GAPGAINING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH PRAISECorinna Adams

REWARDS FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

Rewards for School Improvement- WA 2008

6th 8th 10th 12th

Tell me 79% 74% 70% 70%

Tell parents 51% 39% 29% 28%

Praise Hard Work 58% 50% 42% 47%

Tell me Tell parents Praise Hard Work0%

10%

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80%

90%

Rewards for School Improvement

6th8th10th12th

WA- 2008

• That is a 23% drop in an already low category

• Why a drop?

HEALTHY YOUTH SURVEY 2008

Washington

6th, 8th, 10th and 12th graders surveyed

SAMPLE: 9,068 6th graders 8,730 8th graders 6,907 10th graders 5,641 12th graders

MORE WHY’S?

Why would we want to know this anyway?

• “Students that experience protective factors, such as opportunities and rewards for school involvement, are more protected from problems and more likely to be academically successful” (HYS, 2008)

REWARDS FOR FAMILY INVOLVEMENT

Rewards for Family Involvement- WA 2008

6th 8th 10th 12th

Notice good work 76% 65% 60% 61%

Say they are proud 79% 66% 60% 59%

Enjoy Dad 90% 80% 71% 73%

Enjoy Mom 95% 84% 79% 80%

Notice good work

Say they are proud

Enjoy Dad Enjoy Mom0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Rewards for Family Involvement

6th8th10th12th

IT IS IMPORTANT

Teacher/ Parent partnership is worked into No Child Left Behind Act.

OSPI has the Readiness to Learn project Give tips to teachers about being sensitive to

students’ home life and how it can affect their concentration and performance at school

THE GAPStudent

Parent(s) Teacher(s)

Student

Parent(s) Teacher(s)

GAP is dedicated to bridging the communication gap between students, parents and teachers through positive acknowledgement, respect and praise.

Our goal is to raise the amount of praise students receive from their

teachers and parents.

GAINING ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH PRAISE

OUTCOME 1

6th, 8th, 10th & 12th graders reports of teachers informing parents of good student work will

increase by 10% as measured by the “Teachers tells parents” note on the “Rewards

for School Improvement” portion of the Healthy Youth Survey in one year after

program is implemented.

OUTCOME 2

Boost parent participation in school functions as evidence by an increase in attendance to

parent teacher conferences of 10% by the end of the year of program completion.

OUTPUTS

Activities• Calls/Emails

• Agreement created by teachers and parents

• Seminar/wrk-shop tips on praising • 1 per month (2

dates/times)• 24 total

• Work showcase• Three showcases a

year

Participation• Teachers

• 10,000

• Students• Est. 217,000

• Parents/Guardians• Est. 325,500

• Workshop leaders• 60

PROGRAMS OF GAP

Connections

Recognition Ignition

Proud Crowd

EVALUATION FOR OUTCOME 1

Did the “Teacher tells parents” part of the HYS increase by at least 10% for 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th graders the year of the GAP program?

EVALUATION FOR OUTCOME 2

Did parent’s attendance to events such as parent-teacher conferences increase over the

year of the GAP program?

REFERENCES

Bacall, Aaron. (2010). Parent teacher conference [image]. Cartoon Stock. Retrieved from:

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/p/parent_teacher_conferences.asp    

Evergreen Freedom Foundation. (2006). Facts about Washington’s K-12 public schools. Retrieved from:

http://www.effwa.org/pdfs/educationfacts.pdf

Healthy Youth Survey. (2008). Healthy Youth Survey Fact Sheets. Retrieved from:

http://www.askhys.net/layout.asp?page=reports/FactSheets

MacDonald, J. (2010). Why bullies bully. Bully Solutions. Retrieved from:

http://bullysolutions.com/index.php/why-bullies-bully

OSPI. (2008). Readiness to learn. Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Retrieved

from: http://www.k12.wa.us/ReadinessToLearn/Resources.aspx

OSPI. (2008). Washington State Report Card. Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Retrieved from: http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?year=2008-09