Mission:
Marshall Leadership Academy develops tomorrow’s leaders through strong academics, rigorous instruction and loving
relationships. We foster successful achievers who are confident in their abilities to create a vision, seek to positively influence,
work in service and strive to develop the vision in cooperation with others and our school community.
Vision:
We empower students with the academic and leadership skills for the present and future success.
CKH Review:
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Non-negotiable, Part of GPISD 5 Plays
Discipline
Affirmations
Social Contract the Right Way, Consequences
Greeting Handshakes at the door 7:55 for Breakfast
EXCEL Model, Good Things, and Routine for first 10 min of Class
4 Questions for Discipline, Non-verbal Signs
Keystone
Classroom Jobs:
 Consistent by Grade Level
Behavior Plans:
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Consistent by Grade Level
Connected to Social Contracts and Violations to Social Contracts
PreK – 2nd: Daily Communications with Parents
3rd – 5th: Communication in Agendas
All grade levels need to communicate periodic good things with parents (weekly)
Schedules:
 Follow GPISD time requirements
 PreK – 2nd: Enrichment-Guided Reading, Word Wall Assessments, and TPRI/DRA with Centers
 3rd – 5th: Enrichment- 2 days Reading, 2 days Math-Low SE’s, Guided Reading at first then move to Strategies and Test
Prep
Leadership 3rd Year Non-Negotiables
Additions:
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Objective: Entrepreneurship (Goff, Green, Pearson, Martin, Jones, Kates)
Grade Level: PreK-5th grade
Product: Students will learn the skills of inventing, marketing, and business for the 21st century.
Play: 2. 5E Model of Instruction, 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 Salsa Project- Announcement Spotlights
 Jr. Achievement
 Creative Contests-E-Pals/Smithsonian, Invention Convention, I-Invent, Future Problem Solvers
 Toastmasters
 Objective: Computer Coding/Programming (Carlisle and Jones)
 Grade Level: Kinder-5th grade
o Product: Students will learn the skills of programming and coding with a partnership with University of Texas Dallas Monday’s after school
3:30-4:30 for 25 weeks.
o Play: 2. 5E Model of Instruction, 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
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Objective: Job Leaders (5th grade Team, Jimenez)
Grade Level: 5th grade
Product: Cultivating citizens and leaders through authentic job opportunities on campus.
Play: 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 Better communication!
 Consistency with 3 strikes and you are fired with advisors
 Student gets a probationary period, fired if unwilling to perform tasks
 At the end of the first nine weeks, first graders will be added.
 Student writes a letter of resignation if they want to quit with two weeks’ notice
 Student passes with location from the beginning
 Central location of forms
 Students will hold the position for the semester, then reapply. Fourth graders will be added.
 More doors will be added.
 Objective: Broadcast System (A Martin)
 Grade Level: 5th grade
o Product: Assigned student group will produce video announcements posted on the website showcasing students and campus highlights and
successes along with informational items. (The weekly “House” winner will be spotlighted each week.)
o Play: 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 Play immediately in the morning during breakfast
 Revisit Carlisle’s Corner topics with addition of 4 Leadership terms
 Mission and Vision will be added
 Questions will be prepared for watching at House Rally.
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Objective: National Elementary Honor Society (A.Martin and D. Jones)
Grade Level: 4th-5th grade
Product: Start Marshall Elementary chapter for students to be inducted in the spring of 2013 for the 2013-2014 school year.
Play: 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
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Objective: Student Led Clubs (Head and Shaver)
Grade Level: 4th – 5th grade lead, K - 5th grade participate
Product: Students will have the opportunity to create and lead an extracurricular club for their peers Monday’s after school 3:30-4:00. (2/6wk)
Play: 3. Data Driven Decisions (INOVA), 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 Kinder specific clubs with 1st and 2nd Leaders
 Post and send home maps for parent pick-up
 Adapt clubs to encourage lower grades
 Teach student leaders to plan for a productive club
 6 weeks in the fall, 6 weeks in the spring.
 Could have parents
 Safety Issues
 Objective: Data Portfolios (Mason, Gholston, and Goff)
 Grade Level: Kinder-5th grade
o Product: Student managed notebooks to track classroom academic and leadership skill data and progress. Students will set goals, not grades,
and reflect on their progress. Student will lead parent conferences to share their individual progress.
o Play: 3. Data Driven Decisions, 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 Administrators will meet with 3rd-5th grade students regarding Assessments and Goals
 PreK-Kinder data tracker checking off TEKS when they are mastered, star system. 1st and 2nd grade will use stickers for Math 1st
semester, 2nd grade will move to the 3rd – 5th consistent for 2 semester.
 Track 9 week intervals, write goals only on the front of 3 and 6 week Assessments
 Focus on test scores
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Objective: Student Council (Green and Pearson)
Grade Level: 3rd-5th grade
Product: Elected students and classroom representatives will work on various community and campus service projects throughout the year.
Play: 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 Officers serve as Leaders on Campus during Rallies and other Events
 Monthly Service Projects and Activities
 Popcorn sales
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Objective: Inaugural Ball (D. Jones and A. Martin)
Grade Level: 3rd-5th grade
Product: Event for families and community members to watch their leaders take oaths for their job/office for the 2014-2015 school year.
Play: 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 October 23rd
 Objective: Student Badges (A Martin)
 Grade Level: PreK-5th grade
o Product: PreK - 5th grade students will use badges for activities and procedures on campus. The students will have their “House” specified on
their badge.
o Play: 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 All students
 Objective: Introduction Skills and Etiquette (Pearson and Edevane)
 Grade Level: PreK - 5th grade
o Product: All students will learn, practice, and utilize proper introduction skills inside and outside of the classroom while modeled by the
teachers. This includes: CKH handshakes, student initiated verbal greeting with a question, student initiated return greeting with a question,
eye contact, Yes/No sir/ma’am, and cafeteria manners.
o Play: 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 Greet Students at the door EVERY morning for Breakfast and respond back
 30 second Church greeting and affirmation
 Yes and No, Ma’am and Sir
 Addressing Adults in complete sentences
 Teach Appropriateness when to be engaged in Questioning with Adults
 Send home a Contract and Booklet (Weekly Spotlights, Non-Negotiables) for Parents and Students to Sign
 Weekly Spotlights will be posted in the room as well as the building
 Objective: Leadership Roles within the Classroom & Cafeteria (Mason, Shaver, Smith)
 Grade Level: PreK - 5th grade
o Product: All students will have authentic opportunities to practice and demonstrate the 7 Habits and wanted business skills for the 21 st Century
in roles of leadership. Team leaders will create with grade level teams CONSISTENT classroom jobs, hallway responsibilities, cafeteria jobs, and
duties in specials. Students will take an active role leading and teaching concepts in the classroom, critique given by peers.
o Play: 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 Consistent by Grade Level and Communicated by Team Leader
 Bayes will send list of jobs
 Cafeteria Jobs: Teacher by milk, one by line and sitting down. Kids : Caprisun, aluminum plastic
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Objective: Product Changes within Curriculum (A Martin)
Grade Level: PreK - 5th grade
Product: All teachers will tailor classroom products to incorporate leadership and presentation skills.
Play: 1. Vertical and Horizontal Curriculum, 2. 5E Model of Instruction
 Form and Communication with A Martin
 Classroom MUST be Spotlighted twice and year (1st grade PBL)
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Objective: Mentoring Program (Jimenez)
Grade Level: PreK - 5th grade
Product: Identified students will work on identified social skills with an assigned mentor.
Play: 4. Relational Capacity
 Good Schedule and Communication
 Objective: Leadership and Career Highlighting (Jimenez and A Martin)
 Grade Level: PreK – 5th grade
o Product: Students will initiate, invite, and learn about different careers and leadership opportunities from community members and business
leaders.
o Play: 2. 5E Model of Instruction, 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 Partnerships and House Rally sharing with Dubiski and the other High Schools in College and Career Focus
 Career Day
 Partnerships and presentations from GPFAA, UTA, DBU, Trainers at SGP, JROTC/Color guard (Flags)
 CPI Partnership
 Flags in the Cafeteria
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Objective: Parent Involvement (Carlisle, Shaver, and A Martin)
Grade Level: PreK – 5th grade Parents
Product: Parents will learn the leadership skills taught at school and how to utilize and encourage them at home.
Play: 2. 5E Model of Instruction, 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 Reflected in the Contract and Weekly Spotlights
 Alternative Scheduling or Day for Student-Led Parent Conferences
 Weekly Spotlight Videoed and Sent through Skyward to Parents
 Family Nights with grade level specific information and performance, including Kindergarten
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Objective: Partnerships with Dubiski HS (A. Martin/D. Jones)
Grade Level: PreK – 5th grade
Product: Various authentic opportunities to work on projects with High School students throughout the school year.
Play: 2. 5E Model of Instruction, 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 Strengthen and Start New Connections with Dubiski
 Food truck available at dismissal.
 Objective: House System (House Leaders: Green, Edevane, Dudley, Martin, Pearson, Darring, Wilson, Head)
 Grade Level: K - 5th grade
o Product: Students will permanently be in one of eight vertical “family” teams. The students will earn house tickets and points to possibly win
for the 9 week grading period.
o Play: 4. Relational Capacity, 5. Intentional Leadership
 House Leaders Monitor weekly spinners
 Mandatory place/procedure in each classroom for tickets (weekly job), Thursday 2:45 announcement
 Weekly Friday House Rallys (Schedule) will have more structure, visitors, and cover different parts from Steven Covey’s 7 Habits
 Counselor tracking points and trends (not just disruptive kids doing what they are supposed to do) with Fix It Academy during Recess
 Yearly Boy and Girl Leaders (Captains) chosen by week 3 with Portraits honoring them in the hallway
 Weekly top 2 students per grade level with points will receive a sticker by picture House leaders and out of house rally
 The quiet students will be highlighted each Friday by eating on the stage Leader Luncheon A.Martin and Carlisle, take a friend
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Each House will have a designated area in the hallway for display
Ticket points will be more consistent with an explanation for more than 10 pts.
New color for tickets every 9 weeks
Points will not be Deducted from Students or Houses