The Four Agreements The Compass of Courageous Conversations

The Four Agreements & The Compass of Courageous Conversations Presented on: November 28, 2011 At: Woodlawn School By: Rose Michels PBIS Leadership Team Member

The Agreements and The Compass • What and why now? Courageous Conversations is the utilization of the Four Agreements, Six Conditions and Compass in order to engage, sustain and deepen internalized, intra-racial, and inter-racial dialogue about race, racial identity and institutionalized racism; and is an essential foundation for examining schooling and improving student achievement. • What about our norms we created last year? The norms we created fall into the umbrella of the four agreements. • Purpose/Rationale To understand the compass and the four agreements of Courageous Conversations. We need to feel comfortable and safe to speak.

The Compass Courageous Conversations Thinking Doing Feeling Believing

Our Operating Compass Be g n i k lie vin g in h T Courageous Conversations F g n i l ee Do ing

What are the four agreements? • • Stay Engaged Experience Discomfort Speak Your Truth Expect/Accept Non-Closure

The Four Agreements Courageous Conversations: 1. ) Stay Engaged 2. ) Experience Discomfort 3. ) Speak Your Truth 4. ) Expect/Accept Non-Closure In My Words:

How do these agreements fit into our PD norms? 1. ) We will be respectful. 2. ) We will actively participate in the PD. 3. ) We will seek consensus. 4. ) We will remain open-minded and non -judgmental.

Keep your compass with you for PD!