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Margaret Allen Middle School

Reimagining "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" for students in Margaret Allen Middle's behavior rubric.

Submitted by Kanetha Callahan, Manager, Community Achieves Site

By ValueGrades 6-8School CultureBehavior Improvement
Margaret Allen Middle School behavior rubric — click to zoom

About Their Behavior Rubric

Margaret Allen Middle School, which is located in Metro Nashville Public Schools, follows the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People for its behavior rubric.

Each habit is a separate category:

Be ProactiveBegin With the End in MindPut First Things FirstThink Win-WinSeek First to UnderstandSynergizeSharpen the SawTo build the rubric across these categories, the Dean of Students, Site Coordinator, and teachers worked to address what each habit looks like in a school setting.

The answers turned into the rubric items under each category. These are the specific behaviors for which students can earn points. Here are some examples:

Attendance is a behavior for Be ProactiveHelping a Peer is a behavior for Think Win-WinCollaboration is a behavior for Synergize

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