PHOTOS
March 10, 2009 - The APSRC Rural School March 24, 2009 - Jacksonville Lighthouse Advisory Board meets with Representative Charter breaks ground on its new location at Monty Betts and House Education Committee North First and Willow Streets in Jacksonville. Chair Bill Abernathy.
Best Practice
Give Me Five! – The Kennesaw Charter School in Kennesaw, Michigan
houses more than 500 students in kindergarten through fifth grade and has developed an innovative way of getting and keeping their students’ attention. Anytime a classroom, hallway, lunchroom or the gym becomes a bit too noisy, someone will raise their hand and put up five fingers. Quickly, the room becomes silent. What’s the trick? It’s a school-wide discipline and character building plan based on five basic rules: 1. Eyes are watching 2. Ears are listening 3. Lips are closed 4. Hands are still 5. Feet are quiet Principal Mridula Hormes said the “Give Me Five!” program has helped improve the quality of what was already a dynamic, high-performing school of more than 500 students. “I wanted to have a discipline piece in place,” she said. “Once you have discipline, you can accomplish anything.” 12| March/April 2009 | ADVANTAGE