1. January 11, 2016 Santa Clara County Office of Education
MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMIT
January 11, 2016
Santa Clara County Office of Education

2. Your Lasting Impression
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3. Make a Lasting Impression
Identify Asset Building Strategies
Commit to Strengthening Asset Building x 5
Engaging
Administrators
Asset Building Culture
Staff Development
Engaging
Students
Expect Respect
and Clubs
Engaging
Parents
Strengthening Partnerships
Engaging
Teachers
Intentional
Connections
Engaging
Staff
Asset Building Interactions
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4. Providing support for:
Staff Engagement
Student Engagement
Parent Engagement
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5. You Impact School Climate
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6. Building Assets in Schools
Relationships Environments Programs Practices
Our data tells us that assets are built in schools in 4 powerful ways.
Relationships are key. Positive relationships create safer and more caring school environments.
Programs such as ABC and Los Dichos in elementary schools have given schools ways to engage parents as asset builders.
The relationships these caring adults nurture with youth helps create a safer, more caring environment at school.
A safer and more caring school environment improves student achievement.
Programs like ABC and Los Dichos build relationships, positively impact the environment and change the way of doing things at school.
Day to day practices like smiling, learning names and including others changes the culture at school.
The school wide practice of intentionally using a strength perspective- looking to build upon, rather than criticize a child’s abilities- leads to quotes like this one from kids: “I want to be an UPstander!”
Middle School ASSETS 101 | ©2014 Project Cornerstone

7. You Impact Staff
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8. Three Things Students Want To Hear
How are you…
I believe in you
YOU have a purpose
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9. Staff Development Consultation
Services to Engage
Teachers and Staff
as Asset Builders
Staff Development Consultation
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10. Who is an Asset Builder? If you’re breathing… you’re on the team!
Who is an asset builder? If you are breathing, you are on the team!
Asset building is common sense, just un-common in day to day practice. Intentionally building assets in youth helps us close the gap between what we know we SHOULD do and what we DO. Use your strengths to build assets. (Tell a story here…)
Middle School ASSETS 101 | ©2014 Project Cornerstone

11. You Impact Youth
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12. Expect Respect Student Workshop
Services to Engage
Students
as Asset Builders
Expect Respect Student Workshop
Middle School Clubs
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13. Middle School Summit | ©2016 YMCA/Project Cornerstone

14. You Impact Families
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15. Services to Engage Parents as Asset Builders
Parent Education Presentations
Take It Personally Parent Workshop
School Volunteer Opportunities
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16. You Impact Others!
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17. January 11, 2016 Santa Clara County Office of Education
MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMIT
January 11, 2016
Santa Clara County Office of Education