1/02 1 GETTING CHARACTER EDUCATION OUT OF GETTING CHARACTER EDUCATION OUT OF THE SCHOOLS…AND INTO THE COMMUNITY THE SCHOOLS…AND INTO THE COMMUNITY By Building Community-wide Character Coalitions. Healthy DuPage - Character Development Coalition
Feb 22, 2016
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GETTING CHARACTER EDUCATION OUT GETTING CHARACTER EDUCATION OUT OF THE SCHOOLS…AND INTO THE COMMUNITYOF THE SCHOOLS…AND INTO THE COMMUNITY
By Building Community-wide Character Coalitions.
Healthy DuPage - Character Development Coalition
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BUILDING COMMUNITY-WIDE BUILDING COMMUNITY-WIDE CHARACTER COALITIONSCHARACTER COALITIONS
Background Information Character Development Coalition Community Activity Examples Measurement & Evaluation Coalition Building Principles Community Organizing Questions & Answers
PRESENTATION OUTLINE:PRESENTATION OUTLINE:
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Background InformationBackground Information
Suburban “collar” county - 20 miles west of Chicago and Cook County, IL
Population: 904,161 (2000) - 80% white with 125% increase in Hispanic population since ‘90
332 square miles 39 municipalities (20 wholly
within the county) 35,000 acres of parks & forest
preserves Argonne & Fermi Nat’l Labs =
8,500 acres & 7,000 employees DuPage CountyDuPage County
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Background InformationBackground Information 46 golf courses 1 polo facility 7 hospitals (systems) 43 public schools districts
155,296 students 11,261 teachers 241 school buildings
14 colleges including a community college (COD) with enrollment of 36,073
32 public libraries Median income: $62,825
DuPage CountyDuPage County
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Background InformationBackground Information
Established in 1999 as part of the international Healthier Communities movement
Grassroots, regional planning and implementation organization to address broad health issues (socioeconomic, mental, environmental, etc.)
Board of Directors and 500+ Stakeholders from health, government, social service, businesses, spiritual, etc.
MISSION:MISSION: To measurably improve the health and well-being of DuPage County residents.
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Background InformationBackground Information
Formed on April 23, 1999 as one of seven focus areas
Voluntary effort - met regularly to identify and coordinate what was happening in the County in the area of character development
Discovered that CHARACTER COUNTS! was already being used in several communities in the County
Recommended the formation of a countywide Character Development Coalition to coordinate and expand efforts.
CHARACTER COUNTS! is a service mark of the CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition, a project of the Josephson Institute of Ethics.
CHARACTER AND VALUES CHARACTER AND VALUES ACTION TEAMACTION TEAM
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Character Development CoalitionCharacter Development Coalition
Formed in November 29, 2000 Meets monthly over lunch Representatives from involved
and interested communities Average = 34 people from 16 communities National memberships in CEP and CHARACTER COUNTS!
(14 communities have adopted CC! with over 500 trained)
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VISION:VISION: To be a county where core ethical values are consistently taught, promoted, supported,
and modeled by individuals and community organizations.
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Character Development CoalitionCharacter Development Coalition
To establish and maintain an alliance of representatives from each community
To foster a common language so that shared values may be recognized, discussed, and supported across community boundaries
To provide a forum for the sharing of ideas To serve as a resource for program development,
measurement and evaluation.
MISSION:MISSION:
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Character Development CoalitionCharacter Development Coalition
To coordinate community-based character development initiatives in all of DuPage County
To foster the establishment of character development coalitions in every community
To establish a resource center of sample materials To coordinate the character development efforts throughout
the County by working with countywide organizations To develop a process and tools that can be used for
measurement and evaluation of impact in individual communities and on a countywide basis.
GOALS:GOALS:
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Character Development CoalitionCharacter Development Coalition
1.1. Networking and idea sharing
Planning & coordination
FOCUS AREAS:FOCUS AREAS:
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2.2. Awareness and communications
FOCUS AREAS:FOCUS AREAS:
Character Development WeekBrochure and websiteCountywide organizations
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3.3. Resource Center (at the College of DuPage)
FOCUS AREAS:FOCUS AREAS:
4.4. Measurement and evaluation
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Character Development CoalitionCharacter Development Coalition
Executive Committee “Attendance Model”
Coalition of Coalitions Meetings (lunch-time):
General sharing Special presentation Small group action teams:
Awareness Programming Continuity Evaluation
Coordinator (research) Director
ServiceMASTER
ORGANIZATION:ORGANIZATION:
‘‘Part-time’ Leadership:Part-time’ Leadership:
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Community CoalitionsCommunity Coalitions
Regular meetings Training sessions Community festivals Character Education
Week Proclamations Awards Publicity and visible visible
remindersreminders MeasurementMeasurement
ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES: Schools City Government Police & Fire departments Library Parks & recreation
department Faith organizations Youth organizations Businesses Media
PARTICIPATION:PARTICIPATION:
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Community Visible RemindersCommunity Visible Reminders
Character building activities in the schools are unseen...Character building activities in the schools are unseen...
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Community Visible RemindersCommunity Visible Reminders
Entrance wall of a Middle School in WheatonEntrance wall of a Middle School in Wheaton
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““Pillars” of the Bloomingdale gazeboPillars” of the Bloomingdale gazebo
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Community Visible RemindersCommunity Visible Reminders
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Banners on lampposts in Wood DaleBanners on lampposts in Wood Dale
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Community Visible RemindersCommunity Visible Reminders
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Student mural on civic Sports Hub wall - Glendale Hts.Student mural on civic Sports Hub wall - Glendale Hts.
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Community Visible RemindersCommunity Visible Reminders
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Annual vehicle stickers in Glendale HeightsAnnual vehicle stickers in Glendale Heights
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Community Visible RemindersCommunity Visible Reminders
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““Pillars” on Police cars . . .Pillars” on Police cars . . .
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and “Pillars” on all village vehicles in Lombardand “Pillars” on all village vehicles in Lombard
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Community Visible RemindersCommunity Visible Reminders
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““Pillars” on walls of Village Council ChambersPillars” on walls of Village Council Chambers
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Community Visible RemindersCommunity Visible Reminders
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Winning float in West Chicago Railroad Days ParadeWinning float in West Chicago Railroad Days Parade
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Community Visible RemindersCommunity Visible Reminders
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West Chicago Youth Commission booth at festivalWest Chicago Youth Commission booth at festival
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Community Visible RemindersCommunity Visible Reminders
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On-going Press Coverage (“good news”)On-going Press Coverage (“good news”)
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Community Visible RemindersCommunity Visible Reminders
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Aurora City limits signAurora City limits sign
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Community Visible RemindersCommunity Visible Reminders
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Measurement and EvaluationMeasurement and Evaluation
Process:Process: Determine scope of project and needed resources Identify funding sources, request and receive funding Identify and engage measurement expert Establish measurement and evaluation process, tools and
activities Conduct study, analyze and communicate results.
Goal: Goal: To identify key indicators in each community and across the county that show that Character Development efforts are having an impact in the community.
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Measurement and EvaluationMeasurement and Evaluation
Reviewed other studies and developed a strategy Received $152,000 for 3-year study Engaged Dr. Matt Davidson to consult (CEP, ND, 4th&5th R’s) Identified 4 ‘pilot’ communities Conducted ‘focus groups’ to determine constructs
Current Plans in Progress:Current Plans in Progress: Develop school/community survey for Spring ‘02 Collect archival data Conduct survey, analyze data and communicate results Action research: adjustable, long-term impact
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A Coalition is a diverse group of organizations and individuals who agree to work together to achieve a common goal.
Principles:Principles: Shared Vision Shared Mission Shared Responsibility Multi-sector buy-in
Definition:Definition:
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Coalition BuildingCoalition Building
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Efficient and effective meetings
Each member important Opportunity to participate Communication Leadership Quick wins
Elements of Success:Elements of Success:
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Coalition BuildingCoalition Building
Define issue Enroll ‘champions’ who
are ambassadors Map assets Large enrollment Create shared vision
Process Steps:Process Steps:
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Determine the extent of current character education programs (schools? - anywhere else?) in your community (and neighboring communities). State mandate? School Improvement Plan?
Identify key organizations and individuals who might/should be interested - are there existing coalitions?
Identify a leadership group and obtain commitments Discuss individually and then call a meeting to present
importance, concepts, and possible organizational steps Adopt a framework/core set of values Conduct informational or training sessions.
Initial Process Steps:Initial Process Steps:
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Community OrganizingCommunity Organizing
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EExplore EEngage EExcite EExpand EEvaluate
Year 2:Year 2:
EEducationducation
CCommitment CConsensus CCollaboration CCollect Data CCommunication
Year 1:Year 1:
CCharacterharacterFrom CHARACTER COUNTS! and
Dr. Gary M. Smit, Superintendent of District 44, Lombard, IL
TTeach EEnforce AAdvocate MModel
T. E. A. M.T. E. A. M.
ApproachApproach
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Community OrganizingCommunity Organizing
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Convince key “thought leaders” on the need first Develop database of people and organizations to reach Form a diverse working Leadership Committee Identify financial sources Get a few people trained immediately Anticipate and prepare to address any and all objections -
including personal assessment and ‘whose values?’ Include parents and media in all community meetings
Some Lessons Learned:Some Lessons Learned:
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Community OrganizingCommunity Organizing
Community = Common, Communications, ConnectionsCommunity = Common, Communications, Connections
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Questions and AnswersQuestions and Answers
What questions do you have? (Remembering that we don’t have all the answers.)
Call us at (630) 690-2998Ken Fisher, Character Development Coalition Director