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Tyler ConsolidatedMiddle School Character Education Grant
Summer 2008Control School Staff
Training
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Shining Knights
Tyler Consolidated Middle School
A 2006 WV Exemplary School
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Shining Knights
Steps Taken:• Met weekly with Tyler Consolidated High
School CDT • CDT members reviewed and researched
character education from models for school consideration
• Members reported back to the CDT with evaluations of programs researched
• Determined group roles (facilitator, recorder, manager, and group members)
• Asked input from faculty members
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Shining Knights - Planning
Character Counts!• Commercial visuals and displays• Recommended activities and
curricular suggestions• Novelty items for students
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Shining Knights - Planning
• Chose 6 Virtues: RespectResponsibilityFairnessCaringCitizenshipTrustworthiness
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Shining Knights - Planning
• Six chosen virtues were shared with both TCHS and TCMS
• Both schools developed individual initiatives to address the traits
• Provided continuity with county elementary schools
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Shining Knights - Planning
• Development of activities focused on each virtue
• Creating displays• Communicating Character Education
initiatives to staff and parents• Student recognition programs and
incentives
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Implementation- First Two Years
Staff Development• held in August 2006• shared recommendations for curriculum and
activities• teachers directed to document at least one
character education activity per week in lesson plans
• teachers given content-specific binders with activities and CSO alignment to successfully integrate the Shining Knights initiative into classrooms
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• one virtue per grading period• weekly quotes posted in each classroom on specific
virtue/color• students nominated for exhibiting targeted traits• letters sent home to parents on “colored” paper• students’ names displayed on stars• students’ names put in drawing for prizes• guest speakers
Implementation- First Two Years
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Kick- Off• Delegate Roger Romine addressed the
student body of both TCHS and TCMS• Teachers participated in skits• Cooks led “character cheers”• Each TCMS student given a “Shining
Knights” T-Shirt• Band and choir both provided musical
entertainment
Implementation- First Two Years
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Dr. Phil chatting.
Del. Romine at kickoff assembly.
Yeah, cooks!
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Kick- Off• Each grade level given a trait to
make a wall mural• Character Chain• Students dressed in the color of
their “favorite trait”
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Existing Programs• TV/Radio Broadcasting capabilities
-student involvement- quotes of the week-audio/visual acknowledgement of activities
• Volunteer Program-shared ownership/support for program-necessary component
• Peer Mediators
Implementation- First Two Years
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School Clubs/Organizations• Band• Choir• National Junior Honor Society• Student CDT• Yearbook• Student Council• Team
Implementation- First Two Years
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National Junior Honor Society• Christmas caroling to teachers• Teacher Appreciation Luncheon• Teacher’s helper day• Made Valentine’s Day cookies for nursing home
residents• Made/donated wreathes for front door of school at
Christmas• Bingo at nursing home• Purchased marbles and perennial plants for school
landscaping• Created and organized school-wide Halloween Relay
Games and Activities
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Student Council• Purchased mulch for school
landscaping• Wrote personal “Thank You”
letters to all staff members for Teacher Appreciation Week
Band Council• Sponsored a Tyler County
Museum Clean-Up Day
Implementation- First Two Years
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• Teachers eat lunch with students periodically
Implementation- First Two Years
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Yearbook• Sponsored
“Knights Krazy” school spirit day
Implementation- First Two Years
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Implementation- First Two Years
Sports• Cross Country• Football• Volleyball • Cheerleading• Boys Basketball
• Girls Basketball• Wrestling• Boys Track• Girls Track
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2006-2007 Service Projects• Activity kits for children at Sistersville General and
Wetzel County Hospitals• Dress Down Day for Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and
Easter Seals• Hunter and gun safety awareness• Jump Rope for Heart• Camp Kno Koma• Relay for Life Activities• Trick or Treat for UNICEF• Food collection for area food banks
Implementation- First Two Years
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Implementation
2007-2008 Service Projects• Coats for Kids• Stuffed animals for WVU Childrens’ Hospital• Pet Food Drive• Collection for family who lost everything in a tragic fire• Relay for Life Activities• Collection for Community Resource, Goodwill and school
clothes closet• Volunteer Teams to keep school clean • School-wide Beautification/Clean-Up Day (weeded and
picked up trash/planted)
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Jump Rope for Heart
&
Relay for Life
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Our instructional leader andRelay for Life “fall guy”.
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Integration
Student Team:• Assist with integrating comprehensive
character education program at elementary schools
• Brainstorm with adult CDT with ideas for school
• Develop and plan transition activities for incoming 6th graders
• Introduce 5th graders to “Shining Knights” program at TCMS
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IntegrationStudent Team ~
Community Service• Run errands and pass
out information on community service projects and other school related activities
• Geranium sale with NJHS to benefit Relay for Life
• Candle sale to benefit Relay for Life
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Integration
Reading– Writing anticipatory endings to stories
(Goldilocks and the Three Bears) which focus on the virtue of respect for the bears’ privacy and property.
– Hal Urban influences (greeting students, respect for students, time on task, etc.)
– “Golden Rules for Living” – students add their own endings
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Integration
Social Studies- Discussions and study of respected, famous
people• Eleanor Roosevelt• Chief Joseph
• Study, identify and respect different cultures• Religions• Traditions• Art• Dress• Language
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Integration
Math– 3-question survey about self-respect
• used results to find the average number for each question
• used the responses to figure the percentage of certain responses
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Integration
Computer– Discussion dealing
with the respect of privacy issues focusing on files and sensitive issues
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Integration
Health/PE– Given daily life
situations, students brainstorm ways to deal with the problem in a respectful manner.
– Respect for rules of a game and other participants/players
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Integration
English– Journal entries based on daily prompts (often a daily
interpretation of a quote focused on respect)– “This summer I showed someone respect by…”– Eighth graders read The Necklace. Students had to
document an aspect of the story as it applied to respect.
– Journal entry, What can you do this week to show respect for others?”
– Poetry: Cinquains and Acrostics on Caring and Fairness
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Integration
Choir/Music– Discussion of respect
for flag and flag traditions
– School-wide assembly to recognize the history and respect for the flag and the National Anthem
– Showing respect for each individual singing voice and musician
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Integration
Art– Respect the works and
ideas of others– Respect word collage– Thank you note to Vincent
Van Gogh; respect for his techniques
– Respecting art supplies and materials
– Posted quotes throughout the room
– Student-designed postcards using the 6 pillars
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Integration
Science– Introduction and discussion on respect for living
organisms and specimens in the lab– Discussion on the importance of respect, for self and
others, in creating a safe environment for cooperative learning; respect for others when answering in class
– Discussion of Leeuwenhoek and his contributions to the science world in spite of struggles he faced in his life
– Discussed 4 scientists and their role in developing cell theory, and why they should be respected for their contributions.
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Integration
Multicultural Studies• African• “Under theQuilt of Night”
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Integration• Cooks and custodians
were direct participants in Kick-off activities
• Dress up to participate in activities right along with the students and staff
• Decorated kitchen and commons areas
• Models of our virtues• Participation and
inclusion has made these people feel more valued as important links in the school community
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School Environment
• Bulletin Boards throughout the school
• Décor in the hallways –on wall and ceilings
• Sports signs• 212 Motivational
Signs/Video
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• Shining Knights Stars
• Outside banners
• Flags in Circle and Drive
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Integration
School Environment
– Displays throughout the building
– Bulletin Boards
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Integration
School Environment– School-wide service projects
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Integration
School Environment– Recognition Assemblies every six weeks and at
the end of the year
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Integration• King and Queen of
Character• Daily Broadcasts• School Environment
Student Recognition Program and Parent Notification
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Parents/Community Involvement
• Community Dinner/Workshop– May 2– Guest speaker – Dr.
Phil Vincent– Working dinner
• Focus on community involvement
• Use of community resources
• Reporting out large group
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Parents/Community Involvement• Parent Volunteers
– Best participation rate in years
• Hanging displays• Honor Roll “Wanted”
Posters• Clerical assignments• Creating recognition items• Parents as public relations
tools• Assisting with
Fitnessgrams• Hanging Art work• Laminating
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Parents/Community Involvement
• McTeacher’s Night• School Resource Officer• Speakers for many six
weeks assemblies• Teacher Raffle for
Teacher Appreciation Week
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Parents/Community InvolvementOutreach Projects
• Spring and Fall Band and Choir concerts• All County Choir Concert• Art Shows• Open Houses• Community Service Projects• Noble Knights’ newsletters to area
businesses• Community clean up days• NJHS – Sistersville nursing home Bingo Day
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• Here’s a clip of Braxtin Brown, a student who transferred from Charlotte, N.C. earlier this year. Braxtin discusses the transition from Charlotte to TCMS…
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What Is Different?• Brought different
programs “Under One Roof”
-Community Service-Relay for Life-Newsletters-Teacher Appreciation Week-Student of the Month-Language is more uniform on a daily basis and with discipline situations
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What Is Different?
• Broke down communication barriers between staff and students
• Number of disciplinary referrals decreased
• Number of suspensions decreased
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What Is Different?
• Student behavior is better• Students are now aware of good character
traits• Staff has “bought” into initiative• School climate is better• Would like to add still more community and
parent involvement
