1. The Four Agreements & The Compass of Courageous Conversations
Presented on: November 28, 2011
At: Woodlawn School
By: Rose Michels
PBIS Leadership Team Member

2. The Agreements and The Compass
What and why now?
Courageous Conversations is the utilization of the Four Agreements, Six Conditions and Compass in order to engage, sustain and deepen internalized, intra-racial, and inter-racial dialogue about race, racial identity and institutionalized racism; and is an essential foundation for examining schooling and improving student achievement.
What about our norms we created last year?
The norms we created fall into the umbrella of the four agreements.
Purpose/Rationale
To understand the compass and the four agreements of Courageous Conversations.
We need to feel comfortable and safe to speak.

3. Courageous Conversations
The Compass
Intellectual
Moral
Courageous Conversations
Emotional
Social
Thinking Doing Feeling Believing

4. Courageous Conversations
Our Operating Compass
Believing
Thinking
Moral
Intellectual
Courageous Conversations
Emotional
Social
Feeling
Doing

5. What are the four agreements?
Stay Engaged
Experience Discomfort
Speak Your Truth
Expect/Accept Non-Closure

6. The Four Agreements Courageous Conversations: In My Words:
1.) Stay Engaged
2.) Experience Discomfort
3.) Speak Your Truth
4.) Expect/Accept Non-Closure

7. How do these agreements fit into our PD norms?
1.) We will be respectful.
2.) We will actively participate in the PD.
3.) We will seek consensus.
4.) We will remain open-minded and non-judgmental.

8. Keep your compass with you for PD!