Welcome to Project CHARACTER*

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• Welcome to Project CHARACTER

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• Created by
• Jim Carroll
• Joe Montecalvo

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• Project CHARACTER
• Developed by James J. Carroll, Ph.D., it was
  created as a result of a grant that was awarded
  by the U. S. Department of Educations Character
  Education Program in July, 2008 to the Yonkers
  Public Schools

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• Jim and Joe also lead
• Adapting Project LEGAL (since 1976 implemented
  in 34 states) for YPS (20072009)
• Project CRITICALGifted Ed. project for Region
  10 since 1996 3M grant 2004--2009

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• Project CHARACTER
• Co-Directors
• Howard Krieger
• Jim Carroll, Ph.D.

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Year 1 Target Schools

• Emerson Middle School
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Montesorri 27
• School 21

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Year 2 Target Schools

• Khalil Gibran School
• Roosevelt High School

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• Our Philosophy Is Illustrated in this Peanuts
  Cartoon

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• Workshop Objectives
• Overview of Project CHARACTER
• Clarify the Role of the Leadership Teams
• Demonstrate the CHARACTER Education Public Policy
  Analyst (CEPPA)
• Develop Initial Plans for School Implementation

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• Overview of
• Project CHARACTER

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• CHARACTER
• Citizenship and High Academic standards,
  Reinforcing the
• Aspen Character Traits, and Ethical Reasoning

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• CITIZENSHIP
• The Character Education Public Policy Analyst
• Define (1) schoolwide, (2) classroom (3)
  curriculum social problems develop new public
  policy solutions

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• High Academic standards
• CEPPA PPA character ed will promote academic
  improvement.

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• Reinforcing the ASPEN Character Traits
• respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, caring
• justice fairness
• civic virtue citizenship

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• Ethical Reasoning
• Using analysis and technology to solve our
  schools problems and create a caring environment

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• Goals of
• Project CHARACTER
• Caring Schools
• Improved Academic Performance

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• The four CRITICAL objectives of Project
  CHARACTER may be summarized as
• (1) Curriculum Restructuring to focus on the Six
  Pillars of Characterrespect, responsibility,
  trustworthiness, caring, justice and fairness,
  and civic virtue and citizenshipin all content
  courses and on school-wide social problems,

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• The four CRITICAL objectives of Project CHARACTER
  may be summarized as
• (2) Implementation and Training among five new
  target schools each year summer workshop, 4
  release days, Saturday after school workshops

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• August Workshop
• Emerson Middle School
• August 20 21
• 830 a.m. 300 p.m.

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• The four CRITICAL objectives of Project CHARACTER
  may be summarized as
• (3) Integrating Computer ApplicationsThe
  Character Education Public Policy Analyst (CEPPA)
  and The Public Policy Analyst (PPA), all of which
  develops

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• The four CRITICAL objectives of Project CHARACTER
  may be summarized as
• (4) Learning standards in both character and
  academic achievement related to the new NY
  content standards.

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• The key to our
• success is
• The School
• Leadership Teams

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School Leadership Teams (LT)

• Building Principal
• Five Highly Respected Teachers
• A Concerned Parent

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• LT Members will lead their school committees in
  using the CEPPA

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• LT Members role is described in the CHARACTER
  Handbook

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The CEPPA addresses theseschool social problems

• (a) discipline problems
• (b) students grades
• (c) participation in extracurricular activities
• (d) parental and community involvement
• (e) faculty and administration involvement
• (f) student and staff morale

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If we all work together as a team

• then CHARACTER will achieve its goals and
  objectives in our four target schools

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In Closing
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• Remember
• Keep Your Deck Chairs Facing Forward!!!