Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 149 views

    Schoolwide Character Education Proposal

    Uploaded by

    api-547243899
    This proposal recommends implementing the Character Counts! program to promote character development and a positive school environment. The program utilizes the Six Pillars of Character - trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. It has led to reductions in failing grades, verbal altercations, and physical violence at other schools. The goals are to support students' academic and personal growth, collaborate to improve the school, and live up to the mission of encouraging excellence through compassion, commitment, and community. Teachers will receive training, data will be reviewed quarterly, and parents/community will be engaged.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Schoolwide Character Education Proposal

    Uploaded by

    api-547243899
    149 views14 pages
    This proposal recommends implementing the Character Counts! program to promote character development and a positive school environment. The program utilizes the Six Pillars of Character - trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. It has led to reductions in failing grades, verbal altercations, and physical violence at other schools. The goals are to support students' academic and personal growth, collaborate to improve the school, and live up to the mission of encouraging excellence through compassion, commitment, and community. Teachers will receive training, data will be reviewed quarterly, and parents/community will be engaged.

    Original Title

    schoolwide character education proposal

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This proposal recommends implementing the Character Counts! program to promote character development and a positive school environment. The program utilizes the Six Pillars of Character - trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. It has led to reductions in failing grades, verbal altercations, and physical violence at other schools. The goals are to support students' academic and personal growth, collaborate to improve the school, and live up to the mission of encouraging excellence through compassion, commitment, and community. Teachers will receive training, data will be reviewed quarterly, and parents/community will be engaged.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    149 views14 pages

    Schoolwide Character Education Proposal

    Uploaded by

    api-547243899
    This proposal recommends implementing the Character Counts! program to promote character development and a positive school environment. The program utilizes the Six Pillars of Character - trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. It has led to reductions in failing grades, verbal altercations, and physical violence at other schools. The goals are to support students' academic and personal growth, collaborate to improve the school, and live up to the mission of encouraging excellence through compassion, commitment, and community. Teachers will receive training, data will be reviewed quarterly, and parents/community will be engaged.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 14

    Schoolwide Character Education

    Proposal
    Anna Underhill
    Department of Education, Grand Canyon University
    EAD-520: Strengthening Curricular Programs to Promote Continuous School Improvement
    Dr. Jeffrey Mehlenbacher
    August 3, 2022
    Character
    Counts!
    • Character Counts! is a
    program that utilizes the
    “Six Pillars of Character:
    trustworthiness, respect,
    responsibility, fairness,
    caring, and citizenship”
    • Promotes a positive school
    environment
    Character
    Counts
    (cont.)
    Operates on the Four
    Wheels of Success
    • Teaches the whole
    child
    Character Education Based on Key
    Research
    • “Character Education is a national movement creating schools that foster ethical,
    responsible, and caring young people by modeling and teaching good character
    through an emphasis on universal values that we all share. It is the intentional,
    proactive effort by schools, districts, and states to instill in their students important
    core, ethical values such as respect for self and others, responsibility, integrity, and
    self-discipline. It provides long-term solutions that address moral, ethical, and
    academic issues that are of growing concern about our society and the safety of our
    schools. Character education may address such critical issues as student
    absenteeism, discipline problems, drug abuse, gang violence, teen pregnancy, and
    poor academic performance. Parents are the primary moral educators of their
    children. An effective character education program in the schools supports the
    home by encouraging positive character development. At its best, character
    education integrates positive values into every aspect of the school day”
    (Gulbrandson, 2018).
    Results of
    Character
    Counts!
    • Failing grades reduced by 26%
    (2021)
    • Verbal altercations went down
    by 68% (2021)
    • Physical violence reported by
    students declined to 30% (2021)
    • Principals reported an 85%
    increase in students treating each
    other kindly (2021)
    How This Supports the
    Mission and Vision
    Mission
    •“Encourage Excellence Every Day Through
    Compassion, Commitment, and Community”
    Vision
    •We believe that a healthy, safe, fun, and accessible
    environment (physically, emotionally, socially) is
    essential to learning.
    •We believe education is a partnership among the
    community, parents, students and school personnel
    through collaboration and communication.

    Provides a positive school environment


    Encourages students collaborate and cooperate with
    one another
    Provides solutions to everyday problems by equipping
    students with the strategies to handle the situation
    What do the Six
    Character Traits
    Mean?
    How is this
    Program
    Rigorous?
    • Operates under model standards for
    academic, social, emotion, character
    development, and school climate
    • Operates under the T.E.A.M
    approach (2021)
    • T: Teach children that their
    character counts
    • E: Encourage the Six Pillars of
    Character
    • A: Advocate character
    • M: Model good behavior
    • “The central goal of character
    education is the development of
    character in students…Character is
    the complex set of phycological
    characteristics that enable an What are the
    individual to act as a moral agent”
    Goals of This
    • Positively impact the school system
    • Promote intensive decision-making
    Program?
    strategies, mindfulness, growth
    mindset, and behavioral change
    theories (2021)
    What Support Will be Provided by the
    Stakeholders?
    • Data will be evaluated each quarter to determine how well the initiative
    is progressing.
    • Teachers will be given professional development and a coach to guide
    them through the curriculum
    • Parents will be informed of the initiative and be invited to participate
    when there’s opportunity
    • Community outreach will continue to be stressed as it is part of the
    program
    How Does this Program Compare to
    Other Programs?
    • Character Counts! is a program that can be utilized on its own. When
    compared to the very popular PBIS program, Character Counts!
    operates on a mindset change whereas PBIS works through a tiered
    system. Both programs have provided positive results, but Character
    Counts! suits our student body more by providing more opportunity to
    build relationships as a community.
    Step 2: Reach out to
    Step 1: Receive approval
    Character Counts! for
    to purchase program
    Steps for program purchase

    Implementation

    Step 4: Reach out to


    coach to set up
    Step 3: Purchase
    professional development
    curriculum
    sessions for teachers and
    staff

    Step 6: Review, revise,


    Step 5: Begin the and adjust program to fit
    implementation school needs based off
    data
    Goals for the Program

    • The goals for this program is to provide students with opportunities to


    not only grow academically but grow as a well-rounded citizen. This
    program provides opportunities for such growth and opportunities to
    collaborate and continue to improve the school to continue living up to
    the mission and vision.
    References
    • Central District 51. (2022). Vision and Mission. https://www.central51.net/page/about-us
    • Character Counts. (2021, May 12). Character counts! overview. Character Counts. Retrieved August
    3, 2022, from https://charactercounts.org/character-counts-overview/
    • Kim Gulbrandson, & Gulbrandson, K. (2018, July 31). Character education and SEL: What you
    should know. Committee for Children. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from
    https://www.cfchildren.org/blog/2018/07/character-education-and-sel-what-you-should-know/
    #:~:text=Character%20education%20and%20SEL%20may%20involve%20student
    %20reflection,other%20kindly.%20Social%20skills%20are%20intertwined%20with%20character.

    • Marvin W. Berkowitz, & Melinda C. Bier. (2004). Research-Based Character Education. The Annals
    of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 591, 72–85.
    http://www.jstor.org/stable/4127636

    • Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS). (n.d.). What is PBIS? Center on PBIS.
    Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://www.pbis.org/pbis/what-is-pbis

    You might also like