Capturing Kids Hearts Selma Elementary "If you have a child's heart...you have a child's mind.”

What makes CKH different? Is a process not a program. Goals: High performing team - staff and students Group self-management Great for all relationships, not just school-related

How does it Work? Teachers use the EXCEL model to communicate with students. Students create their own rules via a social contract. Students hold each other accountable using "checks" and "fouls". An environment is created that emphasizes positivity though "good things" and "affirmations"

The EXCEL Model Engage: Students are greeted at the door with a handshake, eye contact and a sincere welcome. X-plore: Teachers listen and attend to the personal, emotional and academic needs of our students. Communicate: Teachers communicate care as well as content.

The EXCEL Model Empower: Teachers empower students to gain the ability to "use and do" the things they have been taught. Launch: Deals with how we "end and send" our students into the world. The purpose is to start our students on a course of action by ending our classes on a powerful note.

Good Things Shows interest in the students ★ Set a positive tone for the class ★ Teaches and models the leadership skill of positive thinking ★ 3-5 minutes to share

Social Contract One of the key pieces of CKH Becomes the centerpiece of the classroom culture ★ Built on 4 basic questions ○ How do you want to be treated by me (leader)? ○ How do you want to be treated by each other? ○ How do you think I (leader) want to be treated by you? ○ How do you want to treat each other when there is conflict?

Social Contract ★ Every contract includes 3 ideas: effort, listening, no put-downs ★ Respect is also a key element ★ Questioning helps process the specifics of what that looks like (playground, lunch, etc.)

Social Contracts

Handshake Positive start to the day ★ Lets teachers and students check-in ★ Teaches students a professional greeting ★ Promotes confidence and connections

Hand Signals ★ Reinforces the goal of becoming a high performing, self-managing group nonverbally ★ Holds personal and group accountability to the social contract

Give Me Five Non-verbal signal to gain attention ★ Students mimic signal to let other know it’s time to come back together ★ Uses both hands to limit hand-held distractions

Check/Help a Friend ★ Encouragement to do the right thing ★ Reminder to make better choices ★ One and done ★ Adult will handle after one attempt is made

Foul ★ Used sparingly when feelings are hurt ★ Can be called by an “upstander” ★ Two put ups are a start to rebuilding the relationship ★ Can be given after a break if needed

The 4 Questions: ★ Goal is to avoid power struggles and increase on task behaviors ★ Tone and body language are critical to success of questions ★ Disrespect is handled separately from misbehavior ★ Know what answer you are expecting to the questions. If the child answers correctly, move to the next question

The 4 Questions What are you doing? What are you supposed to be doing? Are you doing it? What are you going to do about it?

The 4 Questions/Disrespect How are you talking to me? How are you supposed to be talking to me? Are you doing it? What are you going to do about it?

Behave Out/In ★ Goal: To maintain the boundaries, while preserving the relationship. ★ Students own the decisions that lead to “Behaving Out/In” ★ Behaving out could be out of your group to a cool down area to finish your work and then you behave in. It could be to another classroom or to “Recharge or the office. ★ Cuts down on referrals

Capturing Kids Hearts is a Process Take Aways: ★ Mistakes will happen as with any new skill ★ Reteaching is critical to the process ★ Open communication will be important ★ The process teaches skills applicable today and beyond.

Questions? Contact us: Principal: Maritzarosado@johnston.k12.nc.us Assistant Principals: Brendastallings@johnston.k12.nc.us and Chamellawilliams@johnston.k12.nc.us Capturing Kids Hearts Leader: Latrievawilson@johnston.k12.nc.us