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What is a What is a Whale Done!” Whale Done!” School District? School District?

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What is a What is a

“ “Whale Done!” Whale Done!”

School District?School District?

Outline• Overview of Whale Done!• New Enthusiasm for School Climate• Additional Strategies for Your “Tool

Box”• Provide Life Long Happiness

Activity1. Think about a time when someone saw the

best in you. What did the person say or do?

What impact did it have on you?

The book, The book, Whale Done! Whale Done! emphasizes proper emphasizes proper

responses to behavior used responses to behavior used by whale trainers atby whale trainers at

Sea World®. Sea World®. You can’t get a 12,000 You can’t get a 12,000

pound Killer Whale to jump pound Killer Whale to jump 30 feet in the air by 30 feet in the air by

screaming at it! People also screaming at it! People also respond better to positive respond better to positive

re-enforcers.re-enforcers.

• BBuild uild TrustTrust• AAcccentuate the centuate the PPositiveositive• RReedirect direct the thinking when the thinking when

mistakes occurmistakes occur

• Praise immediately• Be specific about what someone

did right oror almost right • Encourage them to keep up the

good work • Redirect the thinking when a

mistake occurs

1.1. Describe the problem clearly and Describe the problem clearly and without blamewithout blame

2.2. Show its negative impactShow its negative impact3.3. Take the blame, if appropriateTake the blame, if appropriate4.4. Make sure the task is understoodMake sure the task is understood5.5. Express trust and confidenceExpress trust and confidence

• Rewire our thinkingRewire our thinking• Apply the StrategiesApply the Strategies• Embed Concrete RemindersEmbed Concrete Reminders• Involve EverybodyInvolve Everybody

• Believe and UniteBelieve and Unite• Board SupportBoard Support• Communicate Expectations for staff Communicate Expectations for staff

and studentsand students• Staff begins to give and receive Staff begins to give and receive

recognitionsrecognitions• Whale Done program Whale Done program extends into the extends into the communitycommunity

• Set the tone for the weekSet the tone for the week• All students & staff participateAll students & staff participate• RecognitionRecognition

–student-studentstudent-student–staff-staffstaff-staff–student-staffstudent-staff–staff-studentstaff-student–parent-childparent-child–parent-staffparent-staff

• Effective Classroom Management–More time on task–Parents & students are involved

• Students focus on academics• Productive work environment• Develop student leadership

1.1. Personal CommitmentPersonal Commitment2.2. School-wide CommitmentSchool-wide Commitment3.3. District-wide CommitmentDistrict-wide Commitment4. Stakeholders Involvement4. Stakeholders Involvement

MASD ImplementationMASD Implementation