Score Program
To Promote and Assist with Conflict Resolution in the Schools

What can SCORE do?

• SCORE can help to resolve issues at an early stage to reduce conflict that often spreads to communities, families, and friends.  

• SCORE allows flexibility for each school’s individual climate and culture.  

• SCORE links the student, the school, the School Resource Officer, and the Judicial System when the charges are appropriate to mediate.  

• SCORE helps to reduce stress and fear often associated with conflicts.  

• SCORE allows students to concentrate more on schoolwork and less on the next phase of the conflict

GOALS OF SCORE:

• To promote and assist with conflict resolution in the schools

• To provide dependable, trained volunteer mediators to work directly with the schools

• To provide mediation services at the schools

• To provide appropriate solutions to conflicts that occur in the schools

• To enhance the peer mediation program when available

What is the purpose of mediation?

• Helps to clarify the issues

• Identifies options

• Fits the solution to the needs of the parties involved

• Allows the participants to draft the solution to the problem

• Ensures that the point of view of all sides is heard

• Helps to face the emotions and feelings of the parties

• Because each side is actively involved in finding a mutually agreed upon solution, they have a higher commitment to the settlement

Peer Mediation

The SCORE volunteer is available to enhance the existing Peer Mediation Program by mentoring in mediation skills and assisting with training. 

The SCORE volunteer is available to mediate disputes that need adult attention, such as:

• Assaults on youth and adults

• Stolen Property

• Threatening Language

• Damage to Property/Vandalism

• Workgroup Difficulties

• Disputes between Adults

Please register for this program by calling 704-873-7624