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charlotte dickin Minerva Dean 2015

Published on Nov 30, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

charlotte dickin

dean of minerva house 2015

if you want to go fast
go alone
if you want to go far
go together
Samoan Proverb.... Ministry of Ed

the journey ahead

the vision and potential change ahead & how the pieces will fit together
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as a dean

  • I would empower my students
  • Each student brings something special to our community
  • As a significant adult I would be an advocate for each and everyone
  • forming learning partnerships
  • Knowledge of my students, their whanau and their needs 
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behaviour management systems

  • Restorative chats
  • Scott yr  11 & Xavier yr 9 
  • Relationships & respect

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  • Application and Expectations of the 3 c's 
  • Place within our community 
  • That all students are allowed the opportunity to learn without disruption

developing & nurturing student leadership

  • highlighting students with leadership skills 
  • ensuring opportunities for students to gain leadership skills 
  • not just 'dumping' on them - growing leaders 
  • knowledge & relationships with incoming house leaders 
  • taught 5 of the 7 potential house leaders at year 9 !
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leading the Minerva Tutors

  • develop relationships with the tutors
  • one release tutor session per term 
  • listen to the tutors needs
  • ensure that they are 'doing their jobs'
  • liase between tutors, agencies & students
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leading the Minerva Students

  • relationships with students
  • taking tutor groups - hands on
  • developing the empowerment of the Minerva students
  • developing inclusion of parents into the House relationship
  • sense of belonging
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stocktake of students

the ability to monitor academic progress or lack of -  finger on the pulse

academic monitoring

  • knowledge of the Minerva Students progress
  • to be athlete friendly within the SIE framework ensuring best outcomes
  • to promote and develop a work ethic and a culture that encourages this
  • stocktake information and analyse, predict and promote

sense of belonging

  • within school community and Minerva House
  • each student has a uniqueness that they bring
  • awareness of inclusion, unity & fostering team spirit
  • trying to ensure that every student has a positive experience 

budget

house keeping, money spent wisely, yr 11 PES, athletics NZ
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assemblies

  • the opportunity to get together as a house
  • to inspire, applaud, develop & nurture the students
  • to promote the sense of house pride
  • to reinforce work ethic & expectations
  • to reinforce the sense of belonging

meeting with key parties

  • positive relationships with the school community
  • wider community of parents and guardians
  • agencies that may be involved in the combined welfare of the students
  • rapport & ability to talk on many different levels
  • communication and openness to learn from and with fellow Deans
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knowledge of my students

  • know my students
  • awareness of why students do things
  • big picture
  • ways in which I work with my students to ensure their learning
  • communication - verbal & non verbal
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Bell House 2014

  • running the junior house committee
  • held weekly meetings
  • developed their leadership skills
  • inter tutor quiz & re done the house notice board
  • 'candy for courage' kids cancer challenge

how to be an effective dean

earlier this year I attended this course and was inspired and motivated 

from the gentle nudge to a full blown push

both students and fellow teachers
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to conclude

  • as a Dean I would like to inspire
  • to develop and promote a love of learning
  • establish and develop pride within the community, school & house
  • to listen, to learn & enjoy the journey ahead of me and my students
  • to develop tutors with a shared passion to inspire
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