Change Initiative

The Playground PlanBy: Celeste Reszel

Rationale

Forty nine percent of Informal discussion among teachers about

loss of instructional time after recess related incidents

No school wide set of playground rules

Change Theorists

• -four questions• -area of need• -desired result• -timely response• -SMART Goal

DuFour Model

Change Theorists Continued

• direct the rider•motivate the elephant

•shape the path

SWITCH

Committee EstablishedNovember 2010

• Establish Ground Rules• Use a Protocol• Discuss Possible Solutions• Brainstorm Possible Resources• Look at possible models from other schools.

Committee Outcomes

• We wanted to establish a set of schoolwide playground rules. One set for PK-2 and one set for 3-5.

• We wanted to change the schedule so that students went to recess before going to lunch.

• Change the schedule so that teachers would do their own recess duty.

Communicate With StaffNovember –December 2010

• Present our proposals to the principal• Voted as a staff on playground rules.– Willing participants emailed suggestions for rules

to committee chairperson– Committee chairperson compiled and listed staff

suggestions and placed in a central/common area– Staff picked their top three choices

(place 3 first choice, 2 by next choice and 1 by last choice)

New Playground RulesJanuary 2011

• K-2 Playground R • No jumping off the playground equipment. • No tag or chasing on the woodchips or

blacktop. • Go down the slide on your pockets, one

student at a time. • Go up the stairs or the ladder.

• Use play equipment correctly. • No chasing or tag. • Use good sportsmanship. • Keep hands and feet to yourself. • Use appropriate and respectful language.