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Mattoon
CUSD #2
Evidence Binders
Evidence Binders are a place for our community, district, schools, teachers, students, and families to celebrate successes and reflect on growth. We curate our stories in a way that helps us preserve a legacy of investing in people. Systems help us maintain an enduring commitment to highly effective paradigms so all members of our learning organization are able to unleash their potential.
1.1 - Principal & Coordinator Development
At Franklin Preschool, the principal and coordinator have attended many LIM conferences, Community Learning Day events, and applied to...
1.2 - New and Ongoing Staff Learning
Each summer, new staff members attend the 7 Habits Leader in Me training. To promote ongoing learning throughout the year, we provide LiM...
1.3 - Family and Community Partnerships
The Mattoon community is a very important part of Franklin Preschool. Over the years, we have incorporated a variety of activities to...
2.1 - Direct Lessons
Leader in Me is discussed daily within our large group activities, with an emphasis on the “habit of the week”. We also incorporate our...
2.2 - Integrated Approaches
By integrating Leader in Me into daily lesson plans, the students have learned language and ideas regarding the 7-Habits. The teachers in...
2.3 - Service Learning
Service Learning Projects have been a huge part of Franklin Preschool and our ability to connect within the Mattoon community. Some of...
3.1 - Physical Environment
When you walk through our front doors you will truly feel the dedication we have to leadership and improving our physical environment....
3.2 - Social-Emotional Environment
At Franklin Preschool, our social-emotional environment is very important to us. We want our students and staff to experience positive...
3.3 Leadership Events
At Franklin Preschool, we have many events that include developmentally appropriate leadership roles for preschool students and their...
4.1 - Staff Lighthouse Team
Our Staff Lighthouse/Leadership Team meets once a month and is led by the school’s lighthouse coordinator. The first time we meet, we...
4.2 Leadership Roles
At Franklin Preschool, our understanding of developmentally appropriate practices tells us that applying and interviewing for classroom...
4.3 - Student Voice
Student Voice looks differently at Franklin. Like many aspects of Leader in Me, we have to keep in mind what is developmentally...
5.1 - Individual Goals
A system is in place for students to develop individual WIGs using developmentally appropriate goal pages that is written in a “From X to...
5.2 - Team Goals
Classroom WIGs are written in a “From X to Y by When” format and are posted within the classroom. Each classroom has a system in place to...
5.3 - Aligned School WIGs
In the beginning it was very challenging for us to have a school-wide WIG that was developmentally appropriate. However, we have worked...
6.1 - Leadership Portfolios
At Franklin Preschool, students are introduced to creating their own Leadership Portfolios. We want all the students to be proud of the...
6.2 - Student-Led Conferences
Student-led Parent/Teacher Conferences are offered throughout the district twice per year. With teacher assistance, many of our students...
6.3 - Empowering Instruction
There are systems in place to ensure all teachers collaboratively plan lessons and reflect on effectiveness together. Once a week,...
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