Path to Greatness Program Overview Path to Greatness follows a positive behavioral approach to learning by establishing behavioral supports and a social culture needed for all students at Michael A. Maroun Elementary School to achieve social, emotional and academic success. It is a school-wide system of support that includes proactive strategies for defining, teaching, and supporting appropriate student behaviors with the goal of creating a positive school environment. Path to Greatness is implemented in all areas of the school including the classroom and non-classroom settings (such as hallways, buses, and cafeteria). Attention is focused on creating and sustaining primary (school-wide), secondary (classroom), and tertiary (individual) systems of support that improve all aspects of a student's life. Implementation Positive Behavior Committee (Formerly Discipline and Character Education Committee) ● Committee will meet monthly to discuss behavior and character education needs of building ● Committee will implement, monitor and review code of conduct, discipline needs and Path to Greatness program
Path to Greatness Core Values ● Core Values of every student at MAM shall include: ❖ Being Responsible ❖ Being Respectful ❖ Being a Problem Solver ❖ Being Safe ● Core values will be embedded within the Firebird Word of the Month (former character education monthly attributes) ❖ Respect (September) ❖ Cooperation (October) ❖ Gratitude (November) ❖ Kindness (December) ❖ Responsibility (January) ❖ Honesty (February) ❖ Perseverance (March) ❖ Positive Thinking (April) ❖ Peacefulness (May) ❖ Citizenship (June) ● Core Values will be reinforced at the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary levels
Path to Greatness Primary Level Supports Assemblies ● 3 building wide assemblies per year (September (19th), January, June) ● Separate assemblies for K-2 and 3/4 ● All assemblies will carry Path to Greatness message and reinforce core values Path to Greatness Bulletin Board and scrolling TV screen ● Throughout the year students will be recognized for following PTG core values ○ Monthly Firebird Word of the month winners ○ PTG ticket winners ○ Various contest winners All announcements carry theme of Path to Greatness ● Announcements will include: ○ Common language: “We are Phoenix Firebirds and we soar on the PTG” ○ Examples of PTG core values ○ Acknowledging various student accomplishments Building wide contest for Path to Greatness Pledge (details to follow)
Path to Greatness Secondary Level Supports Monthly Monday Morning Meetings- ● Every first Monday of the month- Classroom teacher introduces the Firebird Word of the Month though provided lesson plan. ● Reminder of monthly meeting will be given over announcements ● Video or activity with lesson plan (structured questions)-15/20 minutes ● Class completes morning meeting worksheet together and submits to Positive Behavior Committee dropbox ● Every following Monday-quick reminder about Firebird Word of the Month and previous lesson Firebird Word of the Month Winners ● Every classroom teacher nominates 1 Path to Greatness winner from each class that best represents that months Firebird Word of the Month-submit to Stacie at last week of the month’s collaboration meeting ● Winners will receive and wear Path to Greatness button ● Winners names will be placed on the path to Greatness bulletin board and student pictures may be displayed on scrolling TV screen Monthly Classroom Community Writing Piece (optional) ● Classroom may post outside classroom or on door-writing assignment about how their class has shown Firebird Word of the Month and how they are soaring on the Path to Greatness ● Classroom winner every month will win a class prize ● Pictures and/or name of classroom winners may scroll across TV screen
Path to Greatness Tertiary Level Supports Individual Ticket Winners ● Every Friday Tickets will be pulled for Individual winners from each grade level. ● Winners announced during Friday announcements ● Tickets have been modified to incorporate Firebird and include how student earned ticket.
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