All Students Known: Build Structures to Foster Healthy Relationships
Behind every child’s face is a story that needs to be heard, appreciated, respected, valued, and in some cases, shared.
– Jimmy Casas, Culturalize
INTRO
It’s important for leaders to develop an understanding of the types of structures, processes, and practices needed to support healthy relationships (student-to-student, student-to-staff, staff-to-staff, staff-to-families, etc.). Examine what your school does to build opportunities for students to be known. Learn how your school can employ structures that build healthy relationships schoolwide.
OBJECTIVES
- Assess how well school structures support healthy relationships.
Guiding Question
What is your school doing to create an environment where relationships flourish?
The below activity is for professional development
1
Take a minute to reflect on what your school does to build opportunities for students to be known. Write down some examples.
2
Watch the video about how we describe structures that build healthy relationships within the Inflexion Approach.
3
Rate and provide evidence as to whether your school is employing structures that build healthy relationships schoolwide using the following definition and scale:
DEFINITION: Structures that build healthy relationships create opportunities for students to be known; employ culturally and identity-relevant and inclusive practices; and create space for empathy and compassion.
SCALE:
1. Not at all
2. Somewhat
3. For the most part
4. Totally
RATING: A score of one (1) reflects that there is little being done intentionally schoolwide. A four (4) would suggest that you have explicit structures and practices schoolwide to support this.
Responses