Positive School CultureLET YOUR VO ICE BE HEARD

STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCEOAKL AND UNIVERSITY

APR IL 30 , 2014

I am pro voice

• I will advocate for students to be authentic partners in education and ensure that they have a genuine influence on decisions that affect their lives.

Why Student Voice Matters

Important Conditions: Student Voicehttp://myvoice.pearsonfoundation.org/content/8-conditions-make-difference#collapse42

Encourage a Sense of PurposeLeadership & Responsibility and Confidence to Take Action

Schools must challenge students to think about their Purpose—who they want to become as wellas what they want to be. To reach this goal, students need to explore what it means to have, andcreate, a successful and rewarding life. Purpose is about being responsible, accountable, and confident. To develop Purpose, students need the opportunity to assume Leadership & Responsibility in their lives. They must learn to make decisions and understand the consequencesof their choices. When students have Purpose, they have the Confidence to Take Action toward ameaningful, productive, and rewarding future. They believe in themselves and are motivated toreach their dreams.

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Student Voice Within School

Student Voice Nationally

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Support Leadership & Responsibility Today

•   • Are you actively involved in decisions about your education?

• Is your student government a popularity contest or do you do GOOD work?

• Are your ideas, concerns, and opinions asked for? Heard? Used?

• Do you give feedback on what you are taught? How you are taught?

Turn And Talk

•To What Degree Is Student Voice Encouraged and Supported within Your School?

What Does This Mean For You?

Student Voice Is…………….

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Mary.Perfitt.Nelson@oakland.k12.mi.us