TEXANS BUILDING CHARACTER

SCHOOL - PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, HOME SCHOOLS, AND CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL/MINISTRIES MODEL
Audiences	Students Teachers and Parents Administration and Social Workers Volunteers Cafeteria and Maintenance workers School organizations/clubs Parent Teacher Association/Organization	Nurses Secretaries and office workers Classroom Aides Event Sponsors Coaches Bus Drivers Businesses: Adopt a School
Methods	Teacher in Service days Outside Speakers Newsletters and other media Projects such as Career Graduation Field trips Agriculture in Class	Posters/Exhibits Pep Rally Character Education Week Community projects Plays, skits, and talent shows Career Fairs School announcements (60 seconds)
Collaborators	Teachers Parents Administrators Site Based Management Team Counselors Nonprofit agencies	School Board Unions Students PAL-Peer Assist Group Booster Clubs Parent Teacher Association/Organization
Resources	Region Service Centers School Boards School Organizations Business Agricultural Food Masters Parent Teacher Association Credit Union/Banks	Grants/Foundations Master Gardeners Bus Transportation Company Civic Clubs Churches State Department of Education Chamber of Commerce members
Evaluation	Increased grades Decrease in discipline referrals Reports on classroom behavior by teachers Decreased graffiti Less assignment to Alternative Schools Decrease in dropout rates Less violence in school	Reports from parents Student self reports Increase in students volunteering for Community Service projects Decreased cheating on tests. Increase in students coming to school on time Decrease in student absences

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Page last updated: August 7, 2007