Through my WWU EDAD 543 class, I have been able to visit numerous schools in the south sound area. There was so many amazing resources and information that was given to me by some amazing principles. I thought I’d share some of them with you as well.
- Be a change agent.
- Kids are not “at risk” they are “at hope.” Kids at Hope
- Adopt Make your Day behavior management Make Your Day
- ACES program ACES too high
- Morning Meetings – whole school and classroom Classroom Morning Meetings Whole School Morning Meeting
- Use principles of Restorative Justice Restorative Justice in Schools
- Communities in Schools Website
- Consider home visits to every student, utilizing every staff member prior to the first day of school.
- Find ways to have after school programs.
- Hire more paras.
- Hire a consultant to assist in school culture development – Shelby Skaanes
- Character Education programs so very important
- Build school culture with wristbands for every student at the start of year.
- Hold an all school assembly on the first day of school to help build community.
- Add SWBAT to connect, compete, and collaborate as global citizens to your mission.
- High schools can hold Intervention Nights where students can come and receive help from teachers.
- Social Media issues top the current discipline trend.
- Kids are first, Staff is a close second.
- Establish a strong building leadership team
- Hold a summer soiree Meet and Greet
- Plan on team building activities throughout the year for staff
- Have a clear professional development focus
- Clarify and define all system expectations
- No one has the right to interfere with the learning or safety of others.
- Do what is expected and do it the best that you can.
- Read Ruby Payne’s book “A Framework for Understanding Poverty”
- Create staff norms for meetings.
- Create your Core Values and stick to them.
- Don’t be compromised by “political wind”
- You must be willing to take calculated risks in the name of school improvement.
- Use conflict as a learning tool.
- Discipline should be used a chance to learn and grow – to educate.
- You must have authentic and material material.
- If you are disrespected, you must give respect back.
- Find a balance to be humbled and big enough to take criticism.
- Student engagement=student achievement.
- Participate in daily classroom walk throughs, and have teachers walk through each others classrooms.