Creating A College-Prep Elementary School Culture
- 1. Creating a college-prep elementary school culturePrepared for LEARN South Chicago | Summer 2010 Induction
- 2. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONSYour NameYour role at LEARN South ChicagoFavorite thing to do in Chicago during the summer!
- 3. OVERVIEWWhat creates school culture?Defining LEARN South Chicagos Culture BREAKSnapshots of Best PracticesDefining LEARNs College-Prep ValuesAction Planning
- 4. A TALE OF TWO SCHOOLS
- 5. BIG IDEAValues + Expectations + Consequences Culture
- 6. BRAINSTORMSigns that an elementary school IS college-prep:Signs that an elementary school IS NOT college-prep:
- 7. BRAINSTORM (continued)Signs that an elementary school IS college-prep, specifically: Student behavior Staff behavior Parent behaviorSigns that an elementary school IS NOT college-prep, specifically:Student behavior Staff behavior Parent behavior
- 9. CULTURE AS AN ICEBERG
- 10. CULTURE FRAMEWORKVALUES & BELIEFSUNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONSVISIBLE INDICATORSDaily Rituals (School Creed, Hall Passing Procedure)Traditions (School Uniforms, Take Your Parent to School Day)Symbols (Posting College Pennants in the Halls, Displaying A work on bulletin boards) Ceremonies (ACT Pep Rally, Perfect Attendance Pizza Party)
- 11. CULTURE FRAMEWORKVISIBLE INDICATORSVALUES & BELIEFSUNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS
- 12. BRAINSTORMWhat qualities made you successful in college?
- 13. BRAINSTORM (continued)What qualities made you successful in college?What might those qualities look like at the K-3 level?What school policies might help cultivate those qualities?
- 14. THINK ABOUT IT.Student CultureHow will students interact with each other? How will students respond to teachers? How will students be celebrated?How will students describe the school to others?How will students treat school property?Professional CultureHow will teachers interact with each other?How will teachers work together?How will teacher successes be celebrated?How will teachers talk about their school and their students?How will teachers treat school property?
- 15. VALUES ACTIONBecause LEARN South Chicago values _________, our students______________________________Because LEARN South Chicago values _________, our teachers_____________________________Because LEARN South Chicago values _________, our parents______________________________
- 16. BEST PRACTICES OF COLLEGE-PREP K-8 SCHOOLS
- 17. Student ProfilesPublic DisplaysCollege Trips100 Million WordsCollege EventsCollege TutorsCareer DayAdopt a ClassroomUndergrad Interview/ Alumni PanelCollege-Themed Exercises/Chants Parent PrepSchool Creed
- 18. REFLECTIONWhat stood out? Which would you want to adopt?Were any core values represented that we havent yet touched on?What other college-prep activities would you suggest?
- 19. IMPLEMENTATION WILL IMPLEMENT SCHOOLWIDEMIGHT IMPLEMENT SCHOOLWIDEWILL IMPLEMENT IN MY CLASSROOM
- 20. ACTION PLANNING
- 21. CLOSINGStudents confidence that they can control their destiny has a stronger relationship to achievement than all school-related factors put together
- 22. Creating a college-prep elementary school cultureleahkmarshall@gmail.comLeah Marshall