Bill DallasAssistant Principal, Russell Middle SchoolGreg Little6th Grade Team Leader & Science TeacherNatasha NorthEnglish Department Chair & 6th Grade Language Arts Teacher

CAMLE Schools to Watch Conference Fall 2012

•Unleashing Student Performance by Improving Attitude and Effort•To share one strategy implemented this year collaborating with The Institute of Excellence and Ethics•To ask questions and share ideas

700 students 6th – 8th grades ~ 25% Mobility rate ~ 48.9% FRL status~ 27.6% Hispanic ~ 54.0% White~ 6.4% Black ~ 0.7% Asian~ 1.1% American Indian

We Are a Proud Community National School of Character Recipient

in 2012 Colorado School of Character

Recipient in 2010, 2011, and 2012 Colorado Trailblazer Schools to Watch

Recipient 2008 and 2011 PBIS: 7th year implementation RtI: 8th year full implementation PBIS/RtI Exemplar/Best Practice Site

Integrating RtI, PBIS, and P2A for Character Education

Character Education

RtI

Power 2

Achieve

PBIS

Institute for Excellence & Ethics (IEE)

www.excellenceandethics.org

Plot where you are nowToolkit4.2

Was I enthusiastic?

Was I eager to learn?

Was I confident

in success?

Was I helpful?

Did I keep trying?

Did I complete the task?

Did you have any 1’s or 2’s? Can you think of a specific reason why

you got a 1 or a 2? Write down what you need to do better

so that you can get a 3. If there is more than one area that you

need to improve can you combine some? If not, pick the one that will help you the

most.

Develop an Academic Goal

1) Am I getting the grades I want?2) Do I do all my homework?3) Do I turn in my homework?4) Do I get help from a teacher or other staff member

when I need it?5) Do I always show up to class prepared?6) Do I always use my planner?7) Do I know what my grades are before I get a grade

check?8) Do I distract the teaching or learning?9) Is the work that I do good enough to hang in the

hall?

Develop a ROCKS Goal

1) Do I respect class mates and adults at Russell in a way that that my parents would be proud of?

2) Do I own my actions even if they might make me look bad?

3) Do I make choices that I would be ok with if they made front page news?

4) Am I always an active learner who seeks knowledge and encourages others?

5) Do I keep myself and others safe in every way?6) Am I always in class on time? 7) Do I make comments that make others feel bad?

Develop S.M.A.R.T. Goals Explain specifically and realistically

how and when you will measure success.

POWER 2 ACHIEVE TOOLS

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What We Have Accomplished

34% reduction in referrals over 4 years

13% reduction in referrals in 2010-2011

As FRL increased in 2002 from 16% to 50% in 2012, CSAP composite scores have been on a positive upward trend

School climate survey shows 94% of staff feel there is strong collaboration

The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically... Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.— Martin Luther King Jr.

BILL DALLAS WILLIAM.DALLAS@D11.ORG719-328-5203

GREG LITTLE LITTLEGA@D11.ORG 719-328-5268

NATASHA NORTH NORTHND@D11.ORG719-328-5258

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