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Goal 3 - Feedback

** Feedback From  ** ** Strategic Planning Mid-Point Review Meeting  ** ** April 12, 2011 ** Love the fact that the high school revised the phone policy to allow for “adult” behavior. Cell phone policy change (behavior vs. electronic) Hooks for kids in high school. “No ghosts in building.” High school considering a goal to have inclusive 4-year small groups let by a teacher who can serve as a personal contact for a diverse group of students. Benefit of advisory period. Diversity issues. Creating authentic opportunities for adult/student interactions. More diverse than 3 years ago. To kids, for kids, with kids—great! Restorative Practices--* you can do things to kids, for kids, or with kids. “Don’t let kids float like ghosts in the hallway.” Wellness Committee is up and running. Putting more responsibility onto students and not teachers/parents. Finding ways to reach “unknown students”. “Work in progress” goal. Bottom-up approach. Diversity is a priority at the high school. Formation of a group with common goals to facilitate. Mentoring/partnering students with staff. ||  Using the Restorative Practices thread from Pine Road to weave through the district K-12 so that we are committed to working __with__ kids. Diversity training opportunities. Good to get special needs kids involved in activities with other students. I’ve learned a great deal from them and hopefully they have benefited as a result of their involvement with students other than usual. Students need to have someone to talk to. Get small minority groups together and make a goal to strive for together. High school needs to implement adult/student connections and groups to enhance communication between them. How to get more students involved in “diversity” committees? ||
 * **Report to Large Group** || **Participant Key Insights and/or New Learnings** || **Participant Comments, Suggestions and/or Questions** ||
 * * Intrapersonal and Interpersonal relationships may be the least tangible
 * Work in progress to promote character development and support collaboration
 * Restorative Practices at Pine Road and Murray Avenue
 * Trying to catch up at High School with structural changes that provide options
 * Can do things // to, for, or with // kids and the focus on // with //is the big shift
 * High School sees this as a need to reach especially students who do not have a hook
 * Concern of staff is heartening
 * Hooks for kids identified by staff in Student Needs Project as major area of focus
 * Teachers out recently looking at another program and they said—“Do it!” ||  Very excited to see that both Restorative Practices and Anti-Bullying Programs are in place. (And seem to be working well.)