1 / 11

PEACEMAKERS

PEACEMAKERS. Onekama Consolidated School. Onekama Elementary School. Location 210 Children DK – 5 K-12 district housed in 1 building High SEV, declining enrollment, funding High MEAP Scores 20 Children per class 28% Free and Reduced. Peacemaker Project. Program Summary

jarah
Download Presentation

PEACEMAKERS

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. PEACEMAKERS Onekama Consolidated School

  2. Onekama Elementary School • Location • 210 Children DK – 5 • K-12 district housed in 1 building • High SEV, declining enrollment, funding • High MEAP Scores • 20 Children per class • 28% Free and Reduced

  3. Peacemaker Project • Program Summary • Health and safety at daily recesses • Train students in conflict resolution, teamwork, positive role modeling • Employability skills

  4. Problems Addressed • Mandated employability skills • Declining state funding • Reduce discipline referrals on playground and lunchroom

  5. Uniqueness • All elementary students in one wing • Give leadership roles to older students • Improves “climate” of school

  6. The Peacemaker Process • 4th, 5th graders trained first week of school • Watch over younger children at lunch and recess • Divide peacemaker teams into groups of 4 or 5 – mix of boys and girls • Box of vests moves from room to room with schedule • Train students in positive role modeling, conflict resolution, and playground safety

  7. Peacemaker Process continued • Begin with team building • Sensitivity to younger students • Reiterate playground rules • Always taught to say: “STOP, you are breaking the rule” • Never use physical force • Get adult when violence or safety issues arise

  8. Program Impact • 57% decline in discipline referrals on playground and lunchroom since 1999 • “Behavior-problem type children” flourish in peacemaker role • 100% participation by 4th, 5th grade students • Used peacemaker job as part of IEPS • See children actively participating in activity to demonstrate and evaluate employability skills

  9. Resources Used • Training done by in-house personnel • Classroom teacher help with scheduling • Orange Vests ($10 each) • Pizza and treats • Costs: $50.00 annually – Vests $100.00 annually – Treats $150.00 TOTAL

  10. 2004-2005 MASB Educational Excellence Award – Representative David Palsrok and OCS Peacemakers

  11. Please Come Visit Us: www.onekama.k12.mi.us Go “Elementary” Link Click on “Peacemakers”

More Related