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A future perspective for schools using **//Foundations//** Students and staff members are physically and emotionally safe, socially civil, and academically productive. At a safe school, students and staff members do not spend time or energy trying to protect themselves from emotional or physical harm. Not feeling physically safe can affect productivity and civility. Factors that present a risk to safety at schools Emergency situations Potentially problematic structural areas—Elementary school playground, High school parking lot, restrooms at all levels Anger, hostility, alienation from even a small number of students The school environment is welcoming and invitation to **__all__** students. (What is the climate/culture of staff?) Bright, happy, compelling students Average students (often fade into the woodwork) Students who misbehave frequently (after the crisis is the student “welcomed back” tomorrow? Misbehavior yesterday, what happens when he returns today?) Students are taught the skills they need For some students, school may be the only opportunity to learn the social skills necessary for success in our society. **__Belton ISD__** **Mission****:** To provide an education that challenges all of our students to excel. **Vision:** To be a leader in preparing every student to excel in tomorrow’s world. Belton ISD will: Staff members are empowered to manage student behavior. Staff members will know variables to manipulate to influence student behavior—as opposed to feeling helpless, frustrated, and angry. Students and staff members are excited and take pride in doing difficult, but important work. Students and staff members support the progress of others. Students and staff members are filled with a sense of accomplishment. All people are motivated, engaged in meaningful learning tasks, and experiencing growth. Where we can truly make a difference is with the at-risk students. Gardens & School require…planning, maintenance, and lot of care and lots of work Action Steps/Suggested Activities (Topic A) Continue with Topics B, C, and D of this presentation. Stop and discuss how the vision of the **//Foundations//** program fits with your school’s current improvement goals.
 * Topic A: The Vision “The Goal” **
 * Goals: **
 * Implement and monitor well-designed processes, including long-range planning and budgeting, to address future growth, changing student needs, and the maintenance of effective and efficient operations.
 * Achieve success on the State’s student achievement and quality of learning indicators to prepare students to live, learn, and lead in an ever-changing global economy.
 * Attract and retain high performing administration, faculty, and staff who reflect the values of the community serve as positive role models, exhibit moral excellence and are committed to achieving excellence for all students.
 * Sustain safe and supportive schools that provide secure, nurturing, non-threatening, respectful and disciplined learning environments where all members excel and exhibit moral excellence.
 * Promote shared partnerships of students, parents, schools, community and BISD alumni to include clear, informative, timely concise communication and recognition of the achievements of all stakeholders.
 * Comply with all state and federal guidelines regarding instructional programs, including but not limited to Title I, Special Education, Dyslexia, State Compensatory Education, Bilingual English as a Second Language, Migrant, Career Education and Gifted and Talented Education.
 * Instructional Expectations **
 * All students understand and can articulate the learning objective in their own words.
 * Students learn knowledge and skills appropriate for their grade level based on the BISD Scope and Sequence Curriculum Guidelines or applicable TEKS.
 * Teachers should consistently check for student knowledge and understanding and extend student responses in a way that elicits further engagement at a high level of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
 * All students are authentically engaged in learning as demonstrated by active, purposeful participation including meaningful dialogue, close reading, and analytical writing in all content areas.
 * 1) Decide whether it would be more useful to: