What LCMS Does to Create a Positive School Climate

• Developing relationships with students

• Each student has a homeroom teacher throughout the school year 
• Homeroom establishes a meaningful relationship between adults and students
• Teaching affect & empathy through meaningful conversations & activities
• CISPUS week of whole child learning for all 6th grade students
• REAL Life Exhibit visitation for all 8th grade students
• Supervision in the gym, hallways and classes before school
• Student Services – small group & individual school counseling, study hall, 
• Support student’s academic success through promotion standards, development of student plans for success, parent meetings, summer school (Hawks Landing)
• Student Clubs – Math is Cool, Robotics, Strategic Gaming, Be the Change, Leos, Yearbook, 

• Programs

• Blue Crew
• Weekly meeting with homeroom student reps and the principal
• Establishes two-way communication 
• Reps are responsible to share the discussions with their homerooms (develops student leadership & communication skills)
• Student voice to express successes and challenges  in our middle school
• Student Leadership Class/Association of the Student Body (ASB)
• Student-led activities, competitions and pep assemblies
• Doernbecher Fundraising
• Stuff the Bus Food Donation Drive
• Multi-Activity Middle School Dances
• Character Strong – characterstrong.com
• Monthly lessons on positive character traits
• Student of the Month Assembly Recognition based on character traits
• Improve student leadership skills and opportunities
• Improve student life-readiness
• Creates safer schools (students feel ownership and belonging)
• Teach the whole child
• Daily student greetings by name
• Team building activities for small groups, grade levels & schoolwide
• Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) – Olweus Program Information
• Establishes schoolwide rules against bullying
• Climate surveys of students & staff annually
• All staff training for Prevention & ‘On the Spot’ Intervention