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Some strengths of the culture at OHS as described by individual staff members:

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Some strengths of the culture at OHS as described by individual staff members:

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~everyone on our campus is treated equally (students, classified, certificated staff)
~Students are keenly aware of their graduation status
~kids feel safe on campus

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Some problems with the school culture as identified by individual staff members:

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Some problems with the school culture as identified by individual staff members:

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~Mission Statement is only embraced during WASC visits.
~PBIS is implemented inconsistently.
~Some teachers put their own needs above the kids
~Administration needs to support staff regarding discipline

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- Lack of communication
- Lack of common goal
- Lack of common expectations
- Not setting high enough expectations
- Lack of consistency

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I just sent you all an email.  LEt me know what you think then let's meet to discuss...

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I just sent you all an email.  LEt me know what you think then let's meet to discuss...

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http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/what-are-the-habits-of-mind/

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What about a website that helps define each piece of the Habits of Mind, for instance, then gives practical tips for implementing first into teacher preparation, then into classroom expectation- does that make sense?  We can totally expand this into 1- How this will effect the culture,  2-Professional Development, 3- Teacher evaluation and, last but not least, the crafting of mission.  All this with the goal of building culture!

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What about a website that helps define each piece of the Habits of Mind, for instance, then gives practical tips for implementing first into teacher preparation, then into classroom expectation- does that make sense?  We can totally expand this into 1- How this will effect the culture,  2-Professional Development, 3- Teacher evaluation and, last but not least, the crafting of mission.  All this with the goal of building culture!

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"First define the problem you are trying to solve, next come up with ideas and narrow down to the best one, and finally validate that it solves user’s problems before you build it—that’s it." Ok, go to the basics...what problem do we want our end users, the teachers, to use?  How do we create a product that helps teachers build a cohesive, successful culture?

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"First define the problem you are trying to solve, next come up with ideas and narrow down to the best one, and finally validate that it solves user’s problems before you build it—that’s it." Ok, go to the basics...what problem do we want our end users, the teachers, to use?  How do we create a product that helps teachers build a cohesive, successful culture?

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- Connecting to habits of mind - how do we teach mindsets? Can teaching mindsets improve culture
- What can we teach to students (or teachers) to help improve culture?
- What is is we want to see from students, staff, and administrators?

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The most important component of a healthy learning environment is the attitude of the staff and their focus on developing positive relationships with students.  Dr. Rita Pierson

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The most important component of a healthy learning environment is the attitude of the staff and their focus on developing positive relationships with students.  Dr. Rita Pierson

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Can the "Habits of Mind" be useful in transforming the culture of a school?

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Can the "Habits of Mind" be useful in transforming the culture of a school?

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From "Students @the Center": The Habit of Mind must drive all true problem-based learning but they are just good plain teaching...and learning for all.  They are: Relevance, Growth Mindset, Sense of Belonging and Self-Efficacy.  

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From "Students @the Center": The Habit of Mind must drive all true problem-based learning but they are just good plain teaching...and learning for all.  They are: Relevance, Growth Mindset, Sense of Belonging and Self-Efficacy.  

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BIG thought: Can the Habits of Mind be used to transform a school's culture if the teachers show work with them first?

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- Response has been minimal, but the one clear statement was that we need to consider developing a set of Core Values that the staff shares and implements
- "a strong mission statement is really a vision of where you want to be, then your mission is to get there."

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https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=dHVibWFuY2hhcnRlci5vcmd8aHR2cy1ib2FyZC1kb2N1bWVudHMtYW5kLWFnZW5kYXN8Z3g6MjExYjM5ZDE2ZTk5MzI3MA

Connected Responses:
Parents believe staff has high expectations for staff and students
• Parents believe education is personalized ,promotes relationships, and students feel
connected
• Parents believe is an atmosphere of respect and responsibility for students and staff
• 60% of parents feel their child feels safe at school. 25% of the others feel there are
safety issues on the playground and in classrooms while 14% feel there are issues on
line.
• Parents feel their children have access to common core aligned materials
33% believed that parents and community are not engaged in helping students
succeed
• 26% don’t believe that parents are engaged as partners
• Parents would like to see more communication in: LCAP, Curriculum, Site Safety,
school calendar, opportunities for parents to be involved in decision-making, extra
curricular activities, parent involvement
- Staff reported bullying and harassment as well as a need for improved communication

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Responses from personal interviews with teachers:
- Lack of common understanding
- Teachers working for themselves not for the students
- Negative culture
- Students not taught social skills (has an impact on how students interact with peers and adults and can impact teacher and student attitude and morale)
- Lack of defined cultural expectations
- Lack of trust among teachers, admin, and students

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Q1 -  | In your opinion, what are the top three characteristics of a positive, cohesive school culture?
Responses:
- consistency, strong communication, and student engagement
- Clear communication, teachers and students relationships, staff relationship
- clear expectations for all, consistency in following through expectations, high expectations
- High expectations, continuous improvement, good relationships
- Consistency, positive attitude, trust

Q3 - Which of those three characteristics, do you feel is our school's greatest opportunity for growth?
- community involvement, parent involvement, and consistency
- Communication
- high expectations
- Having and holding everyone to high expectations
- Consistency

Q6 - What part of this mission statement do you think is most prevalent on campus and throughout all the classrooms?
- empower them to thrive in a rapidly changing world
- 21st century skills
- Teachers working with students to develop their skills
- I believe the school is working to empower students to be successful.
- We are constantly trying to prepare children for life after school.

Q7 What part of this mission statement is our greatest growth opportunity?
- working in close partnership with our community
- Including every student.
- Working with community would be a fantastic growth opportunity.
- I believe the school could have better community partnerships.
- Working with the community

Q8 -  In your opinion, what area do teachers need the most support with from the administration in order to optimally help our students each day?
- administration needs to consistently implement policy and procedures
- Clear expectations and holding teachers and students accountable
- Teachers need the most support with consistent discipline
- Having consistent, high expectations.
- We need consistency

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- Teachers do not know what the mission statement is (as reported from teachers at Tubman Village Charter School)
- Actions do not match the mission
- Teachers know the mission statement but do not implement it
- Lack of communication
- Words and actions don't match