“School Connectedness - Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth,” emphasizes the tremendous capacity that that schools have in facilitating school connectedness. This publication asserts there if students feel more connected and engaged in schools, then they are more likely to have positive educational and health outcomes.
Below are some prompts for us to consider:
- As you reflect on your own personal experiences in schools, what protective factors kept you connected to school? Were there any specific factors that played more influential roles in your academic, emotional or social development than others?
- As we envision this new year together, how can the six evidence-based strategies outlined in this publication better inform our work in each classroom, within each grade level, and across our entire campus.
- What are we, as a charter, doing well as it relates to school connectedness? Where can you continue grow as and educator? Where can we all continue to grow as an organization?
Feel free to respond to any of these prompts OR create your own…
