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Change Initiative. The Playground Plan By: Celeste Reszel. Rationale. Forty nine percent of Informal discussion among teachers about loss of instructional time after recess related incidents No school wide set of playground rules. Change Theorists. Change Theorists Continued.
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Change Initiative The Playground Plan By: Celeste Reszel
Rationale • Forty nine percent of • Informal discussion among teachers about loss of instructional time after recess related incidents • No school wide set of playground rules
Committee EstablishedNovember 2010 • Establish Ground Rules • Use a Protocol • Discuss Possible Solutions • Brainstorm Possible Resources • Look at possible models from other schools.
Committee Outcomes • We wanted to establish a set of schoolwide playground rules. One set for PK-2 and one set for 3-5. • We wanted to change the schedule so that students went to recess before going to lunch. • Change the schedule so that teachers would do their own recess duty.
Communicate With StaffNovember –December 2010 • Present our proposals to the principal • Voted as a staff on playground rules. • Willing participants emailed suggestions for rules to committee chairperson • Committee chairperson compiled and listed staff suggestions and placed in a central/common area • Staff picked their top three choices (place 3 first choice, 2 by next choice and 1 by last choice)
New Playground RulesJanuary 2011 • K-2 Playground R • No jumping off the playground equipment. • No tag or chasing on the woodchips or blacktop. • Go down the slide on your pockets, one student at a time. • Go up the stairs or the ladder.
Use play equipment correctly. • No chasing or tag. • Use good sportsmanship. • Keep hands and feet to yourself. • Use appropriate and respectful language.
