Pond Hill School 2014-2015: Student (final draft)
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To increase interpersonal relationships and facilitate mutual respect among staff and
students.
 Students from Pond Hill School will be placed in cross grade heterogeneous groups.
Adult staff members will guide students in exploring various interpersonal and
intrapersonal relationship topics.
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During unstructured times such as; recess, lunch, dismissal and bus rides, students are
demonstrating bullying/harassing behaviors toward one another and adults. There is a need for
self-regulating behaviors to improve positive decision making towards themselves and others.
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The number of formal/informal office referrals indicates a need to address student
interactions during unstructured time. Parents and students report bullying/harassing
behaviors.
The number of formal/informal office referrals will decrease. The number of
bullying/harassing behaviors reported will decrease.
Follow up student survey
This program will increase student awareness of appropriate peer/human interactions by
explicitly teaching children techniques for doing so. This initiative will be infused across the
curriculum.
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Interpersonal/Intrapersonal
Activities will be Organized
and Presented to/by Staff
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implement activities in PRIDE groups; Leadership/Team
Building Activities with reflection
Re student/adult relationship where a student can identify
Committee
Comprehensive School Climate Inventory Companion Worksheet Series. Created by the National School Climate Center (NSCC).
Ongoing
throughout
school year
‘Pause and Process’
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an adult in the building they feel “safe talking”
teachers will introduce the “pause and process” strategy
within their individual classrooms. They will help students
understand how to use techniques to implement the
process.
students will include a ‘pause and process’ during morning
announcements; ‘pause and process’ will begin to be used
across grade levels within social and academic settings
Monthly Student Assemblies
Behavior matrix
Inform Bus Drivers ( Kick off)
School Improvement Team to create incentive Plan
Look for the Good Art Grant ( art project, assembly and
gratitude curriculum)
Student/Teacher Lead initiatives for example:
o Responsive Classroom
o Bens Bells
o Safety Patrols- Help collect data from bus drivers
o Student Council
o School Spirit Days
School
Climate
Committee/
All staff
daily morning
announcements,
throughout the
day
Daily Morning
Meeting
Create Assessments/Survey
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District created survey
District
Climate
Committee
April 15, 2015
Collect and Analyze Data
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data from student survey will be compiled and analyzed
review bus referral forms
Team analyzes data ( bus conduct reports, driver data,
surveys and principal’s notes as applicable)
Morning Arrival Team collects and records data from
drivers
School
Climate
Committee
June 1, 2015
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Comprehensive School Climate Inventory Companion Worksheet Series. Created by the National School Climate Center (NSCC).
Pond Hill School 2014-2015: Staff (final draft)
Objective
 Goal Statement 2
(Including sub-goals)
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Definition of the Need
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Measures of Current
Status
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Measures of Future
Success
Strategy
 Rationale
To increase overall building morale at Pond Hill School.
All staff members will have the opportunity to serve on a school committee. The
focus of the committees will be to improve student academic achievement as well as
increase school morale and cohesiveness.
There is a desire among staff members to increase overall morale and cohesiveness as indicated
by the 2013-2014 staff survey.
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School Climate Survey indicated not all staff feel like they are part of the school
community, and/feel like their thoughts and ideas are valued. There was also an
indication of unprofessional staff interactions.
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An end of the year survey will indicate improved perception of involvement in the
school community. As well as, increased professionalism in staff interactions.
The work of this committee will encourage staff to actively participate and share ideas
concerning the improvement of Pond Hill School.
(How it should work and
why)
Tasks
Who
Organize Opportunities for
Staff to Participate in
Committee Work
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create a list of committee meeting dates to share
with all staff
identify purpose of each committee to be shared
with all staff
organize events throughout the year for staff (in
When
School Community Ongoing
Committee, PD
committee
Comprehensive School Climate Inventory Companion Worksheet Series. Created by the National School Climate Center (NSCC).
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Create Year End Survey
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school and out of school, i.e. Team Building at Bertini
Park)
Monthly Breakfasts- Social gathering
Celebrations – Staff Meetings
Sunshine Committee
Outdoor Classroom
Veteran’s Day
Liaison Committee representatives
Create, conduct and evaluate results of staff survey
to reevaluate past concerns
Share suggestions for questions with Building
Representative
School
Climate
Committee
Comprehensive School Climate Inventory Companion Worksheet Series. Created by the National School Climate Center (NSCC).
By June 15,
2015
Pond Hill School 2014 – 2015 (Parent final draft)
To improve Parent communication and Involvement:
- improve communication between school and parents
- provide more opportunities for parent involvement
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There is a desire among parents and staff to increase parent/teacher communication and involvement.
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The school climate survey indicated that 50% of parents that completed the survey (less than 1% of
the school population) felt that they have very little communication with the school.
 Comments on the survey also indicated that there was a desire for more parent/teacher
participation
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Follow up parent survey.
The work of this committee will provide ongoing activities to increase parent involvement.
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Teacher liaison for the
PTO
Provide activities for
parent involvement
Increase staff attendance at the PTAC and PTO meetings
Suggestions:
 Free after school program. Parents would partner with a staff
member and would conduct an hourly program.
 Career Day – parents share their careers and will connect them
Who
When
Teacher(s)
from Pond
Hill
Pond Hill
Staff &
Parent
partners
Once a
month
meetings
6 weeks,
one day of
the week
in the Fall
Comprehensive School Climate Inventory Companion Worksheet Series. Created by the National School Climate Center (NSCC).
Communicate with
parents via newsletters,
email, & “Web program”
Create parent survey
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to what students are currently learning
Have a parent member of the climate committee
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Create, distribute and post information digitally
Provide staff with technology training
Administer District Survey
Survey will be offered to all Pond Hill parents
An incentive for grade levels with the highest percentage of parent
participation will be offered
A Spanish version should be created
Suggest that Item #5-20 will include sections for open ended
responses so that parents can cite specific examples.
All staff
District
climate
committee
Comprehensive School Climate Inventory Companion Worksheet Series. Created by the National School Climate Center (NSCC).
and Spring
from 3:30
– 4:30
Ongoing
Spring
2015