Making School Cool Again!

Working together to break the prison mentality.

Created by: Rush Sullivan

Target: Change the Student’s Perception of Scott County High School

Students and Teachers seem stuck in a rut

Teacher morale has declined and it is negatively affecting the students› Decreased student

participation in school activities

› Lack of inter-departmental collaborationDoesn’t this look like fun is right

around the corner?

Frustration Abounds!

This is my mortal enemy!

This is usually filled with IEPsand surveys!

I Want Students and Teachers to Start Enjoying School Again Throughout the

course of the year, I want to:› Promote school

activities to students and teachers

› Work across departments to plan activities and collaboration

› Get school spirit back into the classroom and the school

Worksheets, a student’s dream whenThey come to school in the morning!

Where to Start? Work with

administration and teacher leaders to establish norms

Get students to feel like we are on the journey together

Encourage teachers and students to be the change, not wait on it

It might not look like fun, but if every teacherwould do something like this students wouldhave a consistent transition from class to class.

We See It on Occasion in the ClassroomTeachers need to be people too!Hard to believe we actually have live outside of school

Let students take the leadIn decorating the room!

And Again in the Hallways

Homecoming Week 2012!!!!

Senior Hallway

Junior Hallway

Who GetsYour Vote?

Seeing It Happen

Data Collection Methods› Videos/Pictures of

School Activities› Student and

Teacher Surveys (Start of the Year/Middle of the Year/End of the Year)

› Ticket sales and Attendance Counts

FacultyTailgateParty!

What It Means for Us?

Teacher morale improves=classroom enthusiasm improves

Student attitudes improve=Student participation improves› Hopefully transfers to

reduced disciplinary and academic issues

The community gets behind us again› If students are proud of

their school, the community takes pride in their school as well Friday nights shouldn’t be the only time the

community and school get together!!!!!!!!

I Know We Can Do It!

Believe it or not, students do have pride in their school, they just need us to give them the confidence to display it.

As teachers get together and establish positive relationships, students will pick up on it and see that we are in it together.

Nothing is more important than getting the school, community, and students to move forward together!