1. REES E. PRICE ACADEMY Building Character and Preparing Students for Life

2. IBelieve in Me! At Rees E. Price Academy

3. The Vision  Establish Rees E. Price Academy as the premier neighborhood school through:  Community and Family Involvement  Staff Commitment  Leadership  Leverage the strengths of all stakeholders for the benefit of our students

4. Our Mission  Create an environment which allows and encourages students to envision themselves as successful through positive role models. Specifically, we will:  Instill a thirst for knowledge;  Promote a commitment to excellence;  Be a professional cadre of educators who model the way for our students.

5. Our Purpose  To instill in each student the self-discipline that upholds our principles:  We Are Respectful  We Are Responsible  We Are Safe  We Live These Principles Everyday  Serve the community by developing responsible students who are: positive and self confident and prepared for continued education and for life’s challenges.

6. The Process A regular and formal communications process established to ensure the stakeholders know their role in accomplishing the mission and achieving the vision. Rees E. Price Academy Students Regulatory Agencies Community and Families Internal Stakeholders

7. Stakeholder Communications Community and Families Internal Staff Students Strategically Engage All Stakeholders

8. Stakeholder Communications Community and Families  Purpose  Inform  Secure buy in  Message  Their role in building community support and enthusiasm for THEIR school.  Support the “I Believe in ME!” Campaign throughout the community  Method  Educate the LSDMC  Website  Take-home materials for families  Newsletters

9. Stakeholder Communications Internal Staff  Purpose  Ignite their passion  Become catalysts for change  Message  How to engage in the mission and support the vision  Their role in the “I Believe in Me!” Campaign  Method  Create a ‘30-second’ commercial for quick reference. All internal stakeholders should know.  Mission Mondays: announcements highlights positive activities

10. Stakeholder Communications Students  Purpose  Instill a thirst for knowledge  Message  “I Believe in Me!” Campaign  Identify positive attributes they want to adopt  Select a role model and look to teachers for inspiration  Method  Develop a simplified ‘30-second’ commercial for students; i.e. promote ‘thirst for knowledge’ as the phrase of the week for students.  Mission Mondays: announcements highlights positive activities  Post strengths of each teacher in their assigned classroom to help students identify attributes they want to adopt.

11. Stakeholder Communications Community and Families Internal Staff Students Recognize all stakeholders who model the way

12. Conclusion  These actions will:  Harness and focus the energy of all stakeholders towards achieving the vision  Leverage the strengths of school and the community accomplishing the mission  Produce students who Believe they can accomplish ANYTHING!

13. Questions?