Positive School Culture- CARE Model

Tool 8.1 CARE Model: Planning Tool

Identify Concerns that must change (look to the future)
(Assign points to concerns from 1 to 3 in the order of the most important issues to consider.)
1. Stop Pessimistic Attitudes and Behaviors from Teachers
2. Prevent Negative School Culture and/or Climate
3. End Students Dreadful Feelings About Their School Environment Overall
Identify Affirmations that must be sustained (look to the present)
(Assign points to affirmations from 1 to 3 in the order of the most important issues to consider.)
1. Campus Educational Improvement Council- (CEIC) will need to help improve and sustain a positive school culture through collaboration, strategies, brainstorming, campus professional development, setting campus goals and objectives.
2. Professional Development- will continue to help teacher’s attitudes and behaviors improve and in turn motivate our students by modeling. The literature reading by Todd Whitaker’s book entitled, “What Great Teachers Do Differently: 14 Things That Matter Most” will be blogged by all teachers and will be use as a campus professional development through out the 2010-2011 school year.
3. Student Success Initiative- (SSI) will continue its goal to ensure that all students receive the instruction and support they need to be academically successful in reading and mathematics. This effort depends greatly on our schools, parents, and community members working in partnership to meet individual student needs. This will help with student’s perception of their school environment and sustaining a positive school climate.
SMART Recommendations that must be implemented:
(Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely)
(Assign points to recommendations from 1 to 3 in the order of the most important recommendations to implement.)
1. S.M.A.R.T. Goal: By May 2012, Valley View will maintain or increase TAKS scores for all core subjects with emphasis on the Science and Mathematics to meet or exceed Recognized status.
Objective: The percent of students meeting state standards will increase by at least 17% in the area of science and mathematics.
2. S.M.A.R.T. Goal: By the beginning of 2011-2012 school year, Valley View will have improved and sustain a positive school culture through an action research project conducted on campus.
Objective: The percent of teachers recognizing and supporting the action research project will increase by 100% and through the campus professional development literature reading by Todd Whitaker’s book entitled, “What Great Teachers Do Differently: 14 Things That Matter Most” and the blogs conducted by all teachers.
3. S.M.A.R.T. Goal: During the 2011-2012 school year, there will be a significant increase in parent participation in the student’s educational process measured by a 10% increase in the number of parent volunteers to improve student’s school environment and/or school climate.
Objective: By the end of the school 2011-2012 there will be significant increase in parent participation of the student’s educational process as measured by a 10% or higher attendance rate in parent meetings and a 10% or higher increase in the number of campus volunteers to improve student’s school environment and/or school climate.
EVALUATE – Specifically and Often
(Identify the best ways to evaluate the implemented recommendations.)
1. Data Collection/Analysis- Interviews, Observations, Questionnaires and Survey (To include Focus Groups and/or Documents if allocation of time is available). To be done first nine weeks, January and after spring break
2. Engaging in Reflections when Examining The School Environment- in order to make a positive difference. To be done first nine weeks, January and after spring break
3. Exploring Programmatic Patterns when Examining The School Environment- to implement and encourage a change from a negative programmatic pattern to a positive one. To be done first nine weeks, January and after spring break