MHS+Success+Ladder

The MHS Success Ladder....98% done.

1. **We sell hope, mostly** Without hope, who has dreams?

2. **We are a service organization** We //serve// kids and parents and the community

3. **Our job is primarily behavior modification** We need to teach work skills first; if they work, they will learn

4. **No penalty for work done wrong, if it's done well** We need to applaud work, even if it needs to be fixed

5. **Students will work at school by design** (we won't have homework as it is classically assigned) When they work at home it will be by choice

6. **We teach skills, not subjects** State adopted texts should not be a limiter on student access to content and learning

7. **We will raise young professionals** People that will make our community proud

8. **We will scaffold our lessons and use repetitions** We'll teach them to walk right; then run, then run quickly

9. **We will work inside the student decision circle** We will use schwerepunkt to create intensity and move their cheese, creating an active energy-filled environment

10. **You work for them; they'll work for you** The best learning is always a partnership, not a dictatorship

11. ? This point left intentionally open-ended, to allow for growth and innovation