Academy of Medical Arts Hearts That Believe and Hands That Achieve

A Place for Students to be Leaders

Letting Students Lead = More and Better Opportunities in the Community

Some Ways Students Lead!1) The Mayor’s Task Force

* Healthy Food Project 2010-12

* Bike-friendly Community 2012-13

* HEAL Community Resolution 2) Instant Recess

* What is it?* Who Leads?* How it spreads…

3) Research Projects* Healthy Lunches* More Water, Less Sugar* Healthy Relationships* Stress Reduction

4) Wellness Center Advisory Group* Lunch time activities* Green Heart expressions

Shining Moments are Built When Students Lead

Our pathway program is as strong as our student leadership. Our students are advocates, public relations and marketing experts and community relations specialists. At school student leaders set the meeting agendas, call membership to order, take attendance at meetings, arrange for guest speakers, invite parents and community partners to events…taking ownership of the program is a student priority..

Partnership Academies at the Capitol

More and Better Opportunities in the Health Science Community

• HOSA future health professionals

• After learning CPR, we have more opportunities for hands on work experience

• After attending HOSA, our CTSO, we had more publicity and more students interested in our program.

• Not us…students are the face and the driving force to adding these community skills and partnerships

BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS

• CERT • CHAMPS CAMPAfter CERT training, we had a better relationship with local fire fighters and police and city staff; students participate as CERT members!

Our students plan and lead nutrition and exercise classes at the feeder middle school from 3:30-5 twice a week for 6-8 weeks in the Spring and Fall. The culmination brings parents and teachers to celebrate as well.

Getting Started…an exampleElect and hold swearing in ceremony in May/June of preceding year.Students pass a notebooks to the new officer.Summer “camp” to set agenda, design program of study, teach about leadership.

Co-President of HOSA future health professionals at our school; youth of the year @ our local Boys and Girls Club; student leader at Health Science Youth Institute; leader @ Youth 2 Youth

Shining Moment…Start a Movement!As the advisor/teacher, you just need to convince a few students to turn you from a lone nut to a champion of doing…

Summer time and the living’s easy(see handouts)

• Agenda • Program of Study– Month by month

calendar– Backwards planning– Accountability– Distributed Leadership– Priorities– Reflections and

notebooks

HOSA Leadership Training/BondingArrive by 10 AMImportance of modeling on time behaviorExplaining snack item you brought and whyMaking friendship trail mix…Sphere of influence lesson and practiceGAMES—Take a Walk and Magic Cloth5 components of leadership

give one to small teamssend them on a walk and talksketch an area of the parkCome back and shareReveal the actual ideas

Lunch break and socializing…”Where everybody knows your name…”T-shirts metacognition activities Working duos—officer and jr officer Share dynamic duo cheer Game –three groups have to create “movie poster” for movie title they pull out of bag CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR YEAR and explaining the notion of a program of study Accountability chart/set up as google doc but keep hard copiesHours sheets and monthly reports Facebook or wiki groups set up for communications. Some activities adapted from Tri-Leadership

Accountability Charts and Hours

• See handout for blank and filled out charts

• 30-hour community service requirement

• Students monitor and sign

• Our students have been requested by LAUSD, Cash for College, the Chamber of Commerce and others because they have been accountable and learned about responsibility and presenting their mission!

Registration and Back to School Opportunities

• Being seen in uniform • Recruiting membersHOSA future health professionals

Outstanding Chapter yearbookHOSA weekVolunteering at events and in

healthcareMentoring at the Middle SchoolRed Ribbon Week, JDRF, Autism

Speaks, Red Cross, Cystic Fibrosis walks and events

Student Led Tours/Labs at Complex wide Open House … student lead vs. teacher driven

More and Better Academics• Surveys• Brochures• Demonstrations

When students are actually leading, planning, reflecting, and brainstorming, they do more and complain less because they are empowered.

Students are more interested in Projects with Real World Relevance when they have a say in designing, implementing, and assessing projects that have an impact in the community.

Kudos!!• Health Fairs Call…

• Carson City Council & LA Chamber of Commerce Youth Leader Awards

The Big Pay Off …AMA—health science and medical technology pathway, but lessons can be applied to any pathway.

Getting Students Started

Teacher15%

Student85%

Involvement2012-2013

Teacher85%

Student15%

Involvement2004-2005

Teacher50%

Student50%

Involvement2008-2009

Questions?

Contact:Terri Ann Sullivantas7644@lausd.net

Academy of Medical ArtsCarson ComplexA LAUSD Pilot SchoolLisa EngelTerri Ann SullivanMerri Weir