Whole Child-Whole Community Knowing, Believing, Doing NEWASA October 20, 2011

From Barriers to Bridges We must have the courage to seek solutions rather than place blame

Student Voice Where there’s smoke….. Better late than…. Two’s company… Don’t bite the hand that…. A penny saved…. No news is…. A miss is a good as… Kid’s should be seen…

What We Know, What We Believe and What We Practice “…If decisions about education policy and practice started by asking what works for the child, how would resources – time, space and human – be arrayed to ensure each child’s success? If the student were truly at the center of the system, what could we achieve?” From ASCD’s The Whole Child Compact

The Whole Child Challenge School systems are not responsible for meeting every need of their students. But when the need directly affects learning, the school must meet the challenge. Carnegie Task Force on Education of Young Adolescents (1989)

Declaration of Interdependence We believe: All children are capable of success, without exception! A successful child is whole: Safe Challenged Cared for Connected Healthy Hopeful Success for ALL takes us ALL Each of us is a key to their success Therefore, I commit myself, to the extent that I am capable, to our shared purpose of ensuring high levels of learning for all students

Summer Lunch Camp at SKSD PALS County Library Academic Hour Career & Tech Ed Master Gardeners Back Packs for Kids Arts & Crafts Boy Scouts Summer Lunch Camp at SKSD Helpline Summer Lunch Dental Clinics Dance Board Games B&G Club

Basic Assumptions and Basic Needs

Assets and Success The asset concept is simple and based on common sense: young people need positive external supports and internal strengths in order to succeed in life. And, most important, they need people to help nurture these assets. And EVERYONE can be an “Asset Builder.”

A Successful Child is a “Whole” Child SAFE HEALTHY CARED FOR AND SUPPORTED ENGAGED AND CONNECTED CHALLENGED

The Hopeful Child Children who succeed do so when they have people in their lives who believe they can succeed. Children who succeed have meaningful relationships with caring adults. Children who succeed are nurtured by a culture that is focused on success and strengths. Children who succeed have “Treasure Hunters” in their lives who have and hold them to high expectations

I am talented, smart & capable of success. A Pledge of Hope I am a Kid at Hope. I am talented, smart & capable of success. I have dreams for the future and I will climb to reach those goals & dreams everyday. All Children are Capable of Success, No Exceptions!

Why Hope? “…research has shown that hope, engagement and wellbeing are positioned as actionable targets and indicators for future success…” Dr. Shane Lopez, Conclusions from the 2009 Student Gallup Poll

Why Hope? “Hope drives attendance, credits earned, and GPA of high school students.” Students with hope are: Engaged, highly involved and enthusiastic about school Arrive at school prepared and eager to learn Promote excitement about learning in those around them

I am scared I am sad I am pinned I am lost I am motionless I am forgot I am unhappy I am stuck I am trapped I am hopeless I am a nobody. -Morgan, 5th Grade

Children and Choices? Absolute Fact: Not a single child CHOSE to be hungry, to be sick, to be in foster care, to not have a Dad, to have a disability, to move multiple times, to be homeless, to be hopeless….

A Cliché or A Call to Action? “It takes a village to raise a child.”

What do we REALLY believe? All Kids are Capable of Success… No Exceptions. School systems are not responsible for meeting every need of their students. But when the need directly affects learning, the school must meet the challenge. Carnegie Task Force on Education of Young Adolescents (1989)

Our Fundamental Purpose TO ENSURE HIGH LEVELS OF LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. ALL. EACH. EVERY. PERIOD.

Whose Fundamental Purpose? School systems are not responsible for meeting every need of their students. But when the need directly affects learning, the school must meet the challenge. The Village is The System!

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” Nelson Mandella

“Kids should be seen….. and not be invisible.”

The Treasure Hunter Pledge As an adult and a Treasure Hunter I am committed to search for all the talents, skills and intelligence that exists in all children and youth. I believe all children are capable of success, No Exceptions!

Treasure Hunter?

Treasure Hunter!

Treasures, Locks and Keys CURIOSITY UNCONDITIONAL LOVE TRUSTING HAPPINESS DEPENDENCE AFFECTIONATE EXPRESSIVE DREAMS POTENTIAL HOPE It’s not about finding the treasure…it’s about opening it…

UNCERTAINTLY FEAR DISTRUST ANGER LONLINESS HUNGER PAIN GUILT BLAME Locks reflect not what was done FOR our kids… They symbolize what has been done TO them UNCERTAINTLY FEAR DISTRUST ANGER LONLINESS HUNGER PAIN GUILT BLAME BULLIED NO OPPORTUNITIES HOPELESSNESS

The Key to Unlocking Hope I Believe in Me…Because YOU first Believed in Me!

A Community of Treasure Hunters A “Campaign” to Connect Resources to Needs

The Roseto, PA Story Characteristics: Immunity to heart disease Smoked and drank wine freely Couldn’t afford olive oil – cooked primarily in lard Back-Breaking Labor in the in slate quarries Crime Rate Virtually zero Applications for Public Assistance

Healthy and Hopeful They took care of their own Elderly as “the Supreme Court” The Whole Community Celebrated: Social Clubs, Church Festivals, Evening Strolls Mutual Respect, Cooperation and a “kind of joyous team spirit” “People were nourished by other people” Sense of support = less stress They virtually eliminated the GAP between the Haves and the Have-Notes

…a better life for their children.” Collective Impact! In Roseto, “…they worked toward a common goal…. …a better life for their children.” And during this time, sent kids to college at twice the rate of the rest of the country!”

Schools Systems are the “Backbone” Know Our Kids Know Our Community Know Our Strengths/Resources Know Our Needs Take the Lead to Connect Resources to Our Needs Being all things to/for all kids does not mean we provide every service – it simply means developing purposeful partnerships with those who do provide the services our kids need!

Interdependence “….the spread of a new approach that will enable us to solve today’s most serious social problems with the resources we already have at our disposal.” Collective Impact, Kania and Kramer

Prerequisites of Progress Community Understanding Community Trust Community Permission Community Support “Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.” - Abraham Lincoln

From Believing to Doing A Collective Impact Mission and Vision Board Leadership Vision Ends Bridge Goals Community Compact A Whole Child “Brand” Meaningful Engagement Tell the Whole Story: SK Did You Know Whole Child, Whole Community Matching Partners to Needs

Nurturing Growth, Inspiring Achievement , Building Community A vision that is not consistent with values by which people live continuously will fail to inspire and often will foster cynicism (Senge, 1990). Miles (1987, cited in Fullan, 1991) Nurturing Growth, Inspiring Achievement , Building Community

“Straight A’s” AND ALL ALIGNED

“AND” & “ALL” Student AND Adult Centered Compliant AND Compelling Visionary AND Urgent Hope AND Evidence Beliefs AND Data Art AND Science Efficiencies AND Investments Curriculum AND Culture ALL Kids are Capable of Success – Without Exception! Ensuring High Levels of Learning for ALL Students Success for ALL Takes Us ALL

A Shared Definition: “Success for ALL” Call to Action Team Engaging ALL Stakeholders Staff Families Community Leaders Students Surveys and Events Developing “Ends” for ALL “Not all things that can be counted, count. And all things that count, cannot be counted.”

Declaration of Interdependence We believe: All children are capable of success, without exception! A successful child is whole: Safe Challenged Cared for Connected Healthy Hopeful Success for ALL takes us ALL Each of us is a key to their success Therefore, I commit myself, to the extent that I am capable, to our shared purpose of ensuring high levels of learning for all students

Leadership for the Whole: “Backbone Organization” The First Meeting: Invitations to any/all who serve youth and families Telling the whole story – Did You Know Barriers to Bridges “Mapping” our Community Resources Identifying Immediate Needs and Quick Wines Recruiting New Partners Establishing a shared goal and vision Staying Connected – social networking

Common Goals, Shared Focus Providing for Basic Needs: Nutrition, Clothing, Housing, etc. Health: Nutrition, Medical, Dental, Emotional Mentoring: Caring, Dedicated Adults for All Kids, Treasure Hunters

Systems Impact Trust – inside and out Budget Decisions Driven by Tenets Leaders as PAL Mentors Hope in Action Hope Team Union Presidents Leadership Team/Classified Staff The Whole Story: The SK Way District Calendar SK Road Trip and SK Key Declaring our Interdependence

Collective IMPACT Back Packs for Kids – Churches, Rotary Summer Lunch Camps Back to School Celebration Partnership with Juvenile Service Center – Training Their Staff in Kids at Hope A New Partnership for Addressing Truancy Partnership with local Medical Providers Partnership with local Dental Providers Ready for K; Boys and Girls Club Before School Art Programs English Classes for Parents of ELL Students

DOING: Our Village in Action Harrison Hospital 3 Church Leaders County Agencies Child Protective Services County Library Officials Foster Youth Agencies Probation Officers Law Enforcement Lions Club/Rotary Club Counselors Nurses Food and Nutrition Services School and District Staff Juvenile Detention Helpline Homeless Liaisons Retired Organizations Military Family Resources Big Brothers, Big Sisters PAL’s/CHAMPS Mentoring Dental Services Dept. Child and Fam. Services Indian Education PTA’s Master Gardeners Boy & Girl Scouts

Back to School Celebration Free Hot Dogs HS Athletic Teams Free Immunizations Local Businesses School and Community Entertainment Arts & Crafts Health Providers Back to School Celebration Parade Games Free Popcorn, Popsicles Balloons Free Haircuts Free School Supplies Free Back Packs

The Whole Child Challenge School systems are not responsible for meeting every need of their students. But when the need directly affects learning, the school must meet the challenge. Carnegie Task Force on Education of Young Adolescents (1989)