Transcript Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education

National and State Schools of
Character Awards
A Path to Excellence
Part I
PART I: Overview & Updates
2011 Application Guidelines
National and State Schools of Character Awards
(NSOC) and (SSOC)
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National Schools of Character
Awards (NSOC)
Provide a Path to School
Improvement
and
Recognize Excellence
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Character Education Partnership
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Identifies and honors exemplary
schools and districts.
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Designates NSOC to serve as
models and ambassadors.
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Recognition
NSOC are
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Honored at CEP’s National Forum
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Receive banner and award
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Use NSOC logo and name
.
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Receive press coverage
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CEP Showcases NSOC
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Articles in NSOC publication
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Webpage on CEP’s website
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Highlights in CEP newsletter
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NSOC Outreach
NSOC
 Present at CEP Forum
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Conduct trainings for other educators
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Contribute to CEP’s communication
network
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An Achievable Path to Excellence
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Expanded recognition in 2011
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NSOC status achievable for ALL
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All schools and districts that implement the
11 Principles at an exemplary level receive
the award
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Meeting a standard of excellence is the
criteria, not competing with others
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State Schools of Character
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30 state sponsors give SSOC awards
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Prerequisite to the NSOC award
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State celebrations honor SSOC
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SSOC serve as state models
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SSOC on CEP website and in NSOC book
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SSOC: What’s New?
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Designation lasts 3 years
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SSOC continue to apply for NSOC
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Goal is for all SSOC to achieve NSOC
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Which states are
SSOC states?
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
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Continuous Improvement Process
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Application fosters self-assessment
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Applicants receive quantitative and qualitative
feedback
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Self-reflection, study, and growth follows
“The process of applying for the SSOC/NSOC awards program provides
schools with a measuring stick to assess the effectiveness of their work.”
~Ron Tucker, former principal Bayless Junior High School
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Eligibility
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K-12 schools: 3-year minimum
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K-12 districts: 4-year minimum
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2006 NSOC and earlier are eligible to
apply again
*Not eligible? Consider applying for a Promising
Practices award.
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Revised scoring rubric
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and
Review
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The Eleven Principles as the Scoring Rubric
Principle #1: The school community promotes core ethical
and performance values as the foundation of good
character.
Each Principle has 2 to 4 numbered Scoring Items.
1.1 Stakeholders in the school community select or
assent to a set of core values
Each Scoring Item lists:
Key Indicators of exemplary implementation:
 A highly inclusive representative group of stakeholders (professional and other staff,
parents, students, and community members) have had input into or at least
assented to the school’s core ethical and performance values. If the district selected
the values or if the values have been in place for some time, current stakeholders
have been involved in ongoing reflection on the values.
 Staff understand how and why the school selected its core values.
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The Scoring Process
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4 Exemplary implementation
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Directions for Districts
NOTE: Districts are required to demonstrate additional evidence
of character implementation that shows an explicit
commitment to building character in its students, staff &
community.
Principle 1.3 Example:
The district incorporates core values
in its community and public
relations efforts.
The district establishes core values
as part of its vision, mission, goals,
objectives, regulations, and policies
and seeks to promote a community
of adults and students based on a
commitment to excellence and
ethics.
The following list of scoring items apply to
districts:
1.3; 3.1; 3.2; 4.4; 5.1; 7.1;
8.2; 8.3; 9.1; 9.2; 10.3; 11.2
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What the application will look like:
COMPOSITION:
CHANGES FROM THE PAST:
Length: Up to 25 pages for
school; 30 pages for district
Narrative Length: Applicant chooses
proportion (text or artifacts at least ¼ of total).
Cover Page with school information
Placement of Artifacts: Inserted after each
Principle, if possible.
Page 1 (not scored):
WHY is the school doing CE?
WHAT makes it SPECIAL to
deserve NSOC status?
Pages 2-25 (district: 30):
HOW it is implementing CE
according to the 11 Principles.
Artifacts included in body
.
Self-evaluation sheet/responses
Some Changes in Key Indicators: e.g.,
Academic integrity, using data to shape
plans; more SEL
Key indicators now outline exemplary
implementation.
Appendix/Table of Contents
Only if unable to insert artifacts
NOTE: Eleven Principles, not Quality
Standards = the Scoring Rubric.
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