Every Day, On Time

E.D.O.T.  Every Day On Time!!!

If you want to be successful in school, be here everyday on time.  Any student can be successful, and here are some basic pointers:

1. I attend school everyday unless I'm sick, and I get there on time.
2. I get 8-10 hours of sleep each night.
3. I eat a healthy breakfast in the morning.
4. I pay attention in class.
5. I write down my assignments for each subject.
6. I start my projects when I get them.
7. I complete my homework on time.
8. I read for pleasure each day. 

Every Day On Time is a slogan you can use to be more successful in school with higher academic achievement.  Try it!!!  Have a great week. 

HS/MS Goals and Progress

2012-2013 Goals for Middle and High School

RTI:

·         2012-2013: Conduct a thorough analysis of the instructional program and develop a viable RTI framework.

·         RTI Key Vocabulary, RTI Understanding, Develop RTI Team

·         Organize Data and Implement Mileposts Program

·         Develop Progress Monitoring for Middle and High School –Explore Ideas for how we can formatively progress monitor our students in middle and high school classes.

ü  RTI was presented during the optional day.  I will be responsible for doing the analysis of our instructional program and once we have a walk through program this will be much easier to accomplish.  RTI vocabulary was started; RTI understanding was expanded; The RTI team is 80% completed and our first meeting under our belt; Mileposts is scheduled for training and will help us greatly with our data organization.  I am very excited about the Milepost Program.  We began to brainstorm ideas for progress monitoring and one teacher has all ready looked at purchasing a tool to accomplish this goal.  I am very excited about RTI and what it will add to our school. 

MBI:

·         2012-2013:  Increase the SET Score of Expectations taught from 50% to 80%

·         Work to Increase District Support from the SET report from 50% to 75%

·         Revise the Universals and continue to enhance our school expectations.  If we expect it, we must spend time to teach it.  Gather and rally support from staff to buy-in to make it a true school-wide initiative.   Use the Million Voice Survey to monitor our school climate and culture.

·         Lower the number of students feeling that they are bullied in school by 50%.  2011-2012 40%; 2010-2011 17%; 2009-2010 25%.  We will survey all middle and high school students in the fall and based on survey work to lower the number to below 20% by spring.

ü  MBI team met and class sponsors reviewed the universals with students to assure this goal gets met.  Great start to the year with many great ideas being generated from the MBI team and staff.  I expect great things from this committee this year.  I am very excited about this initiative and the people involved that will get things done. Steve York and Dr. Corso will be here on October 1, to do professional development and introduce “I Know My Class” program.  Dr. Corso is and MBI professional with wonderful ideas and programs used to benefit students and staff.  

 

MontCas:

·         2012-2013:  Make AYP by reaching Safe Harbor

·         Use RTI to improve instructional strategies and make reaching our nearing and novice learners with interventions both within the classroom and with school wide changes to increase student achievement.  Identify our students and give them every opportunity we can to increase achievement levels in order to reach safe harbor. We must make AYP this year or face being taken over by the state and controlled externally. We are capable of reaching this goal with diagnosis without blame and making needed changes.  Use MAP to progress monitor individual teacher success and yearly growth.

ü  Goals have been set during our district PIR for these areas and I am confident we will make improvements in these areas this year.  The AYP targets are going up so it may not be attainable, but safe harbor is and we will do everything we can to make safe harbor.  

SWIS Discipline:

·         2011-2012: Lower the number of office referrals by 15%.  That would be lowering high school referrals from 158 to below 134 this year.  In the middle school lowering office referrals from 271 to below 230 this year. 

·         Use MBI to teach what we expect by truly implementing the Universals and teaching expectations with weekly reviews and manner of the week.  Work to lower the number of referrals that involve lack of respect.  RESPECT will be our school-wide emphasis this year.  Defiance and Disrespect is our biggest continual issue of concern. 

·         Positive incentives and positive practice along with improved efforts with PLP’s and RTI intervention plans will be used to lower our top tier students that continually make poor choices.

ü  SWIS will be changing to Mileposts this year and we will be tracking discipline through Mileposts the same way we did with SWIS.  MBI team has been active and doing a wonderful job.  The implementation of Lack of Diligence this year may lead to additional referrals and expulsions for students that continue not to work or participate in the educational process.

Graduation Matters:

·         2012-2013: We want to lower the number of drop-outs this year by at least 50%.  Last year we had 8 drop-outs and would make a goal with RTI and Graduation Matters initiative to have less than 4 drop-outs and of course preferably zero.  Our last Graduation Rate was 82% which will be greatly affected for the next two years by last year’s drop out numbers.  We will make a goal for a graduation rate for 2014 to exceed 90%.

·         Implement Graduation Matters Facilitator to implement initiative to program ideas to increase Graduation Rate and Lower Drop-Out Rate. Monthly report and ideas working with MBI team to combine efforts on this initiative.

ü  We did a half day on RTI on one optional day to help our at-risk youth.  We used the Million Voice Survey to drive our climate and culture goals and came up with at least one goal under each of the eight components from the survey to improve this year.  I have also set up training with Steve York for October 1^st for staff and others for the how we can better use the “My Voice” results and look at the implementation of “I KNOW MY CLASS” data tracker for progress monitoring student’s feeling about their educational experience and achievement in each class.  Excited about this program and I believe could be crossed with Mileposts. 

 

Advisory:

·         2012-2013: Our goal is 100% compliance with staff to following the approved curriculum. To reach all other goals we must get students to the adult mentorship needed to push students in a positive direction to find purpose for their futures.  This is the most important 30 minutes of our week and priority of all staff to follow what has been prepared for them to follow.  I will conduct weekly walk-throughs for quality assurance.

ü  Staff was notified that this is a goal that will be followed through on and monitored. I will be checking on Fridays starting next week for commitment to this directive. 

Walk-Through Data:

·         2012-2013: Do one walk-through per classroom per week. 

·         Increase the staff’s awareness to Research-Based Instructional Practices.  Each teacher will be surveyed to identify what Instructional Practice they each are currently using.  Staff will defend what practice they use and why.  Walk-through data will help us indentify what we are using and what we can do to improve this area to have every staff member using research-based practices to best reach students successfully in the all core areas.  We also need to assure district curriculum aligns with state standards and accountability assessments and that curricula are implemented consistently so that all students have the opportunity to learn.  When the content that is taught is not part of a standard-based curriculum, students are not taught what is assessed, which can result in lower achievement scores. 

·         Starting every class with verbal or posted learning targets, Instructional practices that are research based and working for every classroom teacher, ending class with formative or some sort of progress monitoring system.  Pre, Formative and Summative Assessments that are organized and emphasize student success will also be monitored and tracked as a system.  Technology use of new equipment and implementation can also be tracked this year. 

ü  We currently do not have a walk-through program.  I am currently pricing and shopping for a new program to replace the pd360 walkthrough program that I really liked since I could customize it for our needs.

 

Presence in the Halls:

·         2012-2013: Increase staff presence in the halls to lower tardiness and increase student sense of belonging.  80% of staff will be present in the halls in between classes. 

·         Principal will welcome students at the door and in the commons 80% in the mornings.  Staff will make an effort to be present in the hallway in between classes to help push students to class and make connections.  Principal will be present in the hallways in between classes at least 50% of the time to monitor teacher commitment. 

ü  We are currently getting around 50% of the staff in the halls, I gave small rewards to teachers that are diligently doing this goal and encouraging staff to follow through.  Gold Stars: Mr. Fisher, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Mikkelsen, Mrs. Ferris, Mr. Ferris, Mr. Pule, Mr. Cronk, Mrs. Adams, Mr. Martin, Mrs. Brander

Drug-Use Intervention Plan:

·         2012-2013: Lower the number of students who are currently using drugs in our middle and high school.  In the last Youth Risk Survey, 32% of our students say they have used marijuana in their lifetime.  I believe this number is higher, but we will work to decrease this percentage.

·         Develop an effective drug testing policy or policy that will deter students in extra-curriculars from using drugs.  To give athletes a reason and rationale to just say “No”. 

·         Begin a school-wide effort to increase awareness and lower our student drug use school-wide.  Use the Youth Risk Survey to monitor improvements.

ü  The cross the line program was introduced by Mr. Lewandowski at our opening assembly and we built momentum for this initiative.  We challenged the Freshman to take a stand and cross the line to be bold enough to break the cycle.  I feel we will make improvements this year in this area. 

Extra-Curricular Programs:

·         2012-2013: Increase participation and quality of our extra-curricular programs

ü  Numbers are consistent with last year so far. 

Mission Forward:

·         2012-2013: Assess Mission Forward Program to determine if our goals for this program are being met and if the program is viable for the numbers we are currently serving. Is the program effectively reaching students for credit retrieval, drop-out prevention, course options and regular curriculum support?  Are we bringing more students to St. Ignatius Schools like we originally had hoped?  Are students getting the support to get through high school and meeting our student needs? 

·         We need to assess this program and make adjustments or pursue other ideas to meet our original goals for giving students curricular choice and successfully getting them through school. Are we reaching the At-Risk Students we set out to serve with this program?

ü  I have presented this issue to staff and I have asked for input from teachers.  Lyle and I have talked about what the issues are here and what needs to get done to assure we are doing what needs to get done in order to keep this program essential to student success.  We will sit down for a meeting soon to discuss deeper the plan of attack for meeting this goal this year.

 

Common-Core Curriculum and Alignment:

·         2012-2013:  Align and write common core curriculum and standards for K-12 in English and Math.  English is up for review this year and will need to be common core aligned. Math, with the support of Rich Ferris will get caught up from last year’s review with the same alignment. 

ü  This goal has not been started at this time other than explaining to staff that it will need to be completed.  Once Rich Ferris has time he will be starting this goal. 

Writing Goal:

·         2012-2013:  We need to implement professional development that will help every teacher in every classroom have clear and consistent expectations for writing.  All classes expect students to write and we can all be encouraging proper writing goals and expectations for anything that is handed in for any teacher.  This is an effort that even at the minimal level can be increased when it comes to teachers having high expectations for students.  Review expectations and look for implementation while conducting walk-throughs.  We will develop during August PIR monthly writing objectives that every teacher will encourage and expect with writing. 

ü  We conducted professional development during the optional days for this goal and came up with monthly goals for writing across the curriculum that all teachers will implement and encourage.  We also met on August 30 and did planning for school wide focus and plan for improved writing with English Department input and guidance for this initiative.  September 6 we met and kicked off our “September Writing Tips to Remember” with staff. Posters were made and posted in each classroom with the 5 tips for this month.  

Handbooks:

·         2012-2013: We will flush the middle and high school handbooks and totally refine the content, look and feel of the each handbook.  We will update the handbooks with latest information from a legal, content, safety, uniform and procedural standpoint and present an outstanding product for 2013-2014.  Our plan is to have a one uniform handbook for both schools with school specific information for both middle and high school. 

ü  I have contacted Kalispell for a copy of their handbooks that I will use for a guide for building ours.  I also have the legal packet provided by Bea that I will review for any procedural or additional safeguards needed to be added to the handbooks. 

 

     Our Mission:

Demonstrate Integrity

Achieve Excellence

Work Hard

Give Respect

Share Responsibility

             GO DAWGS!!!!

Great Start to the Year!!!

High/Middle School Upcoming Dates:

Enrollment   HS: 131      MS: 117       Total MS/HS: 248

6^th: 42     9^th: 37

7^th: 41   10^th: 27

8^th: 34   11^th: 40

T: 117   12^th: 27

               T: 131   

IMPORTANT DATES:

August 30: RTI Meeting 8 am HS Conference Room

August 31: Writing Across the Curriculum Meeting 3:30 HS Conference Room

August 31: Welcome Back Barbeque 11:45 am

September 6: Staff Meeting 8 am

September 10: Top Dawg Assembly 1:00 pm

September 10: Study Table Begins

September 11: Alta-Care Meeting 8 am

September 13: Senior Projects will be rolled out for Seniors 10:15 am****

September 13: Student Council Election 11:00 am

September 14: Tribal PIR

September 19: Honors Trip to Currents for Students Proficient on the MontCas

September 20: HS MS Staff Meeting RTI Review-20 day rule kick off

September 28: PIR Mileposts Training 2:15

October 1: Dr. Corso Training and Demonstration “I Know My Class Survey” –Steve York was very impressed with our school-wide initiatives.

October 2: Tom’s Shoes will again be donating a pair of shoes for every student in our school K-12.  

Thursday Notes

Jason Sargent –Principal
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Enrollment HS: 155 MS:115 Total:
270 _____________________________________________________________________
IMPORTANT DATES:
Feb 23-24: No School
Feb. 29: MCTM Math Contest
March 12: MontCas Starts
March 15: Ghost Out
March 17: Prom
March 22: Student Led Conferences
March 25-27: State FCCLA
March 29: MS Ski Trip
April 15-18: Youth Leg
April 19: Career Day
April 26: Community Showcase

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Faculty
Advisory:
We have had three meetings. We have created the Bulldog Slant; Many
wonderful conversations about next year’s calendar and many debates about PIR
days.
We have discussed with teacher input:
-Calendar; Schedule and Class Offerings; Graduation
Requirements; Policy and Needed Changes;
Senior Project; Advisory; We have also done two teacher surveys: 1) one about
offerings, schedule and requirements 2) one about PIR time and time needed for
the 2012-2013 school year. There has
been a lot of useful information that I will be using for 2012-2013 planning.

Graduation Matters Grant:
I applied for a grant from
OPI that could potentially give us $10,000 towards being able to fund a program
manager for MBI, At-Risk and Graduation Matters Initiatives in our school. This would help with our Strategic Planning
for our Sense of Belonging and Student Support initiatives. I asked for $7,000 to pay a program manager,
$2,000 for stipends in the summer for planning and $1,000 for incentives and
meals for community involvement and support.
I hope we get it and I am excited to get this program going in our
school. We will be doing the “I Pledge
to Graduate Initiative” during the Community Showcase. Our dropout rate in 2011 was 2.6 % compared
to 4.3% statewide. Our completion rate
was only 82.2 % last year and we can do better.
Our students going to college is quite high in relationship to other
schools in the county, again we can do better.




We attended MHSA Cultural
Diversity Training at end of last month and that was actually a pretty good
training.

I also attended a day of
Graduation Matters presented by Denise Juneau and got some great ideas for
Sense of Belonging and helping our School Improvement Plan.

Zero Policy: Comparison of failing classes from this
year to last year:
HS All 1st
Quarter 2nd Quarter
2010 81 152
2011 95 87

MS (Core Subjects)
2010 58 55
2011 48 65

The data does show so positive movement in the right
direction and from input from staff they feel it is working for 80% of our
students.

More Data:

Explore Test 8th Graders
This test is a comparison to what students would score on
the ACT. Our students did fairly well
and I broke it down by students that scored a 15 or better which would be in
the top 50% compared to National%ile results.
62% of our students scored in the top 50th
percentile.
38% of our students scored below the 50th
percentile. (Half of these kids are
SPED)

Plan Test 10th Graders
This test is a comparison to what students would score on
the ACT. I broke it down by students
that scored a 16 or better which would be in the top 50% compared to
National%ile results. I do feel that
students either took this seriously or not at all. Students that I know are very intelligent
scored in the bottom 1% nationwide which just isn’t realistic. (To score that
low a person of average intelligence would have to just fill in boxes which I
believe is the case in some situations.)
50% of our students scored in the top 50th
percentile.
50% of our students scored below the 50th
percentile. (53% of these students are SPED)

PSAT Test 11th Graders
This is an eleventh grade test that compares students’
current levels with the benchmarks for the ACT.
Not all students took this test and really only college bound students
from the eleventh grade participated. I
did not figure foreign exchange students in this data. The benchmark score for college bound
students is 154. We did have 5 out of 16
hit this benchmark. I believe an average
score that would place students in the upper 50th percentile would
be 141.
56% of our college bound students scored in the top 50th
percentile.
44% of our college bound students scored below the 50th
percentile.


Student Led Parent
Feedback:
Student Led Fall Conference Student Guardian Feedback:
Was your child’s student-led conference worthwhile?
97% Yes
3% No
Should the school hold student-led conferences next
year?
88% Yes
12% No
The negative remarks attached were from guardians that would
like to have traditional conferences with the ability to visit with all
teachers that are involved with their kids.
I understand this concern it is tough to have it both ways. The turnout was 97%in the middle school and
94% in the high school. We could go back
to having student led and traditional conferences back to back which was a high
turnout for student led and low numbers for traditional.


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Our Mission
Respect
Responsibility
Integrity
Excellence

GO DOGS!!!

Love and Logic

Dear Jason,

After returning from shopping, Dad discovered that his ten-year-old son, Tony, had a new music CD. It was later revealed that Tony had shoplifted.

Dad immediately took his son back to the store and met with the store's assistant manager so that Tony could confess his actions and return the merchandise. To Dad's dismay, the manager let Tony off easy.

"Ah, Tony, that's ok. You're a cute kid for confessing like that. You better watch it in the future. You could get into big trouble for shoplifting."

As you can guess, Tony learned nothing from the incident and stole two more CD's the following month.

Dad learned his lesson. Don't take a chance. Call ahead. Dad called the manager saying, "Your assistant manager let Tony off the hook last time. Please make this very uncomfortable for Tony." Dad and the manager made a plan.

The manager made Tony wait on a chair outside his office for over an hour. After that he gave Tony choices: dealing with the police or paying a fine and spending three hours holding a sign at the entrance. It was a sign that said, "SHOPLIFTING IS UNLAWFUL."

Tony chose the fine and spent his next Saturday morning standing out in the cold with his sign. In addition to the $50 fine, Tony had to pay for the CD's, which was a bitter pill for him to swallow after discovering that he didn't even like the music after hearing his CD's.

Dad Uses the Energy Drain Technique
Dad picked Tony up after his sign-holding morning with, "Wow, Tony, you look beat. We'd better get you home for some lunch."

On the way home he added, "Now that this is over, you need to know that I've spent a lot of time, energy, and worry on it. I didn't get to do some of my household jobs. Think it over tonight, and let me know which of my jobs you'd like to do to replace my energy."

Listen to Love and Logic Magic When Kids Drain Your Energy and master the art of using the "Energy Drain Technique." Repetition is the key to learning, so keep the CD in your car and listen frequently. And, it doesn't hurt if the kids hear it. The beauty of Love and Logic is that even if the kids know what you're doing, they can't do anything about it.

Thanks for reading! Our goal is to help as many families as possible. If this is a benefit, forward this article to a friend.

Jim Fay

Altacare of Montana Coming To St.Ignatius Schools

I wanted to share some information about a new program coming to St.Ignatius Schools.
Program: Comprehensive School Based and Community Treatment Program, (CSCT) AltaCare

Goal: To develop, maintain, and support the student's capacity to achieve success in both the public school classroom and his/her home community.

AltaCare of Montana's School Based Treatment Program are intended to promote students positive involvement in their community, school, and home while affording youth the opportunity to receive specialized mental health services in the least restrictive treatment environment possible. Effective services of this type prevent transition of youths into more restrictive and costly treatment programs while providing a link to community, family, peer, and educational resources. Quality Comprehensive School and Community Treatment Programs reduce the risk factors while focusing on the enhancement of productive factors in the lives of youth, by partnering with local school districts.

Through collaboration and partnerships with an experienced mental health provider, parents and schools can effectively provide for the mental health needs of the students while maintaining the student in his/her home school. School Based Treatment within the existing community structure is an effective and contemporary way to address children mental concerns.

Information and Survey Results.

Our Mission
Respect
Responsibility
Integrity
Excellence
GO DOGS!!!
Are You Worn-Out and Stressed?


Dear Jason,

Do you ever find yourself completely exhausted and stressed with all of the problems that bombard you on a daily basis? I've recently found myself feeling crushed under the weight of the many burdens whirling around me. Why? Simply because I've forgotten how much fuel is required to run a helicopter on a daily basis.

Yes! I tend to be a helicopter parent, a helicopter boss, a helicopter spouse, etc. It's nobody's fault except mine. Deep within me is the burning desire to make sure that no one I know suffers from any sort of unhappiness, disappointment or disgust.

Listening to our audio, Helicopters, Drill Sergeants and Consultants, I was reminded that trying to rescue our kids from all of life's challenges burns us out and creates kids who don't believe that they have what it takes to be successful in life. I also realized that this very same principle applies to rescuing our spouses, friends, etc. It doesn't take long for us to run out of fuel and crash to the ground.

The single most powerful tool for combating this tendency is to memorize the following:

Oh, no. That's got to feel ___________.

What do you think you are going to do?

The next time someone else’s problem comes your way, experiment with saying these words with sincere empathy. Simply fill in the blank with whatever emotion you're guessing the person is feeling. Then give suggestions while allowing the person to own and solve his or her problem.

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Thanks for reading! Our goal is to help as many families as possible. If this is a benefit, forward it to a friend.

Dr. Charles Fay

RezHeadZ Entertainment – National Data
 53% of students have been bullied at school
 42% have been bullied while online by their classmates
 35% have been threatened online by their classmates
 57% of have been bullied or threatened via text message, by their classmates
 53% of kids admit to having said something mean or hurtful to another person online or through a text message
St. Ignatius Data from our latest Bully Survey:
 Mission Bully Survey Results
 Last Year 41% Felt Bullied
 This year 17% Feel Bullied
 9% Females and 24% Male
 75% of our Victims do feel comfortable reporting
 Most is happening in Classrooms and Hallways
 Thanks Mrs. Hilliard for doing this survey and collecting data

Million Voice Data: Great Data- Some promising some areas that we need to look at for change. We will be looking at this data eventually for informed decision making.
St. Ignatius Middle School
Addendum
All Statements and Responses by Percentages
# Survey Statements Total in Agreement
7 Belonging School is a welcoming and friendly place. 65.7%
16 Belonging I feel accepted for who I am at school. 72.7%
24 Belonging Teachers make an effort to get to know me. 59.6%
25 Belonging I have difficulty fitting in at school. 24.2%
34 Belonging Teachers care about my problems and feelings. 59.6%
43 Belonging I am proud of my school. 64.6%
52 Belonging I am a valued member of my school community. 41.4%
62 Belonging I think bullying is a problem at my school. 45.5%
8 Heroes Students respect teachers. 46.5%
15 Heroes My parents care about my education. 94.9%
17 Heroes I have a teacher who is a positive role model for me. 70.7%
26 Heroes Teachers care about me as an individual. 53.5%
35 Heroes Teachers care if I am absent from school. 50.5%
44 Heroes If I have a problem, I have a teacher with whom I can talk. 56.6%
53 Heroes Teachers respect students. 66.7%
63 Heroes Students respect each other. 36.4%
9 Sense of Accomplishment I am encouraged to practice good citizenship at school. 79.8%
18 Sense of Accomplishment Teachers recognize students who are kind and helpful. 76.8%
27 Sense of Accomplishment I have never been recognized for something positive at school. 23.2%
36 Sense of Accomplishment I give up when schoolwork is difficult. 17.2%
45 Sense of Accomplishment Teachers recognize me when I try my best. 50.5%
51 Sense of Accomplishment Teachers let my parents know what I do well. 70.7%
54 Sense of Accomplishment I put forth my best effort at school. 76.8%
64 Sense of Accomplishment Getting good grades is important to me. 85.9%
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St. Ignatius Middle School
# Survey Statements Total in Agreement
10 Fun & Excitement I enjoy being at school. 57.6%
19 Fun & Excitement Teachers enjoy working with students. 73.7%
28 Fun & Excitement Teachers make school an exciting place to learn. 49.5%
37 Fun & Excitement School is boring. 38.4%
46 Fun & Excitement I enjoy participating in my classes. 71.7%
55 Fun & Excitement Teachers have fun at school. 51.5%
65 Fun & Excitement Learning can be fun. 67.7%
11 Curiosity & Creativity I feel comfortable asking questions in class. 68.7%
20 Curiosity & Creativity My teachers present lessons in different ways. 78.8%
29 Curiosity & Creativity At school I am encouraged to be creative. 65.7%
33 Curiosity & Creativity I enjoy working on projects with other students. 78.8%
38 Curiosity & Creativity My classes help me understand what is happening in my
everyday life.47.5%
42 Curiosity & Creativity School inspires me to learn. 71.7%
47 Curiosity & Creativity I enjoy learning new things. 82.8%
56 Curiosity & Creativity I learn new things that are interesting to me at school. 78.8%
66 Curiosity & Creativity What I learn in school will benefit my future. 84.8%
12 Spirit of Adventure I like challenging assignments. 38.4%
21 Spirit of Adventure I push myself to do better academically. 75.8%
30 Spirit of Adventure Students are supportive of each other. 52.5%
39 Spirit of Adventure I am afraid to try something if I think I may fail. 22.2%
48 Spirit of Adventure Teachers help me learn from my mistakes. 70.7%
57 Spirit of Adventure I want to do my best at school. 86.9%
67 Spirit of Adventure I am excited to tell my friends when I get good grades. 53.5%
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# Survey Statements Total in Agreement
Disagree
13 Leadership& Responsibility Students have a voice in decision making at school. 51.5%
22 Leadership & Responsibility I see myself as a leader. 58.6%
31 Leadership & Responsibility Other students see me as a leader. 30.3%
40 Leadership & Responsibility Teachers encourage students to make decisions. 71.7%
49 Leadership & Responsibility Teachers are willing to learn from students. 49.5%
58 Leadership & Responsibility I am a good decision maker. 65.7%
68 Leadership & Responsibility I know the goals my school is working on this year. 56.6%
14 Confidence to Take Action I believe I can be successful. 90.9%
23 Confidence to Take Action I believe I can make a difference in this world. 60.6%
32 Confidence to Take Action Teachers believe in me and expect me to be successful. 73.7%
41 Confidence to Take Action Going to college is important for my future. 82.8%
50 Confidence to Take Action I work hard to reach my goals. 85.9%
59 Confidence to Take Action I am excited about my future. 73.7%
60 Confidence to Take Action I think it is important to set high goals. 84.8%
61 Confidence to Take Action I know the kind of person I want to become. 73.7%
69 Confidence to Take Action School is preparing me well for my future. 72.7%

St. Ignatius High School
Addendum
All Statements and Responses by Percentages
# Survey Statements Total in Agreement
7 Belonging School is a welcoming and friendly place. 82.2%
16 Belonging I feel accepted for who I am at school. 79.1%
24 Belonging Teachers make an effort to get to know me. 59.7% 13.2%
25 Belonging I have difficulty fitting in at school. 13.2%
34 Belonging Teachers care about my problems and feelings. 48.8%
43 Belonging I am proud of my school. 65.9%
52 Belonging I am a valued member of my school community. 51.9%
62 Belonging I think bullying is a problem at my school. 19.4%
8 Heroes Students respect teachers. 54.3%
15 Heroes My parents care about my education. 92.2%
17 Heroes I have a teacher who is a positive role model for me. 74.4%
26 Heroes Teachers care about me as an individual. 58.1%
35 Heroes Teachers care if I am absent from school. 55.8%
44 Heroes If I have a problem, I have a teacher with whom I can talk. 57.4%
53 Heroes Teachers respect students. 69.0%
63 Heroes Students respect each other. 57.4%
9 Sense of Accomplishment I am encouraged to practice good citizenship at school. 75.2%
18 Sense of Accomplishment Teachers recognize students who are kind and helpful. 78.3%
27 Sense of Accomplishment I have never been recognized for something positive at school. 20.2%
36 Sense of Accomplishment I give up when schoolwork is difficult. 20.9%
45 Sense of Accomplishment Teachers recognize me when I try my best. 62.8%
51 Sense of Accomplishment Teachers let my parents know what I do well. 45.7%
54 Sense of Accomplishment I put forth my best effort at school. 70.5%
64 Sense of Accomplishment Getting good grades is important to me. 89.9%
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# Survey Statements Total in Agreement
10 Fun & Excitement I enjoy being at school. 65.9%
19 Fun & Excitement Teachers enjoy working with students. 73.6%
28 Fun & Excitement Teachers make school an exciting place to learn. 46.5%
37 Fun & Excitement School is boring. 33.3%
46 Fun & Excitement I enjoy participating in my classes. 75.2%
55 Fun & Excitement Teachers have fun at school. 54.3%
65 Fun & Excitement Learning can be fun. 78.3%
11 Curiosity & Creativity I feel comfortable asking questions in class. 72.1%
20 Curiosity & Creativity My teachers present lessons in different ways. 72.9%
29 Curiosity & Creativity At school I am encouraged to be creative. 58.9%
33 Curiosity & Creativity I enjoy working on projects with other students. 76.7%
38 Curiosity & Creativity My classes help me understand what is happening in my
everyday life.48.8%
42 Curiosity & Creativity School inspires me to learn. 65.9%
47 Curiosity & Creativity I enjoy learning new things. 86.8%
56 Curiosity & Creativity I learn new things that are interesting to me at school. 71.3%
66 Curiosity & Creativity What I learn in school will benefit my future. 78.3%
12 Spirit of Adventure I like challenging assignments. 44.2%
21 Spirit of Adventure I push myself to do better academically. 78.3%
30 Spirit of Adventure Students are supportive of each other. 58.9%
39 Spirit of Adventure I am afraid to try something if I think I may fail. 28.7%
48 Spirit of Adventure Teachers help me learn from my mistakes. 62.8%
57 Spirit of Adventure I want to do my best at school. 86.8%
67 Spirit of Adventure I am excited to tell my friends when I get good grades. 51.9%

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# Survey Statements Total in Agreement
13 Leadership& Responsibility Students have a voice in decision making at school. 52.7%
22 Leadership & Responsibility I see myself as a leader. 59.7%
31 Leadership & Responsibility Other students see me as a leader. 34.1%
40 Leadership & Responsibility Teachers encourage students to make decisions. 76.0%
49 Leadership & Responsibility Teachers are willing to learn from students. 54.3%
58 Leadership & Responsibility I am a good decision maker. 69.0%
68 Leadership & Responsibility I know the goals my school is working on this year. 45.7%
14 Confidence to Take Action I believe I can be successful. 90.7%
23 Confidence to Take Action I believe I can make a difference in this world. 56.6%
32 Confidence to Take Action Teachers believe in me and expect me to be successful. 73.6%
41 Confidence to Take Action Going to college is important for my future. 87.6%
50 Confidence to Take Action I work hard to reach my goals. 78.3%
59 Confidence to Take Action I am excited about my future. 75.2%
60 Confidence to Take Action I think it is important to set high goals. 78.3%
61 Confidence to Take Action I know the kind of person I want to become. 73.6%
69 Confidence to Take Action School is preparing me well for my future. 66.7%