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Team Time at MPS:

Part of Our SEL Adventure

Mount Prospect School Culture and Climate Initiative

School Culture and Climate Initiative A Partnership of United Way of Northern New Jersey and the College of Saint Elizabeth

Overview:

• Provides schools with the means to improve

their culture, climate, and health

• Assists in producing an environment where

children can thrive academically, emotionally, and physically

• Increases the engagement of students,

families, and the community

• Rooted in the work of Dr. Maurice J. Elias

2016 - Present:

• Teachers, students and parents completed

survey

• Creation of Staff Core Team

○ Over 20 members incorporating various stakeholders in the building

• Creation of Student SEL Team (3 - 5)
• Review of strengths and opportunities
• Implementing initiatives based on survey

results

• Planning post survey for Spring 2019

Positive Discipline

• Rooted in the work of Dr. Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott
• Five Criteria:
• Helps children feel a sense of belonging and connectedness
• Mutual respect and encouragement
• Effective long-term solutions
• Focus on important social and life skills
• Invites children to discover their capabilities

• Schoolwide theme for 2018-2019 is COMMUNITY
• Making Connections; being active listeners

○ Students-->Students ○ Students-->Teachers ○ Teachers-->Teachers

Vestibulum congue Vestibulum congue Vestibulum congue

Teachers Community Students

Team Time

Team Time

Purpose:

• To build student connections

among different grade levels

• To create opportunities to

include all students in a shared learning experience

What is it?

• Students were reorganized into “teams”

comprised of all students in grades K-5

• Teams will be meeting periodically

throughout the year to work on team building activities

• Lessons developed during MPS-SEL staff

college

TEAM TIME IN ACTION!

TEAM TIME IN ACTION!