<div dir="ltr">Thank you Dustin for putting the part in your question about the Leader in me program. They have tossed this program around at our district but we have not set to use this program yet. They sent some teachers a year or so ago to observe a district that used this program. I am not too familiar with the program but really like knowing that your district is involving your bus drivers to be on board with all you. I think that is so important for our students. I know as a kindergarten teacher, being on a bus in the mornings can often get our kids out of sort by the time they start their school day. Having your drivers doing things that you are doing with the students can have such a positive impact on how they may respond to their school day. We are in the beginning stages of using the PAX program, again I am not very familiar with this program either. We are suppose to have a training in August, depending on numbers. I would like to be able to compare the two programs and see their likes and differences. <div> </div><div>I think that your last paragraph is straight to the point. We are a job of many jobs. When people ask what my job consists of, I always say teacher, mother, nurse, counselor, and so much more. I never truly got the full effect to that until I was hired ten years ago! </div><div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 7:07 PM, Dustin Tyler <<a href="mailto:dustin.tyler@ccsd.us" target="_blank">dustin.tyler@ccsd.us</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"> As an educator that enjoys and detects the benefits of self-reflection, this question brought on more questions that I haven't thought about in the past. My educational experience has a wide range of specific duties and I couldn't wait to dig in to the systems pertaining to Chillicothe City Schools. The idea of having a growth mindset and now looking at the bigger picture is now very apparent when thinking about my school district. Rational systems are systems that can only see the task related behavior which can be a problem. We deal with these systems in our school in many ways including state standardized testing, academic content standards, and through our TBT process. Although, having an overarching system can allow direction for some; it tends to take professionalism and creativity out of the teachers hands. Educators have to follow the guidelines of a rational system in order to be compliant with the state of Ohio and federal guidelines. Natural systems are very prevalent in our organization or school community. Natural systems are the people that make up a system and focus on the organic model which includes motivation and behavior. Chillicothe City Schools attempts to build upon the motivation of every staff member in the district and the students of our district. Over the past several years, we have been on a mission to develop good people through a Respect Campaign and by using The Leader in Me Program by Stephen Covey. The Leader in Me program is a systematic approach of creating good people. A few years ago we noticed that our bus drivers are the first and last staff member to have student contact. The bus drivers set the tone for most children each and every day. CCSD wants to be sure that we are consistently on the same mission to develop good people so we put the bus drivers through Leader In Me Training which has been a huge benefit to all stakeholders of our district. Open school systems are defined as a system in exchange of matter with its environment, presenting import and export, building-up and breaking-down of its material components. We are currently in the process of taking four neighborhood schools and moving them into one semi-centralized location. There is never been a better time to be excited for anyone in our district. We have been "sharpening the saw" by having team building days for staff members. We played games in an organized manner to jumpstart a culture of motivation, building relationships and also developed an idea of oneness. We receive daily emails from our principals with motivating, inspirational, and meaningful messages. District wide we receive a "hump day" update from our Superintendent that builds upon behavior and culture of our staff and students. Most importantly we are creating a society that understands people as it is the most difficult and important leadership orientation style. At Chillicothe City Schools we are creating an environment of educators that understand people. We have created Family Literacy Nights, Free Lunches for kids in the Summer, and a staff that is passionate about family needs. Teachers in our district are not only instructors but we wear many hats. On any given day as an instructional I am a facilitator, disciplinarian, counselor, communicator and a multitude of other jobs that come my way each day. It has become second nature for me to ensure that the needs of our school community are addressed and hope that everyone in this open school system contributes in as many ways as possible. </div> _______________________________________________ Ous-lp-rp13 mailing list <a href="mailto:Ous-lp-rp13@listserv.ohio.edu">Ous-lp-rp13@listserv.ohio.edu</a> <a href="https://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/ous-lp-rp13" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/ous-lp-rp13</a> </blockquote></div> </div></div>

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