T-Bird FuturesDevelopmental

Assets

What are the 40 Developmental Assets?

The Developmental Assets come from research done by the Search Institute.

They are like “building blocks” – relationships, experiences, values, attitudes, and characteristics that all students need to succeed.

Research shows that the more assets students have, the more likely they are to be successful and the less likely they are to get in trouble

What are External and Internal Assets?

External Assets are the people in your life, the places you go, and the activities you do that help you to be successful.

Internal Assets are the things you do that help you to be successful.

What can I do to increase the Assets that I experience in my life?

Why would I want too?

Our class ideas?

Things that are “Support”…

Family support

Positive family communication

Other adult relationships

Caring neighborhood

Caring school climate

Parent involvement in schooling

How to get “Support”

Get to know a teacher or other school staff member (maybe your Futures Advisor!)

Talk to other adults you know – family friends, volunteer or job supervisor, pastor

Participate in community outreach opportunities such as REACH, Goodwill, or Tacoma Community House (see Mrs. Willis-Holbrook for more information)

Make sure your parents know about events happening at school – Student Led Conferences, Back to School Night, High School & Beyond events

What is “Empowerment”?

Community values youth

Youth as resources

Service to others

Safety

How to find “Empowerment”

Find a community service project

you can get involved with

Take on a leadership position within

a class, club, or sport

Serve as a youth representative on

ASB or in a club or community

organization.

“Boundaries & Expectations”…

Family boundaries

School boundaries

Neighborhood boundaries

Adult role models

Positive peer influence

High expectations

How to create “Boundaries & Expectations”

Understand and follow rules

set by parents and school

Choose friends who make

good choices and encourage

you to do the same

“Constructive Use of Time”…

Creative activities

Youth programs

Religious community

Time at home

How to improve my “Constructive Use of Time”

Get involved in sports, clubs, and other school or community organizations

Make a point to go to church, attend with a friend or family member if you do not have your own

Spend time at home with family, alone, or doing homework when you don’t have specific events planned with friends

“Commitment to Learning”…

Achievement motivation

School engagement

Homework

Bonding to school

Reading for pleasure

Ways to “Commit to Learning”

Commit to raising grades by completing homework and studying for tests

Participate in tutoring opportunities through the school or community organizations such as Tacoma Library System’s online homework help

Get involved in a club or organization aimed at making Mount Tahoma a better place

Check out and read a book from the library about something you are interested in (and maybe use it for your English pages too!)

What are “Positive Values”?

Equality & social justice

Integrity

Honesty

Responsibility

Restraint

Ways to gain “Positive Values”

Get involved in Key Club

Participate in food drives

providing food for families

for the holidays

What are “Social Competencies”?

Planning & decision making

Interpersonal competence

Cultural competence

Resistance skills

Peaceful conflict resolution

Some ways to gain “Social Competencies”

Set realistic goals for your future

Talk with a School or Career

Counselor to identify what you need

to do to achieve your goals

Seek support from a counselor or

administrator to resolve a conflict

nonviolently before it escalates

“Positive Identity”

Personal power

Self-esteem

Sense of purpose

Positive view of personal

future

Ways to increase your “Positive Identity”…

Identify the things in your life that

are within your control

Identify organizations or programs

related to who you want to be in the

future and find opportunities to get

involved with them

Where can I find some of these resources at Mount Tahoma???

Mount Tahoma Counseling Center Mount Tahoma Career Center Communities in Schools College Success Foundation

CSF Scholars Program Higher Education Readiness Opportunity

(HERO) CSF AmeriCorps Coach

College Bound (TRIO) ETS/Talent Search (TRIO) Upward Bound

PBIS “START ON TIME”

& ”The TBIRD WAY”

REVIEW

Start on TimeYou have done an AMAZING job in the first two months of school starting each class on time! Keep it going T-Birds!

• Make sure you plan ahead to get to class on time!

• Walk swiftly and take the shortest route to your next class.

• Take care of your personal needs before school, at lunch, or after school.

• Save socializing for lunch and after school so you and your friends can be on time!

• Students who DO NOT start on time are expected to get a pass from the designated hallway staff to enter class.Let’s do it the T-Bird

Way!

Hall Passes 10/10 Rule

Students may not leave class during the first 10 or the last 10 minutes. Students must use restroom in their own hallway.

Students must have a Destination Pass to go anywhere besides their hallway.

OH NO, I’M LATE!

• IF YOU ARRIVE AT YOUR CLASS AFTER THE BELL RINGS YOU MUST SHOW A PASS IN ORDER TO ENTER!

• TWO TYPES OF PASSES ARE ACCEPTABLE• Green Hall Pass• Tardy Slip

REDIRECTION - INTERVENTION

4th tardy Lunch Redirection Room

5th tardy Lunch Redirection Room

6th tardy Lunch Redirection Room

7th tardy Thursday School

8th tardy Thursday School

9th tardy Thursday School

10th tardy Intense Intervention that may include suspension

Students are allowed 3 tardies before the intervention process starts:

• Lunch Redirection Room: Students serve their lunch time in the presentation room and are expected to report within the first 10 minutes.

• Thursday School: Students are expected to report to Thursday school from 2:15-4:00 PM. Notice is given to parent by phone or mail.* All tardies are reset after each grading period (mid-

term & semester)

Our Way, The T-Bird Way! Hallway Expectations    

TTake Responsibility

 

Be on time to class Put trash in proper cans Move swiftly to your destination Walk and Talk

    

BBe Safe

 

Hands and feet to yourself Be where you’re supposed to be Walk with a purpose

    

IIntegrity Counts

 

Always have a valid pass Use positive language Stand up for others

    

RRespect Everyone

 

Stay to the Right Keep your hands to yourself Speak quietly and appropriately Keep posted materials up

    

DDo your Best Work

 

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SSee Yourself Successful

 

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REWARDS• Students who follow “The T-bird Way” in the hallways

and classroom will be eligible for reward tickets!!!

• Staff members will distribute REWARD TICKETS to student’s they observe following the T-bird Way.

• If you receive a ticket, you will need to write in your name and id# and return it to the staff member who gave it to you.

• Each month we will have a drawing and you can win some AWESOME prizes! The next drawing will be held on November 25th.

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