The Effort System at Trinity-Pawling School

ETHOS OF EFFORT The Effort System is Trinity-Pawling’s distinct approach to inspiring and measuring student growth. It assesses students in multiple dimensions: academics, dorm life, athletics, work program, and extracurricular involvement. Through this ethos of effort, we challenge young men to become ambitious, well-rounded individuals in all aspects of life. We prepare our students to be in charge of their own learning and their future accomplishments. The School’s focus on effort fosters the self-awareness that allows students to recognize the areas where they need to grow — while at the same time, opening their eyes to the talents and potential they never thought possible.

A CULTURE OF EFFORT LEADS TO SUCCESS Alumni

Our alumni know firsthand — there is no better place for boys to discover their potential than Trinity-Pawling. Many alumni return to share their experiences and pay forward the opportunities they were offered as young men. Our alumni-faculty want as many boys as possible to encounter Trinity-Pawling’s ethos of effort and experience for themselves the dynamic growth that occurs with the combination of talent and perseverance.

dean of senior CLASS chris Gillman ’05

Dean of students Josh Collins ’95

Athletic director Brian Foster ’79

EFFORT SYSTEM at Trinity-Pawling School PRIVILEGES FOR EACH EFFORT LEVEL group 1 - superlative

1. Optional breakfast 2. Four Saturday weekends per group rating period 3. Unlimited Sunday leaves, 10:00 AM-9:30 PM, with an adult and permission 4. Return from weekends at 9:30 PM 5. Cave privilege at 9:15 PM

GROUP 2 - COMMENDABLE

1. Optional breakfast 2. Three Saturday weekends per group rating period 3. Unlimited Sunday leaves, 10:00 AM-7:30 PM, with an adult and permission 4. Return from weekends at 7:30 PM 5. Evening study hall in dormitory

GROUP 3 - ACCEPTABLE

1. Optional breakfast 2. Two Saturday weekends per group rating period 3. Unlimited Sunday leaves, 10:00 AM-7:30 PM, with an adult and permission 4. Return from weekends at 7:30 PM 5. Evening study hall in dormitory

GROUP 4 - POOR

1. Breakfast required 2. One Saturday weekend per group rating period 3. Return from weekends at 7:30 PM 4. Supervised daytime study hall; evening study hall in dormitory

GROUP 5 - UNACCEPTABLE 1.

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Breakfast required No Saturday weekends Restricted to campus Supervised study hall, daytime and evening

Here’s How it Works: Every six weeks, each student receives an effort grade from faculty members with whom there is a direct relationship: teachers, dorm parents, coaches, and advisors. Group placement is not based solely on academic achievement, as with a traditional academic honor roll, but on overall effort. Students are placed in Group 1 (highest) through Group 5 (lowest), depending on the commitment they’ve shown to their teachers, coaches, brothers — and most importantly, to themselves. Group 1 privileges includes a more flexible use of free time — mornings, evenings, and weekends.

The greater a student’s overall effort, the more independence he earns.

EFFORT ASSESSMENT yWEIGHT FACTORS 1.

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Academic Effort

Academic Achievement

Dormitory

Service Program

Attendance - Discipline

Athletics

Activities

30% 20% 15% 10% 10% 10% 5%

yLEVEL EFFORT

yGROUP RATING

1. Superlative 2. Commendable 3. Acceptable 4. Poor 5. Unacceptable

Group 1: Group 2: Group 3: Group 4: Group 5:

Josh Collins, Dean of Students • jcollins@trinitypawling.org • 845-855-4882

1.00 - 1.75 1.76 - 2.50 2.51 - 3.25 3.26 - 4.00 4.01 - 5.00