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CH
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ERSA
TIO
NElim
inating the Toxic Culture of the Vocal Minority
Presented by Liz Atkinson
BR
EAK
OU
T SESSIO
N FO
CU
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Culture of U
niversal Achievem
ent
Collaboration
Standards Alignm
ent
Assessm
ent Plan
Data M
anagement
Interventions
NEU
@ V
ERM
ON
T
•1st N
EU school in SBCUSD•
No street lights
•N
o sewer system•
95% free and reduced lunch•
90% English language learners•
97% Average daily attendance•
0.1% Suspension rate•
725 students grades K-5 (multi-track year round)
•But what about hom
ework?
NEU
@ D
EL RO
SA•
2nd NEU school in SBCUSD
•SBCUSD
has the highest poverty rate of all school districts in CA
•49% of the city’s residents receive som
e sort of subsidy •
The population in San Bernardino as of 2010 census was 209,924•
48 elementary schools
•10 m
iddle schools•
8 high schools•
55,000 + students in SBCUSD•
750 students K-6 (multi-track m
odified traditional)•
2012, City of San Bernardino declared bankruptcy
NEU
@ C
OT
TO
NW
OO
D C
AN
YO
N
•3rd N
EU school in LEUSD•
3rd NEU school I’ve brought in to the network (only principal)
•API - 875
•943 students TK - 5 traditional school
•Canyon H
ills master planned com
munity/Canyon Lake
•Return the school to the com
munity
•Im
plement school-wide discipline plan
•Parent/Teacher survey 2013
•D
eveloping the critical mass
WH
O’S TA
LKIN
G O
N Y
OU
R STA
FF?
The R
esearchT
he Categories
•The Believers
•The Tweeners
•The Survivors
•The Fundam
entalists
EDU
CA
TO
RS A
ND
TH
EIR G
OA
LS
Educator C
lassificationO
rganizational Goal
Believers
Academ
ic success for all
Tw
eenersO
rganizational stability
Survivors
Em
otional survival
Fundam
entalistsM
aintaining the status quo
TH
E BELIEV
ERS
•Intrinsic m
otivation•
Connection to school and com
munity
•Flexibility
•Positive pressure
•W
illingness to confront•
Who are they on your staff?
TH
E TW
EENER
S
•A loose connection
•An enthusiastic nature
•“Honeym
oon period” and compliance
•Catch them
before they fall•W
ho are they on your staff?
TH
E SURV
IVO
RS
•Flight response
•Student bargaining
•“Busy w
ork” and avoiding direct instruction•
Dealing w
ith stress and pressure•
Who are they on your staff?
TH
E FUN
DA
MEN
TALIST
S•
Opposition to change
•O
ld way vs. new
way
•The old bell curve m
entality•
Emotional vs. rational
•3D
s: Defam
ation, Distraction and D
isruption•
Who are they on your staff?
A B
ALA
NC
ED C
ON
VER
SAT
ION
4:14 positive com
ments : 1 negative com
ment
7:1In the average classroom
, a student hears 7 negative comm
ents to every 1 positive comm
ent
9:1In the average household below
the poverty line, a child hears 9 negative com
ments to every 1 positive com
ment
FIERC
E CO
NV
ERSA
TIO
NS
Step 1: Identify the most pressing issue
Step 2: Clarify the issue
Step 3: Determ
ine the current impact
Step 4: Determ
ine the future implications
Step 5: Examine your personal contribution to this issue
Step 6: Describe the ideal outcom
eStep 7: C
omm
it to action
PREPA
RE FO
R D
ISCU
SSION
•The issue is…
(Be concise)•
It is significant because… (W
hat’s at stake?)•
My ideal outcom
e is … (W
hat specific results do I want?)
•Relevant background inform
ation (Who, w
hat, when…
)•
What I have done up to this point? (O
ptions I’m considering)
•The help I w
ant is…(W
hat result do I want from
the group)
QU
ESTIO
NS?
CO
NTA
CT
ME!
Liz Atkinson, P
rincipal E
lizabeth.Atkinson@
leusd.k12.ca.us liz@
noexcusesu.com