Community Engagement

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• Community Engagement
• Meeting
• May 16, 2006
• Sub-Committee Reports

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Club Organizations

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• - Establish guidelines for school clubs
• - Establish structures for club meetings
• - Survey students for clubs and organizations
  wanted
• What goals has the committee accomplished?
• - Proposing suggested guidelines.
• - Proposing a template for setting up a club
  constitution.
• - Surveying students to find where the most
  interest lies.

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting
• - Generating a list of teachers to sponsor
  clubs.- Schedule/plan for a training/orientation
  meeting.

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Club Organizations Club GuidelinesSponsor
must be an on campus certified teacher.Student
Leadership must be in place.Each club must have
some government system.A member of each club,
president, will be a representative for the AHS
House of Representatives.Each club will need to
establish a constitution and ruling system
available for the administration.
RecommendationsClub leaders should be in good
academic standing.Students need to be passing
for outside school activities-including charged
events and any trips in which classes will be
missed.Clubs should establish a peer tutoring
network to help keep all members passing classing
and offer academic support.Each club can have 1
fund raiser per year.
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Club Organizations Clubs Constitution
Outline

• Article I Statement of the name of the
  organization
• Ex. This representative body of the students of
  Atascocita High School shall be named Student
  Council.
• Article II General purpose of organization and
  duties of members. Group may have as many as
  needed.
• Ex. Make for a more informed student body and
  promote the interest among the students and
  faculty in school activities.
• Article III Define Membership. Who and how do
  you qualify to be a member? What are the
  expectations of your members to keep membership
  active.
• Ex. Council shall be made up of an elected board
  and non-elected members.
• Article IV Elections/Selection Process. Create
  a set up procedure to elect/remove a governing
  body for the organization. Decide what your
  governing body is going to be, president, vice
  president, etc., you will need to have at least
  two governing people. You will also need to
  decide how long a term will be and when you will
  hold your elections. For example will you hold
  elections at the beginning of the new school year
  or the end of the current year for next years
  officers? What offences will cause you to be
  removed from an office? How will you make
  decisions, majority vote, 2/3 vote, etc.?
• Article V Meetings. What will your schedule be,
  such as once a week or every other week? How
  often will you have them and at what time?
• Article VI Method and procedure of Amending and
  Ratifyng the constitution. Will you vote to
  change things and how many people must commit to
  make it pass or change?
• Sub Note All founders of organization must sign
  original constitution.

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Community Partnerships

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• - Establish Community Internships for students.
• - Establish a Service-Learning Fund Raiser.
• What goals has the committee accomplished?
• - AHS Internships program proposal is on the AHS
  SLC web page.
• www.humbleisd.net/advisory
• - The Service-Learning Fund Raiser will be the
  tree logo mural in the SLC suite where community
  partners buy nameplate apples.

• Other points to report
• - Community partnership sign-up form on AHS web
  page

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• Community Partnerships
• Community Partnership Pledges for 2006-2005
• Dear Atascocita/Humble Business Owner
• Would you like to gain great PR for your business
  and at the same time earn a partnership through
  the AHS service-learning internship program? We
  invite you to pledge with the AHS Community
  Partnership program that funds both
  service-learning and internship programming.
  Your pledge guarantees you and your companys
  name will be placed on a plastic apple-shaped
  name plate that will be placed on a tree mural
  prominently displayed in the SLC reception area.
  
• Individual Partnership Pledge
• Bronze 50
• Gold 75
• Platinum 100
• Business Partnership Pledge
• Bronze 100
• Gold 250
• Platinum 500
• Please see example of name plate Bobbie Schrock
• SLC Coordinator
• Atascocita High School
• Platinum Member
• 2005 2006
• Name _______________________________ Title
  ___________________________
• Business Name _________________________________

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Curriculum

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• - Host a career day
• - Investigate tutoring and resources ideas to
  aide struggling students
• - Investigate educational grants for curriculum
  development and professional development for
  teachers

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Flight School Orientations

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• - Organize Flight School
• Run Flight School
• Investigate other types of orientations
• What goals has the committee accomplished?
• - Flight School is organized on paper
• Establish relationship with PTSA for volunteers
  to run Flight School.
• Propose orientations that include Big
  Brother/Sister and Ropes

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting
• On-line registration forms will be available
• Generating a list for all parties that want a
  booth at Flight Camp

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Fund Raising

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• Create ways to raise funds for AHS general
  activity fund
• Our main goals are to raise money for the general
  fund. The general fund is used to finance special
  programming for students and staff. The account
  will be used for things like field trips, guest
  speakers, special projects needing transportation
  or funding, supplies for academic classes,
  resource materials, staff development, workshops,
  UIL academic competions.

• What goals has the committee accomplished?
• - T-shirt sales totaling 6279.20
• Panera Bread fund raiser totaling 202.88
• We have already raised about 6,482.08

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Fund Raising

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting---Side walk pavers sold to
  public
• -We have an on going fund raiser at Panara
  bread on the third Thursday of every month. We
  are also going to do a cookbook, brick pavers,
  and a Cocoa Cola fundraiser all starting at the
  beginning of the School year. We hope to see you
  all at Panara bread this Thursday evening.
• - Began efforts of compiling an
  AHS cookbook.  The cookbook will include recipes
  for apppetizers, soups, salads, entrees,
  desserts, breads, etc.  Notices have been posted
  at TMS and AMS via email and newsletters. 
  Notices were also posted on Eagle Springs and
  Summerwood community website.
• -We only received about 18 recipes and have
  decided to wait until Flight School to distribute
  a flyer advertising the cookbook with information
  on how to submit a recipe if interested.
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Fundraising Needs You!

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• We need more people to join the fund raising
  committee.
• We need more volunteers with the monthly Panera
  Bread fund raiser. 
• We will be soliciting volunteers at a later date
  to assist in collecting, compiling, typing and
  other preparations regarding the cookbook.
• We have an on going fund raiser at Panara bread
  on the third Thursday of every month. We are also
  going to do a cookbook, brick pavers, and a Cocoa
  Cola fundraiser all starting at the beginning of
  the School year. We hope to see you all at Panara
  bread on June 22.

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House/SLC

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• - Educate community regarding House and SLC
  concepts
• - Develop structures for the houses to develop
  SLC culture
• What goals has the committee accomplished?
• - Read SLC materials
• - Structure to allow student voice to select
  House names
• - Structure to create core curriculum Academic
  Olympics

• Other points to report
• This committee has collasped and members are
  welcome to join another group if they wish to
  remain active on an AHS planning committee.

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Parent InvolvementBooster Clubs

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• - Start up of booster clubs
• - Start up the PTSA
• What goals has the committee accomplished?
• - PTSA up and running
• - All Sports Booster Club up and running
• - Band Booster Club By-Laws submitted

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Public Relations

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• - Create structures to communicate between
  teachers and parents
• - Get AHS coverage in the local paper
• What goals has the committee accomplished?
• - Arranged for a full page for AHS in the
  Observer done by journalism students

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Scholarships

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• Develop a plan that will prepare students for
  their transition from Atascocita High School to
  post-secondary education and/or a career, whether
  it be university, junior/community college, trade
  school or the job market

• - Create a career and college resource center
• - Find career, college and scholarship
  curriculum for advisory
• - Investigate available scholarships and grants
• - Investigate Community College connections

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Scholarships

• What goals has the committee accomplished?-
  College Career Resource Center moved to a
  prominent location (library) for easy
  accessibility and after-hours availability.
• - College Career Resource Center Coordinator
  hired.
• - Identified the need for multiple forms of
  communication with students and parents, re
  scholarships and career opportunities
• - College Career Resource Centers website and
  electronic newsletters will be linked to the
  schools website.
• - College and career planning will be
  incorporated into advisory class curriculum.

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting
• - Grade level Parent Information nights at
  regular intervals throughout the year.
• - Practice college prep tests to be offered on
  campus.
• - Identified the need for school-wide e-mail
  system.

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Spirit Traditions

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• - Create traditions that promote unity and
  spirit
• What goals has the committee accomplished?
• - Meeting with Dr. Kohn with proposed
  traditions, approved list will be published and
  distributed in Flight School materials

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• Spirit Traditions
• SCHOOL SPIRIT
• Wear AHS t-shirts on game day
• Red or Blue light to light up school when
  something good happens
• (similar to TU orange or Baylor green/gold dome)
• Hand sign (similar to gigem, or horns idea)
• Hold hands and sing school song after each
  game/event
• JUNIORS will be seniors twice (and are excited
  about it)
• Birthday announced or scroll on announcement
• drawing for birthday card
• Light up the HOUSE that has something good
  happen (red/blue)
• SPORTS RELATED
• Pep rally for every home game, before or after
  school
• MIDNIGHT Community pep rally for 1st day of
  football practice (august 1)
• Spirit chains (of paper) (fundraising)
• SCHOOL SONG at end of each game with holding of
  pinkies or
• Yell leaders/ crew (student elected)
• Meet the Eagles night
• Poster club

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Teen LeadershipStudent Government

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• - Establish a student government concept
• Establish structures for student leadership
  opportunities
• Research democratic schools
• What goals has the committee accomplished?
• Researched forms of student governments in other
  high schools
• Proposal to establish a Link Crew leadership
  group
• See following slides outlining completed work
  proposals

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Teen Leadership/Student Government

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• - Establish a student government concept
• Establish structures for student leadership
  opportunities
• Research democratic schools
• Research Student Voice
• What goals has the committee accomplished?
• Established Principles of Student Voice
• Respect You give it, you receive it.
• Communication An honest and open exchange of
  ideas is crucial.
• Investment Investing in the future is accepting
  that students are leaders today.
• Meaningful Involvement Decisions about students
  should be made with students.
• Source Youth Voice Begins with YOU by K.
  Markendorf and N. Straw (1996)

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Teen Leadership/Student Government

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting
• Establish Student Voice
• Develop a Student-Adult partnership where
  students and educators discuss school together.
• Start a resource center in AHSs library that
  will inspire students.
• Include books, websites, and organizations
  working on democracy, social change, school
  improvement, leadership, and youth power.
• Co-design a lesson plan with students about
  education reform and student involvement.
• This could include having the Students teach for
  the day.

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Teen Leadership/Student Government

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting
• Establish Student Voice
• Have a radio show where students lead discussions
  on certain topics allowing students to voice
  issues about AHS.
• Include a Student Voice segment in the morning
  announcements.
• Sponsor a support group for students where they
  can go and talk openly about topics affecting
  their lives such as divorce, peer pressure,
  violence, etc.
• Involve students in the beginning of class by
  having students create classroom expectations and
  conduct self, class and teacher evaluations.

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Teen Leadership/Student Government

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting
• Establish Student Voice
• Student Voice Training
• Bring educators, administrators, students, and
  parents together to train on how AHS will have
  student involvement in decisions made on campus.
• Create a Eagles Student Voice Newspaper/Website.
• Include student representatives in the HISD board
  meetings.
• Have students in each house come up with Soars
  (Highs/ Positives) and Dips (Lows/Negatives)
  about the AHS environment on a weekly/monthly
  bases.
• These student thought can be displayed in each
  house so that everyone is aware of what is going
  on in the school. Kind of like Pros and Cons.

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Teen Leadership/Student Government

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting
• Establish Student Voice
• Have tutoring sessions run by students for the
  lower grade level.
• Which will promote leadership and self
  confidence.
• Develop community based programs that provide
  students the opportunity to gain leadership
  skills in areas of civic engagement, prevention,
  and philanthropy.
• One idea is having AHS students have a forum to
  help HHS and KHS students build student voice on
  their campus. Thus showing community involvement
  and awareness.

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Teen Leadership/Student Government

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting
• Establish Student Voice
• Student voice is not enough
• Students must be actively engaged in identifying
  challenges, analyzing situations, creating
  responses, acting with authority, and examining
  outcomes.
• Students learn through Service
• Every citizen in a democracy has the
  responsibility to serve the public good,
  therefore every student in school should be
  expected to serve the school body. Meaningful
  student involvement fosters democratic learning.
• Meaningful student involvement fosters democratic
  learning.

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Teen Leadership/Student Government

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting
• Establish Student Voice
• Outcome of Student Voice in School
• Quality increases in students work better
  grades
• More participation
• Positive relationships with teachers
• First Amendment Schools
• http//www.firstamendmentschools.org

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Teen Leadership/Student Government

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting
• Establish Student Voice
• The Five Freedoms
• Freedom of Religion
• Speech
• Press
• Assembly
• Petition
• Note Quest High School is a FAS school ?
• FAS
• is dedicated to educating for citizenship by
  teaching and modeling the democratic principles
  of the Constitution of the United States.

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Teen Leadership/Student Government

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting
• Establish Student Voice
• EAGLES
• Eagles!
• Atascocita High School Students
• Generate
• Leadership and
• Empowerment thru
• Student Voice!

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Teen Leadership/Student Government

• Other points to report at the Community
  Engagement Meeting
• Websites used for ideas
• http//www.souundout.org
• http//www.souundout.org/links.html

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Transportation

• What are the main goals of this committee?
• - Find funding for after-school programming
• - Find information/funding for school vehicle
  for mass transportation

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Community Engagement Meeting May 16,
2006 Sub-Committee Reports