Ford Road Elementary School Case Study

Ford Road Elementary School's healthy culture includes shared values, common beliefs, written and unwritten rules and behavior expectations of all stakeholders. Within the school community, all stakeholders utilize school's social norms and create opportunities for everyone to be successful. A healthy school culture creates an environment in which the school community, at all levels, is actively engaged, feels empowered to effect positive change, enjoys congenial relationships and is supported and mentored for success. Ford Road Elementary School builds a safe and supportive learning environment through collaborative efforts and a structured culture and climate that is a student-centered, academically focused learning environment aligned to
Faculty and staff members also participate in pre-school professional development days designed to provide collaborative opportunities for teachers and staff. Both of these events involve sessions focused on building school-wide relationships, team building, and improving overall morale amongst faculty and staff. Teachers, school administrators, and district personnel are involved in the delivery of culture building activities and setting academic priorities and goals during these sessions. These professional learning opportunities include grade-level, content specific, and school team building activities, goal setting, and collaboration that are focused on school and district priorities. The sessions give staff and teachers an opportunity to discuss best practices, analyze school data, and develop plans to address school focus areas and
Analysis of school discipline data indicates that out of school suspensions are continuing to decrease every year. Currently, there have been zero out of school suspensions for the 2017-2017 school year. This is a result of the previously mentioned PBIS system as well as intentional and consistent management practices being implemented school-wide. Students in all grade levels are escorted by a staff member as they transition throughout the building. Knowing that we have multiple buildings, this continues to be a critical component of the overall safety school-wide. Students have to go outdoors to transition from one building to the next (one area which is not gated). The constant circulation of administrative staff and school family engagement specialist assists in monitoring students and maintaining a safe, secure, and healthy