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.
Release Date: 10/28/2009
Running Time: 05:43
Video Credits
Directed by
- Ken Ellis
Editor
- Karen Sutherland
Coordinating Producer
- Amy Erin Borovoy
Production Assistant
- Doug Keely
Camera Crew
- Thomas Waldron
- Mark Angelo
- © 2009
- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- All rights reserved.
Support for Edutopia's Schools That Work series is provided, in part, by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
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Since we produced this video, Philip Wright has accepted a position as codirector of the YES Prep Southeast campus, and teacher Bryan Reed has taken his place as principal of YES Prep North Central's high school.
YES Prep Cultivates Parent Engagement
The rigors of this college-prep education place demands on families, too.
Release Date: 10/28/09
Running Time: 05:26 min
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.
Support for Edutopia's Schools That Work series is provided, in part, by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
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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)
More at How YOU Can Do It: YES Prep Resources and Downloads
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.
Release Date: 10/28/09
Running Time: 04:21 min
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
- © 2009
- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- All rights reserved.
Support for Edutopia's Schools That Work series is provided, in part, by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
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YES Prep Cultivates a Culture of Achievement
A supportive and caring environment underpins a strict discipline program.
Release Date: 10/28/2009
Running Time: 06:42 min
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.
Support for Edutopia's Schools That Work series is provided, in part, by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
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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
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.
Hawaii Can Turn the Tide Despite a Shortened School Year
By Maurice Elias
10/23/09You 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
10/14/09The 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
9/11/09Every 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.


