Washington Drive

Shared Decision Making Committee

        The Shared Decision Making Committee at Washington Drive Primary School consists of a collaborative team of parents, administrators, and faculty members.  The purpose of the committee is for the team to work collaboratively to guide school improvement activities. Over the past few years, our committee has worked to develop our “Bus Safety Superstars Program”, our student handbook, our school song, and our school motto – “Learning comes alive at Washington Drive”.

Some of our goals for the 2011-2012 school year include:

GOAL #1   

Character Education: The committee will be working with the PTA to buy t-shirts for all students at Washington Drive. The t-shirts will be worn during spirit days and on field trips. The logo on the shirts will be a character education theme such as Washington Drive has Character. This will be a way to unite the school around a central theme. Shirts for staff members are also being considered.

GOAL #2    

The creation of a Character Caravan. Teachers from special areas (art, music, physical education) and classroom teachers will read to other classes as a guest reader. This will coincide with Mrs. Greene reading to classes about character education. The committee will be reviewing the mandate set by the NYS Department of Education to have an anti- bullying program/committee in place by July 2012.

GOAL #3

Continue to enhance the Washington Drive Primary School website. Monthly, there will be updates with current events at Washington Drive. Character Education will be a recurring theme. Students who have been “Caught” in the act will have their picture posted monthly on the website.

Learning really does come alive at Washington Drive!!