Welcome to Project CHARACTER*

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• Welcome to Project CHARACTER

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The School 17 Leadership Team

• Rita Morehead, Principal
• Catherine Hordan
• Nancy Goldberg
• Susan Mandell
• Margaret Masi

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• Project CHARACTER
• Developed by James J. Carroll, Ph.D., it was
  created as a result of a grant that was awarded
  by the U. S. Department of Educations Character
  Education Program in July, 2008 to the Yonkers
  Public Schools

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• Project CHARACTER
• Co-Directors
• Howard Krieger
• Jim Carroll, Ph.D.

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Year 1 Target Schools

• Emerson Middle School
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Montessori 27
• School 21

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Year 2 Target Schools

• Khalil Gibran School
• Roosevelt High School

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Year 3 Target Schools

• School 16
• School 17
• Montessori 31
• de Hostos
• DiChiaro

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• Our Philosophy Is Illustrated in this Peanuts
  Cartoon

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• CHARACTER
• Citizenship and High Academic standards,
  Reinforcing the
• Aspen Character Traits, and Ethical Reasoning

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• CITIZENSHIP
• The Character Education Public Policy Analyst
• Define (1) schoolwide, (2) classroom (3)
  curriculum social problems develop new public
  policy solutions

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• Goals of
• Project CHARACTER
• Caring Schools
• Improved Academic Performance

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The Six Steps of the PPA

• Define the Problem
• Gather the Evidence
• Identify the Causes
• Examine Existing Policies
• Develop New Policy Solutions
• Select the Best Solution
• Feasibility vs. Effectiveness

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The CEPPA addresses theseschool social problems

• (a) discipline problems
• (b) students grades
• (c) participation in extracurricular activities
• (d) parental and community involvement
• (e) faculty and administration involvement
• (f) student and staff morale

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The Next Steps

• Teachers sign-up for afterschool committee
• Decide when meetings will be held
• Define the school problem to be analyzed
• Attend meetings

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If we all work together as a team

• then CHARACTER will achieve its goals and
  objectives in our five target schools

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In Closing
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• Remember
• Keep Your Deck Chairs Facing Forward!!!