School Culture and Climate Project Chameeka N. Smith May 2012

Climate and Safety Analysis

Year# of StudentsActs of Crime or Violence Source: NC Report Card

Climate and Safety Analysis Given the data, the school is considered a very safe school for students to learn and develop and for student achievement

School Handbook Alignment

Student HandbookBoard Policy Dress CodePolicy 4316 Standard of Expected Student behavior Policy 4310 Compulsory AttendancePolicy 4400 Graduation RequirementsPolicy 3460 ImmunizationPolicy 4110 Medication Policy 6125 Grading PracticePolicy 3400 Student Personnel Services and Guidance Policy 3610 Major InfractionsPolicy 4335 Major Infractions: Cell PhonePolicy 4318 TextbookPolicy 3200 Bell SchedulePolicy 3300

School Handbook Alignment Out student handbook clearly aligns with the district code of conduct Student handbook reflects age- appropriate language and style layout Major infractions and dress code are directly taken from district code of conduct Code of conduct handbook clearly outlines the responsibilities of all parties associated with the school (Faculty, staff, students, parents, community and central office)

School Handbook Alignment As a future principal, it is clearly important that I make certain all manuals are aligned with district board policy.

School Well-Being Analysis

School Improvement TeamStrategy Teacher AppreciationFaith-based adoption Holiday tokens of appreciation Teacher RecognitionTeacher of the month program Walkthrough FeedbackPositive notes “Fill the Bucket” online form

School Well-Being Analysis StrategyPlan of Action Faith-based adoptionFirst Baptist Church has adopted the high school; offers prayer partners, holiday desserts, Christmas dinner, Thanksgiving dinner Holiday tokens of appreciationMailboxes with cards, candy, words of encouragement and support Teacher of the month programNew program designed to recognize a teacher per month who is demonstrating the 5 teacher standards in the classroom Positive notes “Fill the Bucket” online form Conducting walkthrough with immediate teacher feedback

Failure, Accomplishments and Award Analysis

Teacher of the Month StrategyPlan of Action PlanWe developed a plan to recognize our teachers for their hard work and dedication to demonstrating the new Teacher Standards. 1.After discussion with the principal and school leadership team, intern develop a recognition process for teachers with the assistant principal 2.Teacher of the Month was created by the assistant principal and the principal intern 3.Plans was to recognize a teacher per month that was selected by their department that currently align their teaching practices with the teacher standards

Teacher of the Month StrategyPlan of Action OrganizeOrganized by the Assistant Principal and Principal Intern Developing a system to honor teachers and their alignment with the teacher standards Execute Developed a form for department chairperson to complete regarding their selected teacher of the month candidate Candidates were elected around the teacher standards Elected members of the school leadership team presented their candidate to the school leadership team member for voting

Teacher of the Month StrategyPlan of Action Execute Created an online evaluation scoring item for elected members of the school leadership team to vote on their candidate of choice Members would present the information to the team outlining the standards by the form created by the intern Members voted using the Google document created by intern A tally was generated Intern notified principal of the top three candidate and the winner Winner was announced via and at the faculty meeting Outline of winners prizes for being selected

Teacher of the Month StrategyPlan of Action Facilitate Each month, we would meet with the school leadership team Principal would delegate the team on how and where to vote using the online instrument Intern would monitor the online instrument for tally of votes and accountability for departments in voting Laptop was supplied for parent and student representative Intern would serve

Teacher of the Month StrategyPlan of Action Assess Currently, we have honored two teachers with the teacher of the month Currently revising the nomination form for the school leadership team to present to their departments Award system includes Incentives for Teacher of the month includes: One month duty free Classroom coverage for one full day or two class periods Certificate of Excellence Recognition at the monthly staff meeting Picture displayed on the announcements and website Recognition on the school newspaper and/or Monday Musings Picture and demographic information displayed on a display case devoted specifically to our Teacher of the Month Paraphernalia

Failure, Accomplishments and Award Analysis

First teacher of the month recognized

Teacher of the Month Nomination form

Teacher of the Month Form Teacher of the month Evaluation Form

Reflection/Next Steps Reflection: Lessons LearnedNext Steps It is critical to recognized the accomplishments of teachers School culture and climate are critical to establish at any school Recognition must align with teacher standards to re- enforce principal expectations (State Expectations) Re-evaluate how the nomination instrument is used More information on the teacher standards (training/professional development) More accountability on ensuring the incentive are rewarded to the teacher