Running the R.A.C.E Together

(Campus Wide Character Education Training)

“Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the IMPOSSIBLE”- St. Francis of Assisi,

founder of Franciscan order (c. 1181-1226)

PresenterSonja Smith

Cedar Hill High SchoolCharacter Education Site Coordinator

Introductions

• Allena Anderson• (allena.anderson@chisd.net)

– Director– CHISD Character Education Program

• Akilah McLaughlin• (akilah.mclaughlin@chisd.net)

– Coordinator– CHISD Character Education Program

Character Education Program Survey (Campus Employees)

•See Handout – December 2006- Early Fall Aug. 2007

•Cedar Hill High School

•What can I (we) do about it!?

•Why is it my RESPONSIBILITY?

Overview of District Character Education Program

• www.chisd.net– Student Support and Services mission statement

• To provide quality programming and support for students, staff, parents and community members in the areas of character development, childcare, adult literacy, counseling, health services, parent concerns and volunteer opportunities.  We strive to be the vehicle utilized to foster cooperative participation between the community at large and the school district. 

Overview of District Character Education Program

• Guidance and Counseling Program goal– To “Run the R.A.C.E.” which stands for “Raising

Achievement through Character Education”. The counselors work with teachers, administrators and parents to help students develop the skills they need to enhance their educational, social, emotional, college and career development. One aspect of the mission of Cedar Hill is to develop model citizens. We are here to help that goal come to fruition and help every child succeed.

Overview of District Character Education Program

• Counseling and Guidance Program cont’d

• Character Education Program– The areas covered in our guidance

curriculum involve the following topics: self-confidence development, motivation to achieve, decision-making and problem solving, interpersonal effectiveness, communication skills, cross-cultural effectiveness and responsible behavior

CHHS Character Education Program (First Leg)

– Character Counts!! http://mx.youtube.com/watch?v=6LlLt8yf9w8

– Six Pillars of Character– Trustworthiness– Respect– Responsibility

» Responsbility link Character Ed presentation.mpg

– Fairness– Caring– Citizenship

Teacher’s Maxim Reference

• “The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.”– Johann Wolfgang con Goethe, German

author, statesmen, and scientist

Featured Presenters (Second Leg)

• Presenters Character Theme

– Patrick Nash Discipline– Joey McGuire Determination

Sportsmanship– Cindy Henderson Accountability– James Snipes Fairness/Justice– William Simmons Ethics– Sonja Smith Values

RESOURCES (Third Leg)

• School Wide emails (monthly)

• District Character Education Newsletters

• Campus Programs and Projects http://www.justsayyes.org/provider/lamar_collins

• Character Counts Materials

• www.achievement.org

Group Activities

• Packaging the Candidate

• Whatever Happened to Good Manners?

• The Power of Words

• DVD In Search of Character (Citizenship)

Teacher’s Maxim Reference

• “Never underestimate the power of temptation to disarm your better senses. Throughout the ages good people surrendered their honor for the empty promise that wealth or power would bring fulfillment and their dignity, good name and self esteem for the passing pleasures of sex and drugs.”- Michael Josephson

• American ethicist, author, and radio commentator, founder of Character Counts! and the Josephson Institute

2008-2009 Upcoming EventsFourth Leg (The Anchor)

• Sept. 9, 2008– Success Cycles

• October – Red Ribbon Week/Character Education Week

• November– District Wide Food Drive

• Cedar Hill Food Pantry

• December– District Wide Community Service Initiative

Good Housekeeping Tips!!!

• We will be picked up from this campus and

transported by BUS at 1:45pm to attend the Character Ed Showcase at the NGC.– Principals, Asst. Principals, Counselors, Nurses,

Diagnosticians and Speech Therapists (Will not receive shopping certificates). Although they may attend they CAN NOT use certificates to make purchases.

– No other form of transportation is ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!!• This means YOU MUST RIDE THE BUS

THERE AND BACK.

Good Housekeeping Tips!!!• We are scheduled to attend the Showcase from

2:00pm until 3:00pm. We are asking that teachers enjoy the Showcase FIRST.

• We will enter the NGC through the front doors and walk down to the cafeteria area to the Showcase. We will exit from door #15.

Then once purchases are made you may enjoy the snacks.

Purchases may be made for yourself using cash, check or credit cards.

The Finish Line

Thank you for coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lunch will be from 12:30pm to 1:30pm.