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Positive Role Models, Pizza and Improved Achievement

WatchD.O.G.S.. (Dads of Great Students). Implementing a WatchDOG program at your school. Washington School Counseling AssociationFebruary 27, 2009. Target Audience. Elementary CounselorsMiddle/Junior High School CounselorsCounselor Educators/StudentsAnyone who likes pizza. Who are we?. Terry Co

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Positive Role Models, Pizza and Improved Achievement

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    1. Positive Role Models, Pizza and Improved Achievement Whats not to like?

    2. WatchD.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students)

    3. Implementing a WatchDOG program at your school Washington School Counseling Association February 27, 2009

    4. Target Audience Elementary Counselors Middle/Junior High School Counselors Counselor Educators/Students Anyone who likes pizza

    5. Who are we? Terry Coleman, Counselor David Jones, Principal Cedar Wood Elementary School Everett Public Schools Introduce ourselvesIntroduce ourselves

    6. Session Goals Leave with the following beliefs: I can make a positive change in the culture of my school and community. I can help dispel many of the incorrect stereotypes or lack of knowledge of what goes on in a school. I can help many parents gain confidence and skills for supporting their childs learning at home.

    7. Session Goals Leave with the following skills: I can describe this program to others in just a few sentences. I can describe the benefits this program will bring to my school. I know what to do to get this program going at my site.

    8. Session Goals Leave with the following document: I have a plan that will effectively start a WatchDOG program at my schoolthese are not session materials that I will throw away when I get home.

    9. Just what is WatchDOGS? A Safe School program from the National Center for Fathering Invites significant male role models to school Dads volunteer one day a year to support the school Help with buses Walk the halls and grounds Assist in classrooms Eat lunch with their student, join recess Clarify our use of DadsClarify our use of Dads

    10. Just What Is WatchDOGS? A national partner with the PTA M.O.R.E. (Men Organized to Raise Engagement) program Sponsored by J.B. Hunt and Allstate Insurance

    11. Do students need male models? According to a Northeastern University economist, more than half of all babies born to women under 30 (50.4%) were born out of wedlock in 2006the first time that group has ever been a majority. (In 1960, only 6% of births to young women were out of wedlock.)

    12. Does WatchDOGS Matter? Dads provide a sense of safety to a school campus Dads serve as additional volunteers to assist with learning By working as a teaching assistant, dads gain skills for assisting at home with their own childs schoolwork Dads see firsthand what constitutes normal behavior and effort among their childs peers

    13. Does WatchDOGS Matter? 79% of principals surveyed strongly agreed or agreed that "The WatchDOGS program has made a significant contribution to the safety of our school.

    14. Does WatchDOGS Matter? 96% of dads who completed the End-of-Day Survey strongly agreed or agreed that their "experience as a WatchDOGS volunteer was rewarding" and they would "want to do something like this again."

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