Each of us has a role to play in helping students achieve success…
Student: I can
Student: I can
• Set goals for myself
• Be confident in myself
• Go to school and be on time
• Try my best each day
• Listen to my teachers
• Pay attention in class
• Do my homework
• Keep myself healthy
• Respect myself
• Respect others around me
Parent/Extended Family: I can
• Help my student achieve his/her goals
• Build the confidence level of my student
• Be there for my student
• Be there for my student
• Help my student get to school on time every day
• Talk to my student about his/her day
• Talk to my student about his/her day
• Provide support for my student with his/her school work
• Attend a variety of school functions
• Attend a variety of school functions
(e.g., open house, parent conferences, sporting events, plays, and special programs)
• Encourage my student to value education
• Encourage my student to value education
• Help my student stay healthy
• Set an example by respecting myself and others around me
• Set an example by respecting myself and others around me
Teacher: I can
• Help my students achieve their goals
• Have high expectations for all students
• Understand what my students should know and be able to do
• Understand what my students should know and be able to do
• Prepare lessons to interest students, remembering that not all students learn
the same way
• Use the curriculum frameworks, grade-level benchmark lists, test
the same way
• Use the curriculum frameworks, grade-level benchmark lists, test
blueprints, writing rubrics, and resources when planning lessons
• Provide multiple opportunities for students to practice test taking
• Provide multiple opportunities for students to practice test taking
skills
• Use classroom assessments to discover student weaknesses
• Use classroom assessments to discover student weaknesses
• Encourage students to respect themselves and others
• Show respect to my students and others
School Support Staff: I can
• Help students achieve their goals
• Perform my duties each day to ensure that the school day runs smoothly
• Help create a positive image for my school
• Help create a positive image for my school
• Show respect to students and others around me
Counselor: I can
• Help students achieve their goals
• Have high expectations for all students
• Show students that I care about them
• Show students that I care about them
• Offer students time to express themselves
• Offer parents or legal guardians opportunities to discuss their student’s
• Offer parents or legal guardians opportunities to discuss their student’s
progress
• Keep accurate records to provide information to students and parents or
• Keep accurate records to provide information to students and parents or
legal guardians
• Show respect to students and others
Principal: I can
• Help students achieve their goals
• Have high expectations for all students and teachers
• Show students and teachers that I care about them
• Show students and teachers that I care about them
• Provide a clean, safe environment for students and teachers
• Provide a well disciplined atmosphere for teachers
• Provide a well disciplined atmosphere for teachers
• Be a strong instructional leader
• Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals
• Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers and paraprofessionals
• Know what my teachers are doing
• Support my teachers by providing opportunities for self-improvement
• Support my teachers by providing opportunities for self-improvement
• Use test results to make informed decisions about curriculum and instruction
• Encourage parents and the community to become active participants in
• Encourage parents and the community to become active participants in
the educational process
• Communicate my school’s needs and progress to district and community
• Communicate my school’s needs and progress to district and community
leaders
• Show respect to my students and others
Central Office Staff: I can
• Help students achieve their goals
• Have high expectations for all students
• Keep myself current on educational issues and policies
• Keep myself current on educational issues and policies
• Support school staff by locating and providing necessary resources
• Inform parents about what is happening in the schools
• Inform parents about what is happening in the schools
• Advise the superintendent of progress and of problems that may arise
• Show respect to others around me
• Show respect to others around me
• Respond to special needs of schools
Superintendent: I can
• Help students achieve their goals
• Have high expectations for all students
• Set district goals and provide leadership to help the district reach
• Set district goals and provide leadership to help the district reach
those goals
• Recruit and retain highly qualified professionals
• Recruit and retain highly qualified professionals
• Keep myself current on educational issues and policies
• Support all school district personnel by keeping communication lines open
• Work to establish more parental and community involvement
• Work to establish more parental and community involvement
• Advise the School Board of progress and of problems that may arise
• Show respect to others around me
• Show respect to others around me
School Board Member: I can
• Help students achieve their goals
• Have high expectations for all students
• Support the superintendent in the development of district goals and
• Support the superintendent in the development of district goals and
in the actions needed to reach those goals
• Visit all schools to communicate with staff and students
• Visit all schools to communicate with staff and students
• Encourage more parental and community involvement
• Show respect to others around me
• Show respect to others around me
• Hire highly qualified professionals
• Attend all Board functions
• Attend all Board functions
Community Member/Business Leader: I can•
• Help students achieve their goals
• Have high expectations for all students
• Help students achieve their goals
• Have high expectations for all students
• Promote education as a way to improve my community
• Show respect to others around me
• Encourage the community to provide support through volunteerism,
after-school activities, programs and services, and funding
• Hire highly qualified professionals
Elected Officials: I can
• Help students achieve their goals
• Have high expectations for all students
• Promote education as a way to improve my state
• Promote education as a way to improve my state
• Support education with adequate funding
• Visit schools to communicate with staff and students
• Visit schools to communicate with staff and students
• Show respect to others around me
Source: Mississippi Department of Education
