration, a safety plan, mental health recommendations/referrals (Jordan Family Education Center, Mental Health Access Program, etc.), a re-entry meeting, and regular follow-up.
    • Our school prioritizes early intervention and utilizes several District supported tools to support student wellness when needed. These tools include  content monitoring on student’s school accounts to respond to concerning content, SafeUT anonymous reporting for students to express concerns, and early warning data system through Panorama. 
    • Our school staff is focused on building improved connections with at-risk students through use of a Check In/Check Out between students and mentor teachers, the InFocus curriculum in both classrooms and Leadership classes, and through daily classroom meetings.
    • Butterfield Canyon Elementary utilizes the InFocus curriculum program to help in the prevention of bullying and proactive strategies for students to use.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary’s staff and students are trained on and use the “Stop, Walk, Talk” approach to problem solving and building student confidence in conflict resolution.

Bullying Prevention

  • Our school team proactively reviews relevant data on school climate, safety, and bullying by identifying vulnerable populations (e.g., racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQ youth, students with disabilities) and specific spaces where bullying may be likely to plan support accordingly.
  • Our school’s staff is trained on school procedures for recognizing, reporting (SafeUT, content monitoring, etc.), and responding to bullying incidents.
  • Students involved in incidents of bullying as targets, aggressors, or witnesses receive support for their individual needs which may include suicide risk assessments, counseling and mental health services (i.e. school mental health team, JFEC, MHAP), Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), a student wellness plan and/or parent/guardian contact—recognizing that targets, aggressors, and witnesses of bullying are more susceptible to school problems.
  • Our school uses the InFocus program as a foundation for teaching student success and anti-bullying behavior. 
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary holds a “Culture Week” to review the Code of Conduct and expectations for the school’s culture of “ROAR.”  
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary runs school-wide behavior challenges throughout the year to reinforce and remind students of the school culture and expectations.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary has widely posted school rules with clear expectations and opportunities for students to learn, understand, and practice behavioral expectations.
  • Butterfield Canyon Elementary staff has engaged in training related to the use of restorative practices including Restorative Circles to build connections, prevent and resolve conflict, and teach effective strategies for accountability to others and self.
  • Each class at Butterfield Canyon Elementary engages in daily classroom meetings to support and encourage behavior expectations, prevent and resolve conflicts, and build connections to the InFocus lessons.
  • All of our District’s staff participate in an annual crucial concerns training to maintain employment in the District which covers topics such as suicide, bullying, and violence prevention.
  • Students involved in incidents of bullying as targets, aggressors, or witnesses receive support for their individual needs which may include suicide risk assessments, counseling and mental health services, Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), a student wellness plan and/or parent/guardian contact—recognizing that targets, aggressors, and witnesses of bullying are more susceptible to school issues.
  • Our school’s administrators have been trained on Bullying Action Planning through the District Wellness Team and continue to implement best practices in bullying intervention, with the overall goal of prevention. 
  • Our school prioritizes early intervention and utilizes several District supported tools to support student wellness when needed such as content monitoring on student’s school accounts to respond to concerning content, SafeUT anonymous reporting for students to express concerns, and early warning data system through Panorama. 

Violence Prevention Plan

  • Our school’s administrators are trained on the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (C-STAG).
  • Our school has a process for timely response to school threats using Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (C-STAG) and its decision tree. This includes warning potential victims and their parents/guardians.
  • Students who are affected by or who make threats of violence receive interventions that proactively support students by building skills, meeting needs, and problem solving that aligns with the school’s universal strategies. Students receive support appropriate to their individual needs which may include problem-solving, interviews, suicide risk assessments, Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), Restorative Conferencing, Mediation, a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), counseling and mental health services, a student wellness plan and/or parent/guardian contact.
  • Our school prioritizes early intervention and utilizes several District supported tools to support student wellness when needed: content monitoring on student’s school accounts to respond to concerning content, SafeUT anonymous reporting for students to express concerns, and early warning data system through Panorama. 
  • All of our District’s staff participate in an annual crucial concerns training to maintain employment in the District which covers topics such as suicide, bullying, and violence prevention.
  • Our school’s staff and students are aware of school procedures for recognizing and reporting (SafeUT, content monitoring etc.) threats of violence. This also includes additional monitoring programs such as LanSchool Air and BARK.
  • All visitors to Butterfield Canyon are screened and provided with badges to identify their admittance to the building.  All volunteers are provided with specific badges for easy identification.

Please contact our administration for questions regarding our plan.