1. Edward Stone Middle School
Edward Stone Middle School
Advisory Kick Off Assembly
Advisory Kick Off Assembly
2012-20132012-2013

2. ESMSAdvisory
ESMSAdvisory
Program:Mission
Program:Mission
The mission of the ESMS middle school
The mission of the ESMS middle school
advisory program is based around the
advisory program is based around the
idea that:
idea that:
• All students and staff should be treated
All students and staff should be treated
with mutual respect.
with mutual respect.
• Teach problem solving, goal setting,
Teach problem solving, goal setting,
and the use of effective communication
and the use of effective communication
strategies.
strategies.
• We should take pride in ourselves and
We should take pride in ourselves and
our school.
our school.
• Everyone in our school deserves a safe
Everyone in our school deserves a safe
and positive learning environment.
and positive learning environment.

3. ESMSAdvisory
ESMSAdvisory
Program:Mission
Program:Mission
Continued
Continued
• An effective advisory program
An effective advisory program
ensures that every student has the
ensures that every student has the
opportunity to feel known, heard,
opportunity to feel known, heard,
and understood.
and understood.
• Within the program, students will
Within the program, students will
optimize social and academic
optimize social and academic
competencies that they need to
competencies that they need to
navigate the hurdles of middle
navigate the hurdles of middle
school as well as make a smooth
school as well as make a smooth
transition to high school, college,
transition to high school, college,
and career.
and career.

4. An advisory teacher takes on different roles in
this class. An advisor fulfills the goals of the
advisory mission statement by:
Advisor Roles and Responsibilities
• Being an advocate for each student within the
group
• Creating a safe space within which students
feel that they have a “home base”—a place
where they can express their thoughts and
feelings freely
• Helping students bond with each other and with
adults in the school community and beyond
• Fostering the development of study skills and
appropriate work habits

5. StudentRolesand
StudentRolesand
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
• Be respectful to all
Be respectful to all
members of the advisory
members of the advisory
group
group
• Be open to new ideas
Be open to new ideas
and to try new things
and to try new things
• Try to do your best
Try to do your best
• Encourage others
Encourage others

6. • One person speaks at a timeOne person speaks at a time
• Agree to disagree in an atmosphere of mutualAgree to disagree in an atmosphere of mutual
respectrespect
• Give each person the right to have and expressGive each person the right to have and express
his/her own viewhis/her own view
• Emphasize the positive pointsEmphasize the positive points
• Listen activelyListen actively
Guidelines for Group DiscussionsGuidelines for Group Discussions

7. • No put-downs and/or mocking allowedNo put-downs and/or mocking allowed
• Allow everyone to speak, trying not toAllow everyone to speak, trying not to
exclude anyoneexclude anyone
• Try not to make a second comment untilTry not to make a second comment until
everyone has spoken onceeveryone has spoken once
• Everyone has a right to passEveryone has a right to pass
• Use “I” statements as a way of expressingUse “I” statements as a way of expressing
viewsviews
• Respect confidentialityRespect confidentiality
Guidelines for Group DiscussionsGuidelines for Group Discussions

8. Ongoingactivities
Ongoingactivities
• Ongoing advisory
Ongoing advisory
activities during
activities during
advisory times (early out
advisory times (early out
Wednesdays) and
Wednesdays) and
selected times
selected times
throughout the year
throughout the year
• School Pride Fridays
School Pride Fridays
• Advisory group
Advisory group
competitions
competitions• Outside school activities
Outside school activities
• Online Survey
Online Survey

9. BuildingAdvisory
BuildingAdvisory
LeadershipTeam
LeadershipTeam
• One representative from
One representative from
each homeroom
each homeroom
• Will meet at least once a
Will meet at least once a
month
month
• Help plan and organize
Help plan and organize
advisory activities
advisory activities
• Provide communication to
Provide communication to
leadership team and to
leadership team and to
homeroom
homeroom

10. Thanks for
Thanks forlistening and
listening andparticipation
participation
Look forward to seeing your
Look forward to seeing your
advisory grow as a group.
advisory grow as a group.