ry PotterThe House Plan…Yes, Like Harry Potter!Fian Kunesh, Pattie Niese, Amy Ameter, Emily Whittaker, Andrea Manfresca, Laurel Murphy, Dottie Flanagan

Dominion Middle School330 East Dominion Blvd.Columbus, Ohio 43214614-365-6020dominionms.ccsdoh.usdflanaga@columbus.k12.oh.us

Who Are We?Dorothy Flanagan, PrincipalAmy Ameter, 6th Grade Social StudiesFian Kunesh, 8th Grade ELAPattie Niese, 7th Grade ELAAndrea Manfresca, 6-8th Inclusion SpecialistLaurel Murphy, 8th Grade Reading, MathEmily Whittaker, 6-8th Drama

What does the research say?“Broadly defined, advisory programs are configurations in which an adult advisor meets regularly during the school day with a group of students to provide academic and social-emotional mentorship and support, to create personalization within the school, and to facilitate a small peer community of learners (Cushman, 1990; Galassi et al., 2004; Galassi et al., 1997; Juvonen et al., 2004; National Association of Secondary School Principals, 2006; Stevenson, 1998).” Foote, J. & Brody-Shulkind, S. (September 2009). Creating a Culture of Connectedness through Middle School Advisory Programs.

“Advisory programs promote students feeling “connected” to responsible and caring adults. They can become a platform for personalized and meaningful social, emotional and civic learning.” Center for Social and Emotional Education

What’s in it for you?During this presentation, you will learn:

•Why to develop and advisor-advisee•How to set up your advisory program•How to group students within four houses•How to incentive positive student behavior•How to positively impact school climate and teacher• morale through Fantastic Fridays

CHALLENGING YEAR

What can we do to improve the climate in our school?

Road Trip!!!

http://www.ronclarkacademy.com/Videos

WHAT NEXT?

Before Summer: Getting buy-in from our colleagues and leadership

During the Summer:

Decisions, Decisions

How many houses?

Grade level for houses? Multi grades or single?

What names?

How do we do small groups?

How do we celebrate our children?

What are the components of the “House Plan”?

Sorting Students Small Group

Fantastic FridayHouse Points

HOUSE NAMES

Corragio: Italian for Courage

Animo: Spanish for Verve

Jishuku:

Japanese for Self-Control

Maarifa: Swahili for Knowledge

House LastName FirstName Homeroom Grade Small Group Rm #

Maarifa A Javon 209 7 Windle 213

Jishuku B Cole 212 6 Kendig 200b

Coraggio C Fatah 110 8 Niese 103

Jishuku D Isho 210 8 Patterson 115

Coraggio E Anna 103 7 Priebe 208

Maarifa F Cameron 207 6 Welsh gym

Animo G Zachary 212 6 Swift 206

Jishuku H Armael 101 7 Walker 111c

Coraggio I Jalen 214 7 Hooper 111a

Animo J Sarah 213 7 Hysell 102

Animo K Amina 104 6 Skon café

Maarifa L Annas 213 7 Staten 201a

Maarifa M Omolkar 116 8 Dyce café

Coraggio N Curtis 114 8 Manfresca 211

Maarifa O Samantha 212 6 Crowley 209

Jishuku P Jonathon 210 8 Wodkowski library

Maarifa Q Dwann 207 6 Dyce café

What is This “Fantastic Friday”?

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Fantastic Friday•Monthly battle between houses

•Reward for following school rules and/or meeting academic expectations for established that month by Building Leadership Team.

•Winner for the month comes from total points earned plus points accrued during Fantastic Friday.

•Chance for staff and students to show their colors and compete in teams and release monthly stress.

What Happens in Small Groups?

ORGANIZE BY CHARACTER TRAIT AND MONTH

September: Prepared

October: Respectful

November/December: Integrity

January: Determination

February: Educated

March: Diligence

April: Honesty

May: Courage

SAMPLE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER: PREPARED

Small group time is 20 minutes weekly on Wednesdays

Week One: meet as whole school in auditorium, introduce the character trait with a video

Week Two: meet as small group, prepare for group friendships by interviewing someone in another grade and introducing the person to the group

Week Three: meet as small group to do activity on being prepared for the zombie apocalypse

Week Four: meet as whole house in the gym doing relays doing group competitions that emphasize preparation

ex. Line up by birthday silently

CREATING THE SMALL GROUP CURRICULUM

At an end-of-summer staff meeting, we randomly assigned teachers to groups, assigned each group to a month and a trait, and asked teachers to take an hour to create the curriculum for the month. We gave them the guidelines of choosing one video and then three other activities that would help build relationships and teach the character trait for that month. We then compiled each month’s plans into a booklet that each teacher received by mid-September.

PBIS CONNECTION TO THE HOUSE PLAN…..

• Adopted by the Ohio State Board of Education in January 2013.

• All schools in Ohio MUST have PBIS in place.

• Framework for identifying systematic strategies for achieving important social and learning outcomes in school while preventing problem behavior.

Dominion Blue Devils areP R I D E

Prepared…Respectful…Integrity…Dedicated…Educated

HOW DO STUDENTS EARN HOUSE POINTS?

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Teachers are encouraged to give ten points weekly. Points are given to students for exemplary behavior, exhibiting PRIDE in our school (in accordance with PBIS), improved academics, and/or kindness toward others.

We have had to adjust this plan over the three years, as we realized points were being given to the same students, and many weren’t receiving points at all.

The point sheets have two parts: one part the student turns in to the house boxes in order to contribute to the whole house point tally. The other part the student keeps to redeem for prizes from our display case.

MANAGING POINTS

“SHOPPING IN THE SHOWCASE”

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Students insert the small end of their house point in their House box and keep house points and “shop” twice per month during their lunch period.

SO WHAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE?NUMBERS REFLECT STUDENTS ASSIGNED

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SO WHAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE?NUMBERS REFLECT DISCIPLINE DAYS

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HOW HAS THE HOUSE PLAN IMPACTED OUR SCHOOL?“I think I really like it because it gives you the opportunity to get to know students who you don’t see every day in class. You build relationships with students who you don’t get to see on a daily basis.

 

“I like when I walk down the hallway and I hear the students cheering “Jushuku!” and wearing their colors on Small Group Day. It feels like we’re all together.”

Can We See the Plan in Action?Fear Factor! Happy Students! Happy Staff!

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CEU Code:

QT-34

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