| This pilot school improved significantly within virtually all categories of the State Standardized Test results for the 2010-2011 school year. These were by as much as 12% in a single category. This school also lead the entire district in the first time pass rate on both Math and ELA for the High School Exit Exam - at a 78% pass rate. Overall API increased by 21 points for the year as well. This was in a single school year! All evidence upon request. KEY: What this proves is that we can greatly lessen our drop-out rates, yet still meet AYP goals, helping to raise API in its' various categories. Using this program, we don't need to ignore our "difficult" youth to maintain and rise in these areas. They will follow this program - we have proved this to work well, past expectations... This happens because of the campus culture that we create. This ALSO leads to tremendous increases in both ADA/FTE funding, as well as NCLB (Title 3 for ELL's) funding. |
| During the first two years at our "pilot school," using the full deployment of our "Character Development" program, student drop outs decreased by over 30% - a hugely significant number. Further marginal increases are expected... Evidence: click here. Our pilot school is the largest school in the fourth largest school district in California, a "Title 1" school in an impoverished area. ... |
| The four components of growth we focus on are: - Work Ethic - Self-ownership - Core Values - Tolerance |
| Together, these components form a sense of community unlike anything you have experienced before on a campus. The treatment of these component areas are unique. The natural outcome is increased student retention and higher performance in all areas of life, including school. |
| Please forward our web site address to all other Administrators in your "circle." At the very least allow them an opportunity to explore our concepts. |
| Our program is not about causing short term change - we cause change within each and every individual that is intended to last a lifetime, with a firm foundation for further growth as productive members of society... |
| We don't take "personal"credit for these improvements - the credit squarely belongs with the Administration and Staff at each site - we provide "tools" to create these changes. Whenever a group works at their highest potential, positive impact is always made. We promise to guide you to this goal of achieving this highest potential... |
| Dave Carey Founder, Teacher, Lecturer info@MakingPositiveChoices.com |
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| We will supply you with lesson plans, lectures on Power Point, support materials, and everything else you need to energize your campus culture. |
| This is a completely "cookie free" web site. We collect no information from your computer, nor put any information into your computer. Please feel comfortable viewing every page. |
| This is not the entrance page to our web site. The link is below, easily found. This page is to acquaint you with who we are and what we do prior to your viewing our web site. |
Lecturer / Advisor Services for Hire "For a set fee, plus our expenses, we will visit your school and lecture to all members of your staff and student population, district personnel, or anyone you would like. Please refer us to your Superintendent with a brief introduction when possible. We will look at your issues, and will bring a new outlook to your schools. That is our promise. This is what we do." Please contact us. |
| Glossary of Terms (click here) - for those readers of this web site who are from social organizations not directly involved with the field of "Education." This program is applicable in every situation where internal positive change is needed... |
| We are currently sold out of all poster materials. To offer these prices, we order in lots of 10,000 per poster. Please use our "Contact Page" to ask any questions, submit orders, etc. Our next printing is scheduled for early June, 2012, in time to deliver for the beginning of next school year. Are you ready to energize the culture of your schools? We're here to help. We are not a large corporation. We are a "grass roots" organization looking to cause positive change at a time when it is needed so dearly. |
| English Language Learners and this program (click here)... Our pilot school has the HIGHEST percentage of ELL's for all schools within Fresno Unified School District... |
| We are NOT motivated be personal profit. Monies collected through the sale of our support materials and from lecturing go towards furthering this concept - as well as funding scholarships in specific demographic areas... |