Monitoring Report 1.1 - 1.5

Responsible Citizens

Board of Education MeetingJuly 15, 2008

Annette Fante, Assistant Superintendent

Dr. Jed Bowman, Executive Director

Rosanne Fulton, Assistant Director

Summary Points

External Audit Revision of Interpretations Culture of Thinking Character Ethics Ethics and Content Learning Maintenance 1.3-1.5

1.0 Responsible Citizens

All public neighborhood, alternative, charter and option students within the authority of Douglas County School District will acquire the essential skills (1.7) and core body of knowledge (1.8) so that they may consistently demonstrate critical thinking, ethical decision making, resourcefulness and motivation, application of learning, leadership and wellness to achieve a purpose or goal that positively impacts our school environments, our local, national and international communities.

Changes in Interpretation

Inclusion of Hope Academy Eliminate one year enrollment requirement Maintain foundation of thinking and ethics Delete 1.3 and 1.4

Visual Representation

See Appendix A (P. 21)

1.1 Critical Thinking Summary

Reasonable Progress– Perception Data– Process Data– Student Learning Data

Highlights– Action Research Teams

100% participation – K-6– 7-8– 9-12

See Figure 3 (Page 5)

Elementary School Paragraph

The students generate ideas, share views, further explore thoughts and interact with others to clarify beliefs.

Middle School Paragraph

We are absolutely committed to making sure this realignment to creating thinking cultures in our classrooms is systematic and purposeful.

High School Paragraph

Our science teachers focused on critical thinking with students during a lesson about the function and main parts of the circulatory system.

1.1 - Critical Thinking: Staff

2008 n % Elementary 280 8 Middle 94 3 High 110 3 Options 20 1 Total (N=3,361) 510 15

1.1 Critical Thinking: Students

2008

n %

Elementary 6,440 12

Middle 2,350 5

High 1,275 3

Options 460 1

Total (N=51,946) 10,525 20

Ethics: Interpretation Revisions

External Audit Character Development/Ethics Universal Ethical Principles

Ethics Revised Interpretation

Students will conduct themselves according to commonly agreed upon standards. Minimally, these standards will include the ethical principles of:

a. No harm: mental, emotional, physicalb. Beneficence: help others; prevent others from being hurt; remove a harmc. Utility: choose the action that maximizes the good and minimizes the badd. Justice: treat equal people equally and unequals unequallye. Autonomy: permit others the freedom to make and exercise decisionsf. Personal/professional excellence: embody the ethical principles; model the

principles

Ultimately, our students will put the good of others before self and will consider the consequences of their actions on others before taking action.

1.2 Ethics

Phase 1 Character Counts Positive Behavior Support District Core Values

Phase 2 Curriculum Development

Phase 3 Development of Staff

Subends 1.3-1.5

Resourcefulness Application of Learning Leadership

Policy Recommendations

Broaden the language of 1.1 to include creative and reflective thinking in addition to critical thinking

Accept the language of the external auditors to ensure agreed upon understanding of the universal ethical principles

Delete subends 1.3 and 1.4 as they do not represent disciplines of study parallel to that of thinking, ethics, leadership and wellness

DCSD Students acquire the DCSD Students acquire the knowledge and abilities to be knowledge and abilities to be

responsible citizens who responsible citizens who contribute to our society.contribute to our society.