Pupil Path Badge System J Rivera T Paulin
Pupil. Path Badge System J. Rivera, T. Paulin and P. Burns Middle School 217
Goals of presentation: ● How the badge system supports our school vision ● Our implementation process ● Glows and Grows ● Q&A
Robert A Van Wyck Middle School 217 ● 1633 students from grade 6 through grade 8. ● 16% Black, 41% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 36% Asian students. ● The student body includes 331 English language learners and 291 special education students. ● The average attendance rate for the school year 2013 - 2014 was 93. 1%.
How the badge system supports our school vision: ● Collaboratively developed by school community ● Promotes positive student social behavior ● Digitizes behavior data, and creates an accountability system ● Supports character education ● Builds student resilience ● Develops independent learners - students learn to self monitor/reflect
Quality Review connections School Culture: ● Positive learning environment (1. 4) Maintain a culture of mutual trust and positive attitudes that supports the academic and personal growth of students and adults
Quality Review connections School Culture: ● High expectations (3. 4)* - Establish a culture for learning that communicates high expectations to staff, students, and families, and provide supports to achieve those expectations
NYCDOE School Discipline Code Connections CITY-WIDE BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING: ● School culture and climate have a profound impact upon students’ academic progress and their relationships with peers and adults. ● Social emotional learning is a basic component of a school’s program of universal prevention for all students. Schools are expected to take a proactive role in nurturing students’ pro-social behavior
NYCDOE School Discipline Code Connections ● Effective social emotional learning helps students develop fundamental life skills. ● RESTORATIVE APPROACHES Using restorative practices to foster positive interpersonal and intergroup relations and to address inappropriate behavior when it occurs is a cornerstone of a progressive approach to discipline.
Planning implementation Hurdles considered: a)Additional work for teachers? b)Perception parents will not be receptive c)Perception students may not buy-in
Implementation process ● Identify a pilot group of teachers (Summer/Sept) - we selected our DTs ● Provide front loaded PL (Sept/October) ● Obtain buy-in: DTs determined the badge categories - anecdotal categories, quantified the weight, defined the badge, and the amount of merits per badge (Sept/Oct)
Implementation process continued ● Pilot teachers launch badge system (October) ● Implementation check-in with pilot teachers(Late Oct/Early Nov) ● Consistent professional discussion/critical feedback and learning with teachers (Ongoing)
Implementation process continued ● YD Friday Lunch and Learns - facilitated by deans, administration, pilot teachers (Oct present ● Publicize pilot team implementation success - “The Weekly”, Danielson Domain 2 HE rating, Danielson Domain 4 HE rating ● School wide implementation - (late Dec Jan)
Implementation process ● Pilot teachers and deans become leverage point/support system (Sept - present) ● Buy-In - teachers add to anecdotal categories (Jan. Feb) ● Student buzz - rewards (Jan - present) ● Parent engagement - anecdotal reports (Jan present) ● Implementation gains momentum (Jan to present)
GLOWS ● Growth in student anecdotals (March 2014 v March 2015) ● Decrease in suspensions - down 50% ● Supports restorative practices - “Resolve” ● Provides data that can be utilized to strategically plan ● Increase in positive school tone ● WD rating in 1. 4
Increase in “positive” anecdotals MARCH 2015 MARCH 2014
Creating an anecdotal category, weight, and badge
Creating an anecdotal
Select type of anecdotal and who to share with
Generating student Anecdotal report
Selection variables for student anecdotal report:
Search by badge Select the badge
Download badge search results
Using badge searched results ● Mail merge search result spreadsheet ● Rewards
Grows ● Improve student interface ● Incentives for students and teacher use ● Resolving - restorative practices
Q&A
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