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PB4L Tier Two Hui 29 August

What Adults Do Matters Recognise, Respond, Restore Check out the graphic and section from the Restraint guideline resource Be Good People Website Mood Meter and other great resources for our PB4L lessons https://sites.google.com/scred.k12.mn.us/scredsel/educators/be-good-people-curriculum Jamboard link - everyone puts in their score (aka battleships) on the mood meter.  Then identify the feeling based on your score  Four at the Door - discuss expectations school wide re these things.  Relationship building at the heart. Name to name, eye to eye, hand to hand, heart to heart  Kent Pekel - 4s Interviews - see Ted Talk about Relationships Four Interview Questions: Sparks, Strengths, Struggles, Supports 2x10 Relationship Building - 2 mins x 10 consecutive days (how could we intentionally use this by every staff member in the school taking a child who may be struggling or falling under the radar).   Provide starter questions to assist. Connect Days - add in ...

Assisting Harewood School Principal Recruitment Process - learnings

Assisting Harewood School BOT with Principal Recruitment Learnings: Intro pepeha vital and something to help the BOT understand what makes you tick.   Values, successes during career highlighted Examples are crucial.   What have you championed?  Not the team, but you Use the strengths model as a way to describe what you do best. Culturally responsiveness - be specific to your practice, avoid assumptions and global statements! Wonderings to follow up: HITS - fidelity around these SLT connections - revisit MATES for meetings, role clarity (ie how to energise and inspire your team) Strat Plan pillars  BEST teaching and learning- Progress and achievement acceleration (target areas/group 7 to 8) Innovation in film BEST culture for learning- engagement/attendance/achieve project with DP/student leaders Induction Online Platform for staff - one stop shop BEST community connections- Assembly and parent celebrations, Māori and Pasifika connections, celebration our d...

Planning and Reporting - new requirements 2023

Workshop at MOE - Planning and Reporting Have simplified the expectations.    This is very much aligned with the Springboard Trust work.  Strat plan (1 pager) Must have: Vision and strat goals.    Keep the focus on strategy, not BAU.    When it becomes BAU, it comes out of the strategy and time for new goal. How did the BOT prioritize the objectives?   Evidence/rationale provided - in minutes from meetings. NELPs.  Provides clear links and reference to these through your initiatives.   You don't need a goal for each NELP. Strategies for catering to students who needs have not yet been met well.   Contextual to your school and your target groups of learners.  ie in our school - Pasifika,  those whose parents aren't engaging with school, those with disabilities. Specific strategies of how we give effect to Te Tiriti. Measures, evidence and processes to evaluate progress.   One year at a time. Annual...

Carl Davidson - Only the Lonely - Grow Waitaha KA Day - 7 June 2023

Carl Davidson - Hopeful and Aligned Conversation https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/business/mba/contact-us/industry-leads/carl-davidson.html Social Capital Trust, Feelings of belonging, Security, Safety  1. Bonding with people 2. Bridging between social groups 3. Linking to others Te Mauri O Ōtautahi - research post quake Trend is showing that young people are very likely to feel lonely, despite being surrounded by people. The Rise of the Loneliness Economy - Financial Advisor https://www.ft.com/content/ca0e15be-8093-448b-a721-79ef9adb7afd https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/conquering-loneliness Why is this happening?   Our society is getting older very fast.   More people living in sole households than ever before.    Population rate only 1.5 (2.1 required to keep pop rate the same) US Surgeon General's Advisory Social Media and Youth Mental Health - Summar y What Should We Do? walkscore.com. How walkable is your neighbourhood?   How many ...