Our 2008 Annual Report and 2009 Update
Downloads: 2008 Annual Report Full [PDF, 2.5 MB] , 2009 Annual Report Update [PDF, 343 KB]
Core Strategies
Our core strategies for systems-wide national school reform are to apply efforts at key ‘leverage points’ in the education system:
- Directly supporting teachers and schools with professional sequenced curriculum professional development programs, and collaborative consulting;
- Advancing the field of transformational education through public speaking, publishing, and other outreach methods.
- Improving the reputation and perceived relevance of character education and social and emotional learning by building evidenced-based programs in collaboration with researchers and professional evaluators.
- Collaborating with universities on developing teacher and principal licensure programs that incorporate social and emotional learning principles and practices.
- Influencing educational policy makers and processes to build in social and emotional learning standards at the district, state, and ultimately national levels.
Strategic Goals
- Prepare and launch urban pilots and demonstration sites for our curricula;
- Develop an implementation roadmap and support materials—a structured sequence designed to support schools to successfully implement the PWI model and navigate the challenges of systemic change;
- Finalize and publish professional versions of the Journey into High School Curriculum, followed by Newcomers, 5th grade, 6th grade, 12th grade, Kindergarten, and 8th grade curricula;
- Complete a protocol and related print and digital materials for preparation and certification of Foundation Course Trainers;
- Create and present advanced level trainings, including the Teaching Presence Course and Supporting Critical Transitions—a rites of passage model; these will include both on-site and distance learning modules;
- Support and collaborate with researchers to complete evaluations of our recent demonstration projects (PHS/East Prairie) and our upcoming urban pilots;
- Explore collaboration at a university level for infusion of our principles and practices into pre-service teacher and principal education;
- Convene advisors, staff and board to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for growth and expansion of both our programs and of the broader fields that address education for the inner life;
- Create a Marketing/Communications Strategic Plan that includes the refinement of core messages, the production of a digital library and significant upgrading of our website and printed collateral materials;
- Develop a comprehensive long-term development plan to provide the financial and organizational resources necessary to broaden our impact on schools.