Welcome to Project

CHARACTER*

The School 17 Leadership Team

• Rita Morehead, Principal

• Catherine Hordan

• Nancy Goldberg

• Susan Mandell

• Margaret Masi

Project CHARACTER*

Developed by James J. Carroll, Ph.D., it was created as a result of a grant that was awarded by the U. S. Department of Education’s Character Education Program in July, 2008 to the Yonkers Public Schools

Project CHARACTER Co-Directors:

•Howard Krieger•Jim Carroll, Ph.D.

Year 1 Target Schools

• Emerson Middle School

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Montessori 27

• School 21

Year 2 Target Schools

• Khalil Gibran School

• Roosevelt High School

Year 3 Target Schools

• School 16

• School 17

• Montessori 31

• de Hostos

• DiChiaro

Our Philosophy Is Illustrated in this Peanuts Cartoon

CHARACTER

• Citizenship and High Academic standards, Reinforcing the

•Aspen Character Traits, and Ethical Reasoning

CITIZENSHIPThe Character Education Public Policy Analyst:

Define (1) schoolwide, (2) classroom & (3) curriculum social problems & develop new public policy solutions

Goals of

Project CHARACTER

•Caring Schools•Improved Academic Performance

The Six Steps of the PPA

• Define the Problem

• Gather the Evidence

• Identify the Causes

• Examine Existing Policies

• Develop New Policy Solutions

• Select the Best Solution- Feasibility vs. Effectiveness

The CEPPA addresses theseschool social problems…• (a) discipline problems • (b) students’ grades • (c) participation in

extracurricular activities • (d) parental and

community involvement • (e) faculty and

administration involvement • (f) student and staff morale

The Next Steps

• Teachers sign-up for afterschool committee

• Decide when meetings will be held

• Define the school problem to be analyzed

• Attend meetings

If we all work together as a team…

…then CHARACTER will achieve its goals and objectives in our five target schools

In Closing

Remember:Keep Your Deck Chairs Facing

Forward!!!