1. Welcome to Project CHARACTER*

2. Please turn off your cell phones.

3. Created by:
Jim Carroll
Joe Montecalvo

4. 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

5. Jim and Joe also lead…
Adapting Project LEGAL (since 1976: implemented in 34 states) for YPS (2007—2009)
Project CRITICAL—Gifted Ed. project for Region 10 since 1996; $3M grant:

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

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

8. Year 2 Target Schools
Khalil Gibran School
Roosevelt High School

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

10. Our Philosophy Is Illustrated in this Peanuts Cartoon

16. Workshop Objectives: Overview of Project CHARACTER
Clarify the Role of the Leadership Teams
Demonstrate the CHARACTER Education Public Policy Analyst (CEPPA)
Develop Initial Plans for School Implementation

17. Overview of
Project CHARACTER

18. Citizenship and High Academic standards, Reinforcing the
CHARACTER
Citizenship and High Academic standards, Reinforcing the
Aspen Character Traits, and Ethical Reasoning

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

20. High Academic standards
CEPPA & PPA & character ed will promote academic improvement.

21. Reinforcing the ASPEN Character Traits
respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, caring
justice & fairness
civic virtue & citizenship

22. Ethical Reasoning
Using analysis and technology to solve our school’s problems and create a caring environment

23. Improved Academic Performance
Goals of
Project CHARACTER
Caring Schools
Improved Academic Performance

24. The four CRITICAL objectives of Project CHARACTER may be summarized as:
(1) Curriculum Restructuring to focus on the Six Pillars of Character—respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, caring, justice and fairness, and civic virtue and citizenship—in all content courses and on school-wide social problems,

25. The four CRITICAL objectives of Project CHARACTER may be summarized as:
(2) Implementation and Training among five new target schools each year: summer workshop, Saturday & afterschool workshops

26. Other afterschool workshops during the school year
August Workshop:
Lincoln High School
August 16, 17, 18
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Other afterschool workshops during the school year

27. The four CRITICAL objectives of Project CHARACTER may be summarized as:
(3) Integrating Computer Applications—The Character Education Public Policy Analyst (CEPPA) and The Public Policy Analyst (PPA), all of which develops …

28. The four CRITICAL objectives of Project CHARACTER may be summarized as:
(4) Learning standards in both character and academic achievement related to the new NY content standards.

29. The key to our
success is…
The School
Leadership Teams

30. School Leadership Teams (LT)
Building Principal
Five Highly Respected Teachers
A Concerned Parent

31. LT Members will lead their school committees in using the CEPPA

32. LT Members’ role is described in the CHARACTER Handbook

33. 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

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

35. In Closing

36. Keep Your Deck Chairs Facing Forward!!!
Remember:
Keep Your Deck Chairs Facing Forward!!!