APEX Student Leadership Model

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• APEX Student Leadership Model
• W.K. Preble, Ed.D.

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• MSA is currently working with schools to
• evaluate and improve school climate and safety
• address problems of school violence, bullying,
  harassment, prejudice and discrimination, and
  academic failure related to school climate
• develop effective student behavioral and dropout
  prevention programs
• improve adult/student respect, communication, and
  relationships
• train teachers to effectively use data to assess
  teaching practices that are viewed by students as
  respectful, motivational, engaging, and
  empowering.

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• We specialize in
• Collecting, analyzing, and using data to help
  educators make informed decisions about school
  improvement.
• Training and involving students and teachers in
  educational leadership roles.
• Helping student leaders to conduct research and
  to use the results to design comprehensive action
  plans
• Working collaboratively to improve school
  climate, safety, and learning.

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• Goals for the APEX Project are to
• Enhance the participation and meaningful
  involvement of students in Positive Behavioral
  Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Universal
  Teams.
• Better understand students needs and their
  perceptions of school climate and safety by
  involving a broadly representative group of
  students as leaders.
• Add student voice to the PBIS data collection
  process by implementing the Safe Measures School
  Climate and Safety Assessment process.

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• Goals for the APEX Project are to
• 4. Develop a comprehensive, data-driven action
  plan that will serve as the focus of leadership
  for the Universal team.
• 5. Develop internal support and leadership to
  assist students in the implementation of their
  action plans.

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• 10-Step Student Leadership Process
• Introduce the program to teachers and principals.
• Select and recruit a group of new student
  leaders.
• Hold introductory meetings with student leaders.
• Hold a Student Leadership Retreat.
• Ask students leaders to officially join the
  Leadership Team.

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• 10-Step Student Leadership Process
• Work with Main Street Academix to collect School
  Climate data from students and teachers and
  define the greatest strengths and needs of CHS.
• Set leadership goals for the Student Leadership
  Team.
• Form sub-groups to work on individual goals.
• Do powerful activities that help improve the
  school.
• Publicly celebrate your teams success !

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Reasons Students Report They Drop Out at CHSTop
three (3) reasons for each student
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Students Who Completed The Survey at CHS

• by Ethnicity
• White Students 367
• Ethnically Diverse Students 76
• (11 black, 44 Hispanic, 16 Asian,
  2 American Indian, 3 Multi-racial)

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Most Positive Views of Central High School
(percentages below are of those student who
responded positively to the question)
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Largest Differences by Ethnicity(percentages
below are of those student who responded
positively to the question)
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Results by Gender

• Question M F Difference
• Central education prepares me well 71 80 9
  F
• Different races become good friends 56 66 10
  F
• Diversity of student body is positive 25 38
  13 F
• I feel Central Pride 68 82 14 F
• Safe person to get help 62 83 21 F
• I feel safe coming to school/going 72 49 23
  M
• Girls treated w respect by boys 53 30 23 M
• Boys treated w respect by girls 53 52 1 M

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Reasons For and Frequency of Verbal Bullying and
Harassment
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Reasons For and Frequency of Physical Bullying
and Harassment
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• Conclusions?
• Next Steps?