GOALS AND ACTION PLAN FOR THE WORK ETHIC SEAL PROGRAM

  • Qualifying students will have advantages over other students when seeking employment

  • Increase graduation rate/decrease dropout rate

  • Graduate students with a strong work ethic and confidence to succeed


  • Prepare students for school to work transition

  • Participation by students is voluntary and their responsibility

  • Reduce achievement gap by motivating students to have better grades, attendance, and behaviors

  • Increase awareness of the Work Ethic Seal in our community

  • Prepare students for the transition to be successful in the post-secondary environment

ESSENTIAL SKILLS TAUGHT IN THIS PROGRAM

Reliability • Diligence • Knowledge • Adaptability • Initiative • Remaining Drug Free

JOSTENS RENAISSANCE

Using Jostens Renaissance as a cornerstone, we begin at the earliest of ages in our elementary schools developing the work ethic program at Franklin-Simpson. In middle school and high school these activities continue with an emphasis on respect, recognition, rewards, reinforcement, and the development of relationships.

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

Franklin Elem (PK-K)
Simpson Elem (1st-3rd)
Lincoln Elem (4th-5th)

ATTENDANCE

95% attendance

Includes excused/unexcused days, and excused/unexcused check-in/out (no more than the equivalent of 8 days missed)


BEHAVIOR

Discipline events fall into two categories, minor (less severe) & major (more severe).

  • No major discipline events

  • No more than TWO minor discipline events


COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Serve the community by helping someone agency or neighborhood

  • Cannot help family members in your own home

  • Must be 2 hours total (K-2) and 4 hours total (3-5) (can be multiple projects)

  • Cannot get paid

  • Fill out community service form and get parents to sign it AND turn it in ON Time

GRADE K Expectations

Friendly to All - hands and feet to self; use kind words; stay in your area; Excited to Lead - prepared with school tools and materials; following listening rules; sharing ones thoughts in a respectful way;

Show Respect - following directions the first time given; taking turns; working with others

  • Reading & Writing: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words; Read fluently (accuracy, speed, and prosody) on grade-level to support comprehension; Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables and sounds (phonemes); Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print to aid in comprehension.

  • Math: Know number names and the count sequence; Count to tell the number of objects; Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from; Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category.


GRADES (1-3 ONLY)

Meets Next Grade Ready or at least an average of 3 (Meets Grade Level Expectations) on report card


GRADES (4-5 ONLY)

At least a C average with no failures for each quarter

FRANKLIN-SIMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Grades 6th-8th

ATTENDANCE

95% attendance

Includes excused/unexcused days, and excused/unexcused check-in/ out (no more than the equivalent of 8 days missed)


BEHAVIOR

Discipline events fall into two categories, level 1 (more severe) & level 2 (less severe).

  • No Major Office Referrals

  • No more than THREE Minor Referrals

COMMUNITY SERVICE

PARTICIPATE IN ANY TWO:

  • School/Community Team/Individual Sport

  • School/Community Extracurricular Activity

  • Complete work-based learning experience suchas internship, mentorship, service learning, or entrepreneurship.

  • Complete 6 hours of community service.

Fill out community service form and get parents to sign it AND turn it in ON Time.


GRADES

At least a C average with no failures for each quarter

FRANKLIN-SIMPSON HIGH SCHOOL

Grades 9th-12th

ATTENDANCE

95% attendance

Includes excused/unexcused days, and excused/unexcused check-in/out (no more than the equivalent of 8 days missed)


BEHAVIOR

Discipline events fall into two categories, “referrals” and “notifications”.

  • No more than TWO Referrals.

  • No short term or long term placements in ASP or West Campus.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

PARTICIPATE IN ANY TWO:

  • Organized team or individual sport at FSHS

  • Extra-curricular program or club at FSHS or community-based

  • Part-time employment working a minimum of 8 hours a week for 2 consecutive months

  • Complete 10 hours of community service OR complete a community service/volunteer project.

Fill out community service form and get parents to sign it AND turn it in ON Time.


GRADES

Minimum of a 2.0 unweighted GPA

APPLICATION PROCESS

Students will submit an application no later than May 1. The application must include the required documents listed above. Please make sure you have all materials ready before beginning the application process, as you will be required to fill out the application in one setting.

This application has four sections that you will be required to complete:

For a printable copy of the work ethic certificate requirements please use this link