BCPS' Diversity, Prevention & Intervention (DPI) Department’s goal is to lead the change for all BCPS students in achieving lifelong academic, behavioral, social and emotional success. This goal is achieved by providing essential services, supports and resources from the 6 strands of prevention below. Click on the strand icons to access the resources now, or if you are a BCPS employee, go to DPI's SharePoint which acts as DPI's resource warehouse​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​!

Diversity
Defined for BCPS, as a broad concept that includes gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic back ground, linguistic differences, exceptional abilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expressions, variations of talents and abilities, and special needs.

Health & Wellness
Health & Wellness is 1 of the 5 essential strands of prevention. Health and wellness can be divided into three interacting areas for practical integration into school curriculum and culture.

Instructional Strategies
Instructional Strategies is 1 of the 6 essential strands of prevention. It is how we set the tone of safety and excellence to help our students succeed academically, socially and emotionally.

Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse Prevention is 1 of the 5 essential strands of prevention. Providing education and awareness of substance use and abuse is imperative to promoting the academic success, and health and well-being of our students.

Violence Prevention
Violence prevention is 1 of the 6 strands of prevention. Within violence prevention are more specific subject areas (see below) where you will find numerous resources including curriculum, days of observance toolkits, training modules...

RtI
Response to Intervention (RtI) is defined as “the change in behavior or performance as a function of an intervention (Gresham, 1991). RtI is implemented as a leveled or tiered approach to instructional delivery that includes...

Our Mission: Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Diversity, Prevention & Intervention (DPI) Department’s goal is to lead the change for all BCPS students in achieving lifelong academic, behavioral, social and emotional success.

DPI Brochure: View our DPI Flyer  to learn more about what we can do for you!

Events: What type of influence would you say that you are above? Join us at our yearly Above the Influence March/Rally on Saturday, December 9, 2017!

Training Modules: To access the training moduels for administrators, Prevention Liaisons, teachers, students and parents/ caregivers to comply with the requirements of School Board of Broward CountyAnti-Bullying Policy 5.9, click here. To access the training modules for staff, students and parents to comply with the requirements of School Board of Broward County Dating Violence Policy 5010, click here.

Diversity Committee: The Diversity Committee was established on August 6, 1996, to assist the Superintendent and the School Board in meeting their commitment to promoting diversity. Find out more! Find all the information for upcoming meetings here.