1. 1 Project Character Roosevelt High School 2009-2010

2. 2 History Developed by James J. Carroll, Ph.D., it was created as a result of a grant that was awarded by the U. S. Department of Education’s Character Education Program in July, 2008 to the Yonkers Public Schools.

3. 3 Philosophy This Peanuts cartoon will illustrate the philosophy.

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9. 9 Project Character C itizenship and H igh A cademic standards, R einforcing the A spen C haracter T raits, and E thical R easoning

10. 10 C itizenship The Character Education Public Policy Analyst will define: (1) schoolwide, (2) classroom, & (3) curriculum social problems & develop new public policy Solutions.

11. 11 H igh A cademic S tandards CEPPA & PPA & character ed will promote academic improvement.

12. 12 R einforcing A SPEN C haracter T raits Respect, Responsibility, Trustworthiness, Caring, Justice & Fairness, Civic virtue & Citizenship

13. 13 Ethical Reasoning Using analysis and technology to solve our school’s problems and create a caring environment

14. 14 RHS Goals  Academic Improvement  Discipline  Faculty Involvement

15. 15 The CEPPA addresses these school social problems…  (a) discipline problems  (b) students’ grades  (c) participation in extracurricular activities  (d) parental and community involvement  (e) faculty and administration involvement  (f) student and staff morale

16. 16 Success The key to our success is… You and Your Department Rep!

17. 17 If we all work together as a team… …then CHARACTER will achieve its goals and objectives.

18. 18 In Closing

19. 19 Remember: Keep Your Deck Chairs Facing Forward!!!