Sunday, May 31, 2015

Jump-Start Your Student Advocacy Program

Some things to think about over the summer as we plan for the coming school year -
http://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/AdvisoryAdvocacy/AdvDet/TabId/179/ArtMID/694/ArticleID/281/Jump-Start-Your-Student-Advocacy-Program.aspx

Implementation Tips

If your school wants to implement a student advocacy program, we encourage you to start slowly and be patient. Change takes time; we began our work a full year before implementing our program. In addition,
  • Review what you already have in place and begin building your program upon that foundation.
  • Seek out your "champions"people in your building who will be open to and excited about this initiative. Use these people to develop a strong leadership team.
  • Make principals and guidance counselors an integral part of this team. Not only do they bring a different skill set, they know community members and parent who will be willing to dedicate resources.
  • After the first year, seek out and support student leaders, as they are the ultimate champions of any student advocacy program

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Planning for the next school year . . .

Month
Objective
September
Get to know each other/ Understanding and accepting others
October
Organization skills
November
Study skills/ Basic Skills prep
December
Peers/ Friendships
January
Extracurricular activities/clubs
February
Family Relationships/Issues
March
Drugs/Alcohol: Legal and Illegal, Use and Abuse
April
Development and Body Image issues
May
Making good decisions