DUGSI ACADEMY 2015-16

“ALL IN”

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RENEWING OF THE MIND…

CLEANSING OF THE HEART

PAST

POWERFUL

FORGIVENESS

PRESENT

PRACTICAL

F.A.I.T.H.

FUTURE

POSITIVE FELLOWSHIP

ALL IN

POWERFUL FORGIVENESS

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE & POSITIVE ENERGY

HOSTILE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS AND/OR HOSTILE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS

NATURALLY CREATES NEGATIVE ENERGY, ULTIMATELY STOPPING THE MOMENTUM OF THE

VISION AND MISSION AT HAND.

OUR VISION

THE ACADEMIC FOCUS OF DUGSI ACADEMY IS TO INTEGRATE STUDENTS INTO THE SCHOLASTIC COMMUNITY OF MINNESOTA AND ENABLE STUDENTS TO USE THEIR TALENTS AND EXPERIENCES TO ACHIEVE TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.

OUR MISSION

DUGSI ACADEMY WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE RESPECTFUL OF THE STUDENTS' BACKGROUND AND CULTURE, LEARNING STYLES AND INTERESTS, ENABLING THEM TO MEET HIGH ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS IN AN

ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO CELEBRATE THEIR OWN UNIQUE CULTURE WHILE LEARNING AMERICAN CUSTOMS AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CITIZEN.

IN ANY ORGANIZATION THERE IS NO

SUBSTITUTE FOR GOOD LEADERSHIP, AND

SCHOOLS ARE NO EXCEPTION. PRINCIPALS

AND ADMINISTRATORS CREATE THE VISION,

ESTABLISH THE AGENDA, COMMUNICATE

THE GOALS AND LEAD BY EXAMPLE.

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STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS FEEL A STRONGER CONNECTION TO A SCHOOL THAT WELCOMES THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT ABOUND— FROM DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES IN DECISION MAKING TO THE INCLUSION OF VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN SCHOOL COMMITTEES TO CLASS AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS THAT ENCOURAGE SHARING OF VIEWS.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO LEAD…LEAD

BE THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, BE THE CHANGE THAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN DUGSI ACADEMY & THE WORLD!

WHEN DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS ARE

ADDRESSED ACCORDING TO A

THOUGHTFULLY ESTABLISHED, WELL

COMMUNICATED CODE OF

CONDUCT, A SENSE OF ORDER AND

A POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE ARE

MORE LIKELY TO PREVAIL.

STUDY AFTER STUDY INDICATES THAT A

POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE IS ESSENTIAL

FOR OPTIMAL TEACHING AND LEARNING.

WHAT HALLMARKS

MAKE UP A

SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL?

PRACTICAL F.A.I.T.H.

FORWARD ACTION IN THE HEART

What Do The Learners Want From

Their Teachers & In A School

Setting?

WHEN STUDENTS BELIEVE THAT ADULTS IN THE SCHOOL CARE ABOUT THEM, HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THEIR EDUCATION AND WILL PROVIDE THE SUPPORT ESSENTIAL TO THEIR SUCCESS, THEY THRIVE…

THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL SUPPORT In one study of math and reading scores, researchers examined the impact of social support. Students with high levels of social support increased their reading scores by one and a half years and math scores by one and two-thirds years in one school year. By contrast, students with low levels of support gained, in one school year, only a half year in reading and less than one year in math. (Lee V, Smith J, Perry TE, Smylie MA, 1999. Social Support, Academic Press, and Student Achievement: A View from the Middle Grades in Chicago. Chicago: Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago.)

SCHOOL IS THE PRIMARY SOCIAL STRUCTURE FOR CHILDREN. SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS ARE A CENTRAL PART OF STUDENTS’ LIVES. A POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ENCOURAGES COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION AND DOES NOT TOLERATE HARASSMENT, BULLYING OR VIOLENCE OF ANY KIND.

A SCHOOL’S PHYSICAL STRUCTURE AND APPEARANCE SEND IMPORTANT MESSAGES. WHEN THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND THE SURROUNDING GROUNDS ARE WELL KEPT, THEY CONVEY RESPECT FOR THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a0ychWT07U

Data-Based Decision-MakingData-based decision-making aligns curricular instruction and behavioral supports to student and staff needs.  Schools applying PBIS begin by establishing clear expectations for behavior that are taught, modeled, and reinforced across all settings and by all staff.  This provides a host environment that supports the adoption and sustained use of effective academic and social/emotional instruction.  PBIS has proven its effectiveness and efficiency as an Evidence-Based Practice. (Sugai & Horner, 2007).

Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS)

Success for All Foundation Singapore Math INC.

POSITIVE FELLOWSHIP…“ALL IN”

STUDENTS 1ST

STUDENTS LAST

33%+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf9Bhz8IYac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-B_kmAebbQ

Best-Practices Leadership: Team Management Tip #7High-performing teams exhibit 5 traitsAn effective team displays five baseline criteria, according to management consultant Patrick Lencioni:1. Team members trust each other.2. They deal constructively with conflict.3. They are committed to doing well.4. They feel personally accountable for the team’s success.5. They focus on achieving results as a team, not just as individuals who happen to work together.

—Adapted from The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, Patrick Lencioni, Jossey-Bass

EFFECTIVE TEACHERS, OF COURSE, ARE KEY TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AS THEY ARE ABLE TO ENGAGE ALL STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM. THEY TEND TO BE FLEXIBLE AND USE A VARIETY OF INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS TO BUILD SKILLS AND ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING.

REMINDERBEFORE AN EVALUATION PROCESS BEGINS, SCHOOLS SHOULD CONSIDER THE INTENSE EFFORT REQUIRED TO GATHER AND ANALYZE THE INFORMATION/DATA—AND PLAN IN ADVANCE HOW THEY INTEND TO USE THE RESULTS THEREOF.

THE COVENANTSERVANT LEADERSHIP &

SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION

WHAT ABOUT THE LEARNERS?

WHAT ABOUT THE DATA? WHAT ABOUT THE

ACCOMMODATIONS & SUPPORT SYSTEMS?

ACTIVE SUPERVISION

F.A.M.I.L.Y.

Love

Trust Commitment

Passion

Appreciate

Dependable

Demanding

Integrity

Courage Respect

Duty

Persistence Poise

Discipline

EnthusiasmTenacity

Joy

Selfless

Honor

Diligence

Program Values

Pride

Grit

SacrificeCaring

THE DUGSI ACADEMY WAY

“ALL IN”WITH A POSITIVE WILL DO ATTITUDE…

Students 1st/Students Last Mindset

References:http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/military-child-initiative/resources/Best_Practices_monograph.pdf

https://hbr.org/2004/01/what-makes-a-leader

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe2nlti47kA

http://www.dugsiacademy.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a0ychWT07U

http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/glp/11665/Best-Practices-Leadership-Team-Management.html