Suicide Prevention Can Start in School

Educators should use vigilance and screening programs to make sure at-risk students get the help they need.

by Grace Rubenstein

This article originally published on 11/10/2009

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Philip Wright on Building Relationships

YES Prep North Central's former principal talks about finding balance as an administrator and the importance of cultivating relationships.

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05:43 min Managing a Daily Routine
01:43 min Building Strong Relationships
00:44 sec YES Prep's Scalability
00:50 sec Finding Balance as an Administrator
01:08 min Lessons from YES Prep
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Release Date: 10/28/2009
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YES Prep Cultivates Parent Engagement

The rigors of this college-prep education place demands on families, too.

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Running Time: 05:26 min

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Parent Engagement

Family Contract - English 567K
Commitment to college completion signed by parents and students upon enrollment (English)

Family Contract - Spanish 535K
Commitment to college completion signed by parents and students upon enrollment (Spanish)

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A Once-Troubled Student Transforms into a Star

Kicked out of YES Prep as a sophomore, senior Erick Gonzalez returned to face the challenges and receive the support the school has offered him.

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Release Date: 10/28/09
Running Time: 04:21 min

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YES Prep Cultivates a Culture of Achievement

A supportive and caring environment underpins a strict discipline program.

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00:45 sec Restoring Individual Student Excellence
02:20 min Class Advisory
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Release Date: 10/28/2009
Running Time: 06:42 min

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Production Assistant

Doug Keely

Camera Crew

Thomas Waldron
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Narrator

Kris Welch

Original Music

Ed Bogas

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School Culture and Discipline

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

Hawaii Can Turn the Tide Despite a Shortened School Year

By Maurice Elias

10/23/09

You may have heard the story that due to the recession, Hawaii has cut 17 days from its school year, leaving 163 days of instruction instead of the more typical 180 days. The story suggests that with Hawaii near the bottom of educational achievement, it can't afford to lose those days.

But I would like to suggest that because Hawaii already ranks as one of the lowest states academically, restoring those 17 days won't matter -- nor would adding ten more.

Teach Yourself How to Be Happier

Writer Gretchen Rubin shares tips from her Happiness Project.

by Malaika Costello-Dougherty

This article originally published on 10/21/2009

Giving Visibility to Students with Emotional-Behavior Challenges

By Maurice Elias

10/14/09

The world is catching on to the importance of developing social and emotional learning in youth.

A Louisiana School Leader Answers the Call of Duty

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans principal Rene Lewis-Carter went above and beyond to reinvent her elementary school.

by Ann Banks

This article was also published in the October 2009 issue of Edutopia magazine as "Call of Duty".

How to Deal with Emotional Response to September 11

By Edutopia

9/11/09

Every September 11, I read a news story that connects me to the grief of a stranger. Today, it was one about Alissa Torres, a woman widowed on 9/11 who still clings tightly to her dream that there was, somehow, beauty in her husband's death.

Suicide Prevention Can Start in School

Educators should use vigilance and screening programs to make sure at-risk students get the help they need.

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Philip Wright on Building Relationships

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A Once-Troubled Student Transforms into a Star

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YES Prep Cultivates a Culture of Achievement

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School Culture and Discipline

Hawaii Can Turn the Tide Despite a Shortened School Year

By Maurice Elias

Teach Yourself How to Be Happier

Writer Gretchen Rubin shares tips from her Happiness Project.

by Malaika Costello-Dougherty

This article originally published on 10/21/2009

Giving Visibility to Students with Emotional-Behavior Challenges

By Maurice Elias

A Louisiana School Leader Answers the Call of Duty

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans principal Rene Lewis-Carter went above and beyond to reinvent her elementary school.

by Ann Banks

This article was also published in the October 2009 issue of Edutopia magazine as "Call of Duty".

How to Deal with Emotional Response to September 11

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