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INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RESOURCES
A variety of internal and external supports are available to system and school leaders as they implement plans for building caring and safe schools and addressing behavioural issues. A number of these are identified in Figure 12.
FIGURE 12. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SUPPORTS
• In-school/multidisciplinary team
• Safe school team
• Student success team
• Special education team
• Support services
• System Multidisciplinary Team
• Special education advisory
committee (SEAC)
Internal Resources
• Parents
• Service providers
• Community partners (e.g., school-community networks,
local businesses, police services, hospital services)
• Information from research
• Professional associations
• Provincial government agencies
(e.g., child and youth mental health centres,
children’s aid societies)
• Municipal government services
(e.g., public health units, mental health agencies)
• Experts (e.g., researchers, specialists)
• Postsecondary institutions
• Early childhood facilities
• Parenting centres
External Resources
Strategies, Tools, Resources
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