1. IN THIS ROOM, YOU ARE... LOVED SCHOLARS VALUED READY TO PARTICIPATE FAMILY HONORED RESPECTED APPRECIATED WELCOME

2. Strategies to Strengthen and Promote a Positive School Climate Presented by Leah Chamberlain, Kristina Grundmanis, Herman Ruddell

3. Welcome! Who is welcoming you?  We are students of Gonzaga University's Master of School Counseling Program  We are currently interns at the Elementary and Middle School level in Spokane and Cheney School Districts Did you participate in our Kindness Jar Challenge?  We are students of Gonzaga University's Master of School Counseling Program  We are currently interns at the Elementary and Middle School level in Spokane and Cheney School Districts Did you participate in our Kindness Jar Challenge?

4. How We Individually Influence School Climate Evaluate your own behavior: 1.) "If everybody where I work was just like me, what would this place be like?" 2.) "If my face froze in my most common expression, what would it be?" 3.) "If as many people helped me today as I helped others, how much help would I get?" 4.) "If today was videoed for my peers, what would be their criticisms? What would be their accolades?" 5.) "If I became just like the two people I choose to be around the most at work - what would I become? Evaluate your own behavior: 1.) "If everybody where I work was just like me, what would this place be like?" 2.) "If my face froze in my most common expression, what would it be?" 3.) "If as many people helped me today as I helped others, how much help would I get?" 4.) "If today was videoed for my peers, what would be their criticisms? What would be their accolades?" 5.) "If I became just like the two people I choose to be around the most at work - what would I become?

5. Advocacy within the school  What does it mean to be an advocate for students?  Starting clubs/groups  Student Success Team  Sharing your role  Celebrating successes  What does it mean to be an advocate for students?  Starting clubs/groups  Student Success Team  Sharing your role  Celebrating successes

6. Presentation is everything

7. Activity: Word Scrambles Sometimes we don't have everything clearly spelled out for us. How do you respond?

8. Growth vs. Fixed Mindset Growth includes:  Believing in change  Focus on the process and effort  Learning from failure  Pushes through difficulty Growth includes:  Believing in change  Focus on the process and effort  Learning from failure  Pushes through difficulty Fixed includes:  Haves and Have-nots  You are either right or wrong  Focus on benchmarks, scores, and status  Tendency to give up Learn more from Carol Dweck's book "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success"

9. Building a Growth Mindset 1. Am I a learner? 2. How does my brain work? 3. How does learning change my brain? 4. Can I grow what I know? 5. Am I persistent in solving problems? 6. Do I seek or avoid challenges? 7. How do I know I am doing my best? 8. Is this an opportunity to learn? 9. Why are mistakes wonderful? 10. Do I have a growth mindset? http://community.mindsetworks.com/blog-page/home- blogs/entry/a-growth-mindset-year-at-lenox-academy 1. Am I a learner? 2. How does my brain work? 3. How does learning change my brain? 4. Can I grow what I know? 5. Am I persistent in solving problems? 6. Do I seek or avoid challenges? 7. How do I know I am doing my best? 8. Is this an opportunity to learn? 9. Why are mistakes wonderful? 10. Do I have a growth mindset? http://community.mindsetworks.com/blog-page/home- blogs/entry/a-growth-mindset-year-at-lenox-academy

10. Students  Student Council school climate surveys  Student lead morning announcements  School Spirit Week/School gear Fridays  Door decorating competitions  Random acts of kindness  Guidance lessons and leadership classrooms  Student Council school climate surveys  Student lead morning announcements  School Spirit Week/School gear Fridays  Door decorating competitions  Random acts of kindness  Guidance lessons and leadership classrooms

11. ACTIVITY: High Five or Pat On the Back We can use our hands to support one another and show we care!

12. Appreciating Our Own http://www.ted.com/talks/jarrett_krosoczka_why_lunch_ladies_are_he roes http://www.ted.com/talks/jarrett_krosoczka_why_lunch_ladies_are_he roes

13. Staff  "Staffer of the Month" - nominated by other staff  Secret Pals  Appreciation days/weeks/months  "WOW!" Notebook  "Staffer of the Month" - nominated by other staff  Secret Pals  Appreciation days/weeks/months  "WOW!" Notebook

14. Staff (cont.) Recently started by the Hospitality Committee: School Crow! This skeleton travels around the school. When it arrives, the staffer adds something to the skeleton. Move the crow to another staffer's area!

16. Activity: Magnets What is something specific you think another individual needs to hear? Add it to a magnet!

17. School Wide  Mentorship programs  Motivation/Engagement groups  Monthly character traits  PBIS  Eco-Challenge  Mentorship programs  Motivation/Engagement groups  Monthly character traits  PBIS  Eco-Challenge

18. School Wide Examples Great Kindness Challenge 8 Key's of Excellence

19. Social Hour  On holidays and other significant days during the year (about once a quarter), take half a day of class to care for students.  Ideas:  Atten-DANCE  HONOR ROLLerblading  On holidays and other significant days during the year (about once a quarter), take half a day of class to care for students.  Ideas:  Atten-DANCE  HONOR ROLLerblading

20. Mentorship Builds Connections  Brain Break!  Take two for you  (social support)  Find an elbow buddy!  We'll keep time.  Brain Break!  Take two for you  (social support)  Find an elbow buddy!  We'll keep time.  Peer mediation  Peacemakers  Peace Path  Activity!

21. Parental Involvement  Dad's Night, Mom's Night, and Grandparent's Night  Muffins for Moms  Donuts for Dads  Dad's Night, Mom's Night, and Grandparent's Night  Muffins for Moms  Donuts for Dads

22. Community Wide  Community Care Crew  Community Garden  Attendance Review Teams: ART, CAST, Truancy Board  Community Resource Fair (Open House)  Career Fair  Community Care Crew  Community Garden  Attendance Review Teams: ART, CAST, Truancy Board  Community Resource Fair (Open House)  Career Fair

23. What "Spark" do you have within you?

24. Final Thoughts: Are you inspired? www.polleverywhere.com/kristinagrun514

25. Additional Resources GU School Counselor Blog: http://gonzagascblog.blogspot.com/http://gonzagascblog.blogspot.com/ Resilience education program: http://www.whytry.org/http://www.whytry.org/ Establishing healthy relationships: http://checkandconnect.umn.edu/http://checkandconnect.umn.edu/ 8 key's of Excellence: http://www.8keys.org/http://www.8keys.org/ The Great Kindness Challenge: http://www.greatkindnesschallenge.org/http://www.greatkindnesschallenge.org/ PACE character program: http://pacecommunity.org/http://pacecommunity.org/

26. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead Thank you for coming! Presentation brought to you by: Leah Chamberlain - lchamberlain2@zagmail.gonzaga.edu lchamberlain2@zagmail.gonzaga.edu Kristina Grundmanis - grundmanisk@gmail.com grundmanisk@gmail.com Herman (Rick) Ruddell - hruddell@zagmail.gonzaga.edu hruddell@zagmail.gonzaga.edu With supervision provided by: Dr. Wissel - wissel@gonzaga.eduwissel@gonzaga.edu

27. What are some reasons it may be difficult to alter the climate at our schools?