What Have We Learned So Far? by https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m A Summary of Our Findings/Problems and Trends and Any New Questions We May Have en-us 2017-06-10 22:14:10 UTC 2024-10-27 02:02:41 UTC hello@padlet.com Mission Statement Problems: mmead85 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175969365 - 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]]> 2017-06-10 22:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175969365 Problems with Culture: mmead85 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175970369 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]]> 2017-06-10 23:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175970369 Responses from Experts: mmead85 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175970706 - 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."]]> 2017-06-10 23:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175970706 Definition of Culture mmead85 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175972845 2017-06-11 01:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175972845 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. andreayama21 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175973041
BIG thought: Can the Habits of Mind be used to transform a school's culture if the teachers show work with them first?]]> 2017-06-11 01:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175973041 Can the "Habits of Mind" be useful in transforming the culture of a school? andreayama21 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175973097 2017-06-11 01:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175973097 Thoughts : mmead85 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175973306 - 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?]]> 2017-06-11 01:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175973306 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 beckwithno https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175973653 2017-06-11 01:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175973653 "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? andreayama21 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175979093 2017-06-11 06:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175979093 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! andreayama21 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175979350 2017-06-11 06:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175979350 Website resource: andreayama21 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175980031 http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/what-are-the-habits-of-mind/]]> 2017-06-11 06:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175980031 I just sent you all an email. LEt me know what you think then let's meet to discuss... andreayama21 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175980253 2017-06-11 07:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175980253 andreayama21 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175980327 2017-06-11 07:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/175980327 Themes: mmead85 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/176001419 - Lack of communication
- Lack of common goal
- Lack of common expectations
- Not setting high enough expectations
- Lack of consistency]]> 2017-06-11 16:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/176001419 LCAP Survey Results: mmead85 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/176463492 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]]> 2017-06-14 21:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/176463492 Some problems with the school culture as identified by individual staff members: beckwithno https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/176709169 ~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




]]> 2017-06-17 03:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/176709169 Some strengths of the culture at OHS as described by individual staff members: beckwithno https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/176709353 ~everyone on our campus is treated equally (students, classified, certificated staff)
~Students are keenly aware of their graduation status
~kids feel safe on campus]]> 2017-06-17 03:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/176709353 Survey Results mmead85 https://padlet.com/mmead85/wfval8xsps4m/wish/176784921 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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