Supporting Students When They Need It Most: Implement 9th-Grade Success Teams
Serving all kids well requires quality relationships. This is an inherent value found in the identity of schools that are getting it done for each and…
Element: Relationship Supporting Structures
The school implements structures that foster familiarity with students’ names, faces, and stories.
Structured staff time is intentionally designed to build and sustain community.
Routines promote knowing and caring for one another.
Structures, rituals, and routines are in place to strengthen partnerships with families and the community.
Positive Modeling: Building Strong Positive Relationships
In schools where relationships are strong and positive, modeling is evident. It is a very Little Thing that could have been done yesterday, and you ca…
Foster Relationships and Cooperative Learning: Adopt Block Scheduling At Your School
Block scheduling is better for fostering and nurturing relationships for both teacher to student, as well as student to student relationships.
All Students Known: Build Structures to Foster Healthy Relationships
Examine what your school does to build opportunities for students to be known. Learn how your school can employ Structures that Build Healthy Relation…
Build Structures For Healthy Relationships – Leadership Team Activity: Assess How Well School Structures Support Healthy Relationships
An activity for your leadership team to reflect on key structures that have been used to build opportunities for students to be known in your school.
Student Self-Awareness & Self-Knowledge: Ask the Right Questions to Understand Your Students
Ask students essential questions. This activity is a great way to learn more about your students, while fostering a sense of self-reflection. These qu…