While we have our current year of teaching and planning, we have already begun our shift into the 2011-12 school year. Cambridge, Master Schedule, Elective Programs, etc. are all being discussed and set up for the most successful opportunities possible for students and teachers.
It is no secret that I believe without discipline and common expectations, the stuff we know and teach will not meet the potential with our students. In a world of high expectations, we MUST provide a disciplined, safe environment for our students.
The team of adults at Kofa High School is a large one. If one of us does not support the whole, it weakens our team.
A small group of teachers have been meeting with Mr. Keegan in an effort to establish campus expectations that will be common among all of us. From that we hope to move towards classroom expectations that support our overall mission.
I will be posting their recommendations for you.
#1 ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITY
Students will come to class prepared for the day's academic challenges.
Evidence: All students will carry binder to class.
Ideas: Binders will be specifically organized at the Freshman levels. This will be a "taught" skill and requirement in all freshman courses. The Freshman teams will agree upon the order of the binder and will support the development throughout the year.
All other grade levels will have organzied binders. Teachers who wish to move forward in the development and expectation would need to form a teacher team that would bring the ideas to the teachers for discussion.
#2 SOCIAL RESPECT
Students will demonstrate respect in their campus surroundings.
Evidence: All students will participate with their classroom teacher in cleaning a part of the campus as assigned on a weekly basis.
Idea: Ms. Leenerts has a proposal to present to our teachers on this idea.
#3 BEHAVIOR / INTEGRITY
All students will demonstrate personal integrity and appropriate behavior.
Evidence: All students will abide by the code of conduct. All teachers will enforce the code of conduct equally. All athletes will dress appropriately daily as well as dressing as directed by their coach for "game day".
ISSUES the Campus Expectations Team has discussed in addition to putting forth these suggestions:
$$ for campus cleaning materials
The faculty must be able to TEACH, MODEL and ENFORCE the student code of conduct and agreed upon expectations.
The lack of enforcement by all teachers for simple expectations makes life tough for the teachers who do it.
