NDMTSS Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools (TIPS)
The purpose of the Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools (TIPS) Needs Assessment is to provide educators and schools with a tool to assess their progress towards creating and maintaining trauma-informed learning environments. The TIPS Needs Assessment serves as a framework to enhance a school system’s trauma-informed practices by,
- Providing a course of action upon completion of the professional development curriculum: Trauma Sensitive Schools: A New Perspective on Student Behavior and Learning;
- Conducting a system-wide gap analysis between the current state and the desired state of a trauma-informed school;
- Supporting the guidance, planning, and preparation for professional development in relation to the implementation and sustainability of trauma-informed practices in schools (http://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t15-1c07.pdf, page 7);
- Providing school districts an information source to utilize when considering the allocation of district support.
The TIPS Needs Assessment is intended to be utilized as a tool to measure the extent to which schools are implementing trauma-informed practices, as well as monitoring implementation progress. It is not intended to be a prescription, checklist or one-size-fits-all approach.
