"We experienced an overwhelmingly positive reaction, with people asking us to bring back the event next year," observed Lynn Gissler, the other parent co-chairperson of the SFCP. "We did offer it again the next year. We don't recall one negative comment, and that is unheard of." Despite...
Other schools in Rock Hill use a single form that students complete when there is an incident of poor behavior. The questions on it require the student to reflect on his or her behavior and construct a plan for improvement. Still others have been successful with focusing their discipline plan ...
"TheLunch and Learnprogram began as a way to invite parents into the school to learn how they could better help their sons and daughters," recalled Dawn Marcott. "Many parents were asking the question, 'What can I do at home to help my child to learn?' We chose to address the areas ...
Those are just a couple handfuls of random ideas for ways you can improve the image of your school, your image, and public support for education. Add some of your own by asking yourselfWhat will be said about my school and all of us in it who work with children each day?By taking ti...
You know you cant answer that question when state tests are in progress, so you know that student doesnt have a snowballs chance of getting it right if she cant even tell you what the question is asking. Let me give you an example: A student runs into a question that says something lik...