Welcome to Project CHARACTER*

The School 17 Leadership Team Rita Morehead, Principal Catherine Hordan Nancy Goldberg Susan Mandell Margaret Masi

Project CHARACTER* Developed by James J. Carroll, Ph.D., it was created as a result of a grant that was awarded by the U. S. Department of Education’s Character Education Program in July, 2008 to the Yonkers Public Schools

Project CHARACTER Co-Directors: Howard Krieger Jim Carroll, Ph.D.

Year 1 Target Schools Emerson Middle School Martin Luther King, Jr. Montessori 27 School 21

Year 2 Target Schools Khalil Gibran School Roosevelt High School

Year 3 Target Schools School 16 School 17 Montessori 31 de Hostos DiChiaro

Our Philosophy Is Illustrated in this Peanuts Cartoon

CHARACTER C itizenship and H igh A cademic standards, R einforcing the A spen C haracter T raits, and E thical R easoning

C ITIZENSHIP The Character Education Public Policy Analyst: Define (1) schoolwide, (2) classroom & (3) curriculum social problems & develop new public policy solutions

Goals of Project CHARACTER Caring Schools Improved Academic Performance

The Six Steps of the PPA Define the Problem Gather the Evidence Identify the Causes Examine Existing Policies Develop New Policy Solutions Select the Best Solution -Feasibility vs. Effectiveness

The CEPPA addresses these school social problems… (a) discipline problems (b) students’ grades (c) participation in extracurricular activities (d) parental and community involvement (e) faculty and administration involvement (f) student and staff morale

The Next Steps Teachers sign-up for afterschool committee Decide when meetings will be held Define the school problem to be analyzed Attend meetings

If we all work together as a team… …then CHARACTER will achieve its goals and objectives in our five target schools

In Closing

Remember: Keep Your Deck Chairs Facing Forward!!!