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YES Prep Cultivates a Culture of Achievement

A supportive and caring environment underpins a strict discipline program.

A supportive and caring environment underpins a strict discipline program.
Download | Credits | Release Date: 10/28/09

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Video Credits

Produced, Written, and Directed by

  • Ken Ellis

Editor

  • Karen Sutherland

Coordinating Producer

  • Amy Erin Borovoy

Production Assistant

  • Doug Keely

Camera Crew

  • Thomas Waldron
  • Mark Angelo

Narrator

  • Kris Welch

Original Music

  • Ed Bogas
  • © 2009
  • The George Lucas Educational Foundation
  • All rights reserved.

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School Culture and Discipline

PDF YES Core Values 58K
Five core values shared by all YES Prep schools

PDF Thinks & Acts 783K
Key "Thinks and Acts" for students and educators, developed by YES Prep students

PDF RISE Overview 108K
Overview of YES Prep North Central's discipline system, RISE (Restoring Individual Student Excellence)

PDF RISE Responsibility Log 160K
Responsible-behavior log used in the RISE discipline system

PDF RISE Respect Log 160K
Respectful-behavior log used in the RISE discipline system

More at How YOU Can Do It: YES Prep Resources and Downloads

Since we produced this video, Philip Wright has accepted a position as codirector of the YES Prep Southeast campus, teacher Bryan Reed has taken his place as principal of YES Prep North Central's high school, and history teacher Magda Derisma has relocated to Florida and no longer works for YES Prep.

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Special Education Teacher

Sending student home constantly.

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Without knowing all the circumstances such as what exactly your son was doing it's hard to comment. Was your son hitting others, being unsafe to himself or others? Was it something such as being disruptive in class which is a whole different picture. I do know educating a child is a partnership between parents and the teachers and it's important to work together for the benefit of the child.

Teachers and parents really do have the same goals which is helping children reach their full potential. I know I need to work very hard to partner with parents, and be very careful how I say things in emails or in person because comments can easily come across the wrong way. I am betting the teachers are just as frustrated as you and would love to hear how you handle things at home. You surely know some strategies and tactics that could help.

Good luck, I hope things get better.

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Ma'am, your job is to parent. A teachers job is to educate; not parent your child. If your child misbehaves at school he should be sent home. Stop placing the blame on teachers for your inadequacies as a parent.

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please bring to north carolina, there way of discipline for my 5 year old is to send him home constantly