Project CHARACTER Leadership Team Workshop

 

CHARACTER* in REGION 10 is CRITICAL**:

Building a Nationwide Capability

 

*Citizenship and High Academic standards, Reinforcing the

Aspen Character Traits, and Ethical Reasoning

 

** Curriculum Restructuring, Implementation and Training,

 Integrating Computer Applications, and Learning standards

 

Ralph Bunche School

425 East 123rd Street, 6th Floor

August 28—30, 2006

 

August 28, 2006           Introducing Project CHARACTER

 

8:15 a.m.                      Breakfast

 

8:45 a.m.                      Introduction:  PowerPoint

 

                                    Welcome to Project CHARACTER

 

The Character Education Public Policy Analyst (CEPPA)

 

9:30 a.m.                      Using the CEPPA to Study Peck Elementary School

 

                                                http://www.ed.gov/pubs/urbanhope/peck.html

 

Form three committees on:

 

1.      discipline problems at Peck

2.      students’ grades

3.      parental and community involvement

 

 

10:00 a.m.                    BREAK

 

10:15 a.m.                    Conclude the Peck School Activity

 

10:30 a.m.                    Using the CEPPA to Analyze a Social Problem in Your School and to Develop New Policy Solutions:

 

10:45 a.m.                      The CHARACTER Education Public Policy Analyst

 

                                      Defining the Social Problem

 

                                      Input data on worksheet and share with other groups

 

11:00 a.m.                      Gathering the Evidence/ Using Surveys to Gather Evidence

 

Input data on worksheet and share with other groups

 

12:00 p.m.                    Lunch

 

12:45 p.m.                    Identifying the Cause of the Problem

 

                                    Input data on worksheet and share with other groups

 

1:45 p.m.                      Evaluating Existing Public Policies

 

                                    Input data on worksheet and share with other groups

 

3:00 p.m.                        Adjourn

 

 

August 29, 2006          

 

8:15 a.m.                        BREAKFAST

 

8:45 p.m.                      Developing Public Policy Solutions

 

                                    Input data on worksheet and share with other groups

 

9:30 a.m.                      Selecting the Best Public Policy Solution

 

                                    Input data on worksheet and share with other groups

 

10:00                           BREAK

 

10:15 a.m.                    The Graphic Version of the CEPPA

 

12:00 p.m.                    LUNCH

 

12:45 p.m.                    Common problems when using the PPA

 

1:45 p.m.                      Worksheets      PPA Resources

                                   

3:00 p.m.                      Adjourn

 

 

August 30, 2006        The Role of the Target School Leadership Teams

 

8:15 a.m.                        BREAKFAST

 

8:45 a.m.                      Overview of Project CHARACTER: The CHARACTER Handbook

 

Discussion of: The Introduction and September Implementation: Overview

 

Leadership Team Action Plans

 

10:00a.m.                     BREAK

 

10:15 a.m.                    Discussion of Implementation for October through remainder of the school year

 

The Role of the Target School Leadership Teams

 

·        Qualifications of the Leadership Team (LT) Members:

·        Specific Duties of the Leadership Team (LT):

(1)    Schoolwide Duties

 

11:00 a.m.                    Specific Duties of the Leadership Team (LT):

(2)    Classroom Implementation Duties 

The Public Policy Analyst

 

12:00 p.m.                    Lunch

 

1:00 p.m.                      The Wall of Success

 

2:45 p.m.                      Evaluation

 

3:00 p.m.                      Adjourn