NEW TO JOSTENS

RENAISSANCE

DWIGHT CARTER &

STEVE WOOLF

RENAISSANCE: WHAT IS IT?

• Renaissance uses “Real World” Strategies of Rewarding, Recognizing, Respecting, and Reinforcing excellence and improvement in our students and teachers.

Webster’s Definitions• BRIBE - Any valuable consideration given or

promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person.

• REWARD - Something given or received in return or recompense for service, merit, hardship, or achievement.

• INCENTIVE - That which incites to action.• MOTIVE - Something that prompts a person to act

in a certain way.

IF WE KEEP DOING WHAT WE’VE ALWAYS DONE -

WE’LL KEEP GETTING WHAT WE’VE ALWAYS GOT!!

RENAISSANCE FOR

STUDENTS

VISIONA compelling dream of

the future with a concrete plan for

achieving it.

On School’s Vision of Jostens Renaissance

IMAGES• Look at who does it well - Coke, Google,

Apple, Facebook, McDonalds, Disney, IBM, Pepsi, New York Yankees, etc…

• Academics - Athletics• What we display and send home is who we

are.• Junk In - Junk Out

Hallway Beautification Projects

• What message do you want to convey to the people visiting your school?

• What images represent your school?

The Four Tenets of Renaissance

• B.B.S.• B.T.M.• V.T.W.• S.T.T.N.E.

B.B.S.Beg, Borrow, & Steal

B.T.M.Break The Mold

VTW•Visible•Tangible

•“Walkaroundable”

•Visible•Tangible

•“Walkaroundable”

S.T.T.N.E.•Seeing Things Through New

Eyes!

The Recognition Transformation• FROM:• Few Top Students• Temporary Visibility• Intangible Rewards• Long Term• No Identity

• TO:• All Students• Permanent &

Consistent• VTW• Immediate & Relevant• Strong Image and

Identity

Feel Good Fridays!

• Randomly selected students

• Poem and Candy Bag delivered to HR

• A moment of celebration!

• Includes all students• End the day with Feel

Good Friday music and dancing!

Student Committee•Build & “Catch” the Vision• Establish Criteria• The “4 R’s”•VTW•Partnership Building

IT HAS GOT TO BE DIFFERENT THAN THE RENAISSANCE WE HAVE FOR

STUDENTS.

IT HAS GOT TO BE DIFFERENT THAN THE RENAISSANCE WE HAVE FOR

STUDENTS.

•“No more prizes for predicting rain. Prizes only

for building arks.”

• TEACHERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO TEACH & STUDENTS HAVE

THE RIGHT TO LEARN.

STAFF PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT:Ideas to motivate staff:

• Print business cards for all staff, including support personnel.

• Create pin with school’s academic logo. Order portfolios with academic logo imprint.

• Develop exclusive academic sportswear similar to that worn by coaches & athletes.

• Create staff awards, i.e. teacher of the month, best attendance record, etc…

• Have administrator take on a class for a day giving the teacher a day off for outstanding work.

• Plan special fellowship events, like ice cream served by STUCO, breakfast hosted by parents, etc…

• Generate publicity for teacher professionalism in local publications.

• Highlight staff in weekly staff blog• Ask former students to come back and speak

at a faculty meeting honoring their accomplishments.

• Start a “Student Thank You” letter program.• “Gold Star” pins for lanyard or name badge

The Reality of Our Schools

• Improve Academic Achievement• Increase Business Traffic• Increase Community Exposure• Be Involved In The Largest Grassroots

Movement In America To Benefit Out Youth• More Bang For Your Buck

No, Really. WHY?• We will promote your business in our school, in

every publication that goes home to parents, in our yearbook, and every athletic/music program that is in the hands of every person that attends a school function.

• We will make sure the recognition is public and you will receive a plaque and a decal signifying that you are a VIP.

• People Who Do Business With You Now & In The Future

• Dads & Moms• Kids• Uncles & Aunts• Grand parents• Educators

Not Vice-Versa

USE THE “GIRL SCOUT” PHILOSOPHY!!