apbs 2009 - involving student leaders

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Student Leadership + PBS Goals =

Jessica LauverLouis L. Redding Middle SchoolAppoquinimink School District

Middletown, DE

Great Schools

What’s in a name?Friends

InSchool

Helping

Everyone

Succeed

At the top of their lungs!

Our MissionTo promote a safe environment while encouraging personal and academic success based on the Code of the Knights:

Be Respectful Be ResponsibleBe Safe Be a Good CitizenBe There – Be Ready

Rules! Rules! Rules!• Plan

• Flexibile

• Manageable– Size– Activities

How do we choose?• Who?

• What?

• When?

• How?

• Why?

Who?• Staff leadership

• Group members– Academics– Interpersonal relationships– Home life– Other extra-curricular activity involvement– Behavior in class– Behavior out of school

• Student leadership within the group

What?• Needs

• Expectations

• Resources

Roles– Presentation

• (2003-present)

– PR/Advertising • (2007-present)

– Events Planning • (2006-present)

– BLITZ! • (2004-2005, 2006-2007)

Roles cont’d

– Recycling • (2008-present)

– Technology • (new in 2009!)

– And…

When?• Start the group

• Create membership

• Meet

How?• Choosing members

• Keeping members

• Helping members

Why?

Ask them!!!• Who wants what

• What the problems are

• How to address issues

What have we done?• Game show

• Bully surveys, presentations, hotline and e-mail reporting

• Japanese teachers

• Other PBS team visits

• State-level presentations

There’s more?!?• In-class presentations (character ed.)

• Powerpoints

• Videos/skits

• Dances

• Recycling

• Blitz/Fishin’

• End-of-the-year Carnival

When you are ready to begin, you need to…

• Choose staff

• Choose students – Diverse and positive – Fun while still mature– Leaderships skills

• Choose goals

Remember

• Start Small

• Have support

• Be flexible with EVERYTHING!

Are there any

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Thank You!

For questions or information regarding this student group, please contact Jessica Lauver at

jessica.lauver@appo.k12.de.us.

2007-2008 FISHES

2008-2009 FISHES