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CCISD has purchased Character First to be implemented beginning in the 2011-2012 school year.

CCISD has purchased Character First to be implemented beginning in the 2011-2012 school year.

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CCISD has purchased Character First to be implemented beginning in the 2011-2012 school year.

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  1. CCISD has purchased Character First to be implemented beginning in the 2011-2012 school year.

  2. The greatest problems school officials faced 50 years ago were kids chewing gum and talking in class. Today many schools are plagued with unprecedented problems that have turned some schools into war zones. Times Have Really Changed!

  3. Top Ten Problems in the Past • Chewing Gum • Dress Code Infractions • Making Noise • Littering • Running in the Halls • Tardiness • Cutting in Line • Lost Homework • Students Talking Out of Turn • Talking Back to Teacher

  4. Top Ten Problems Now … • Student Suicide • Drug Abuse • Assaults • Alcoholism • Robbery • Pregnancy • Bullying • Harassment • Possession of Weapons • AIDS

  5. Why Character? “The inescapable fact is this: educators cannot avoid “doing” character education. Either intentionally or unintentionally, teachers shape the formation of character in students through positive or negative example. Character education is thus not optional—it is inevitable, and therefore merits intentional focus and priority status.”

  6. What is Character First? Character First! is a character and leadership training paradigm developed by the Character Training Institute, a non-profit 501c3 organization based in Edmond, Oklahoma.

  7. Implementation Time Line February 9- Overview with Superintendent’s Leadership Team March 23- Train Campus Contacts March 24-Overview with Principals March 25- Train Curriculum & Instruction Team May-August- Campus Contacts train staff

  8. Character Qualities 2011-2012

  9. What IsAttentiveness? What IsAttentiveness? What Is Attentiveness? Attentiveness is showing the worth of a person or task by giving my undivided concentration. • Attentiveness is showing the

  10. Are You Focused? Just as a magnifying glass brings the intricate details of one thing into focus, we should give all our attention to the thing at hand and avoid distractions.

  11. Five Keys to Building Attentiveness • Look at People When They Speak • Learn to Listen • Ask Questions When Unsure • Align Your Spine • Avoid Distractions

  12. Campus Ideas • Character First Design Team • Kick-off first week of school • Character Quality focus on announcements, newsletters, web pages, and marquees

  13. Campus Ideas • Posters hung in prominent area • Practice 3 Steps of Praise & Character- Based Correction • Online Library

  14. “If we cannot avoid character education, we cannot afford to implement it half-heartedly. We need to take character education as seriously as we take academic education.”

  15. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  16. The Benefits of Building Character • Enhanced relationships • Positive environment • Safer schools • Stronger families • Better communities 3 / Why Character First?

  17. The Benefits of Building Character Teachers can help their students reach theirfull potential. 3 / Why Character First?

  18. FMI: Angie Flores Coordinator for Mentoring Services angie.flores@ccisd.us 886-9049

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