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Title: Welcome to Project CHARACTER*


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  • Welcome to Project CHARACTER

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The School 17 Leadership Team
  • Rita Morehead, Principal
  • Catherine Hordan
  • Nancy Goldberg
  • Susan Mandell
  • Margaret Masi

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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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  • 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.
  • Montessori 27
  • School 21

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Year 2 Target Schools
  • Khalil Gibran School
  • Roosevelt High School

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Year 3 Target Schools
  • School 16
  • School 17
  • Montessori 31
  • de Hostos
  • DiChiaro

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  • Our Philosophy Is Illustrated in this Peanuts
    Cartoon

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

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The Six Steps of the PPA
  • Define the Problem
  • Gather the Evidence
  • Identify the Causes
  • Examine Existing Policies
  • Develop New Policy Solutions
  • Select the Best Solution
  • Feasibility vs. Effectiveness

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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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The Next Steps
  • Teachers sign-up for afterschool committee
  • Decide when meetings will be held
  • Define the school problem to be analyzed
  • Attend meetings

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If we all work together as a team
  • then CHARACTER will achieve its goals and
    objectives in our five target schools

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