NAVEX Case Studies Speaking up for Student Safety at Kamehameha Schools

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	Speaking up for Student Safety at Kamehameha Schools NAVEX

Speaking up for Student Safety at Kamehameha Schools

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Human Resources Business Operation
Use Cases	Intrusion Detection Systems
Services	System Integration Training
Challenge	Kamehameha Schools, one of the world's largest charitable organizations, faced a significant challenge in ensuring the safety of its students. With a large number of staff and students, the school needed a system to promptly discover and address any issues of misconduct or potential misconduct. The school's CEO, Jack Wong, emphasized the importance of providing safe and healthy learning environments for students to flourish. To foster safety and transparency, Kamehameha decided to expand its compliance helpline to make it easy for all members of the school community, including students, parents, and staff, to report concerning behavior. Read More
About Customer	Kamehameha Schools is one of the 10 largest charitable organizations in the world. It enrolls more than 5,400 K-12 students, employs over 4,000 staff, and supports community-based educational programs for an additional 40,000 learners throughout Hawai’i. The school's mission is to improve the capability and well-being of the Hawaiian people through education. To achieve this, it focuses on preserving the Hawaiian culture and ensuring the largest number of children of native Hawaiian descent are given the necessary opportunities to succeed. The school operates on the principle that there is nothing more important than the safety of its students and strives to provide safe and healthy learning environments in which they can flourish. Read More
Solution	Kamehameha Schools first implemented the EthicsPoint hotline as an incident reporting tool for staff 10 years ago. In 2014, it expanded the hotline to allow students to report as well. This innovative approach not only ensured compliance on a staff level but also nurtured an environment of safety and respect among its student population. The school utilized the software’s flexibility to capture inappropriate interaction with students as a stand-alone category. Incidents include issues such as singling out a student, forming an inappropriate peer relationship, use of inappropriate language, or physical conduct of a threatening or sexual nature. The data analysis enabled by the system allows the school to spot trends and take corrective action before minor issues become major. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Human Resources

Business Operation

Use Cases

Intrusion Detection Systems

Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

Kamehameha Schools, one of the world's largest charitable organizations, faced a significant challenge in ensuring the safety of its students. With a large number of staff and students, the school needed a system to promptly discover and address any issues of misconduct or potential misconduct. The school's CEO, Jack Wong, emphasized the importance of providing safe and healthy learning environments for students to flourish. To foster safety and transparency, Kamehameha decided to expand its compliance helpline to make it easy for all members of the school community, including students, parents, and staff, to report concerning behavior.

About Customer

Kamehameha Schools is one of the 10 largest charitable organizations in the world. It enrolls more than 5,400 K-12 students, employs over 4,000 staff, and supports community-based educational programs for an additional 40,000 learners throughout Hawai’i. The school's mission is to improve the capability and well-being of the Hawaiian people through education. To achieve this, it focuses on preserving the Hawaiian culture and ensuring the largest number of children of native Hawaiian descent are given the necessary opportunities to succeed. The school operates on the principle that there is nothing more important than the safety of its students and strives to provide safe and healthy learning environments in which they can flourish.

Solution

Kamehameha Schools first implemented the EthicsPoint hotline as an incident reporting tool for staff 10 years ago. In 2014, it expanded the hotline to allow students to report as well. This innovative approach not only ensured compliance on a staff level but also nurtured an environment of safety and respect among its student population. The school utilized the software’s flexibility to capture inappropriate interaction with students as a stand-alone category. Incidents include issues such as singling out a student, forming an inappropriate peer relationship, use of inappropriate language, or physical conduct of a threatening or sexual nature. The data analysis enabled by the system allows the school to spot trends and take corrective action before minor issues become major.

Impact #1	Kamehameha Schools has made awareness and adoption of its hotline service a priority. All 400 managers at Kamehameha have received scenario-based training.
Impact #2	For the larger school community including students, families and community members, promotion of the hotline is part of school messaging, assemblies, classes and regular dialogue to consistently increase awareness.
Impact #3	The school piloted the program on its Maui campus in 2014 and expanded the Student helpline to its O’ahu and Hawai’i Island campuses and 30 preschools statewide in 2016.

Impact #1

Kamehameha Schools has made awareness and adoption of its hotline service a priority. All 400 managers at Kamehameha have received scenario-based training.

Impact #2

For the larger school community including students, families and community members, promotion of the hotline is part of school messaging, assemblies, classes and regular dialogue to consistently increase awareness.

Impact #3

The school piloted the program on its Maui campus in 2014 and expanded the Student helpline to its O’ahu and Hawai’i Island campuses and 30 preschools statewide in 2016.

Benefit #1	When asked if comfortable using the reporting service, 96 percent of managers agreed.
Benefit #2	The school has seen reports go up year over year, indicating increased awareness.
Benefit #3	Specifically for students, reports are being made earlier in the progression of events, enabling the school to handle concerns before they evolve into major issues.

Benefit #1

When asked if comfortable using the reporting service, 96 percent of managers agreed.

Benefit #2

The school has seen reports go up year over year, indicating increased awareness.

Benefit #3

Specifically for students, reports are being made earlier in the progression of events, enabling the school to handle concerns before they evolve into major issues.

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Speaking up for Student Safety at Kamehameha Schools

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