Staff Development

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Ron is a living example of why we should Leave No Child Behind.

This program is designed for educators, administrators, juvenile justice and mental health professionals and is presented by Ron Glodoski, dynamic nationally recognized speaker and author of the highly acclaimed book, How to Be A Successful Criminal-The Real Deal on Crime, Drugs and Easy Money. This powerful staff development program includes a 60-minute main presentation, interactive sessions, and individual and group exercises.

Because schools exist for all students to have an equal opportunity to obtain their highest level of academic achievement, consideration must be given to different learning styles, cultural diversity, the school environment and a multitude of problems that inhibit learning. Schools must also have some effective means of measuring their performance in accomplishing their mission.

TOPICS:

Literacy Issues Learned Behaviors - prejudices, attitudes Peer Pressures - 50's vs. now Gangs - if kids knew the real deal they wouldn't join Alcohol & Drug abuse Learning Styles - why teaching some students may seem hard	Bullying, Fighting and Teasing How to Bond with Kids Choices and Decision Making Impact of Positive and Negative Labels Effect of Verbal Abuse - by parents, peers and staff Health Realization - thoughts create reality
OBJECTIVES (YOU'LL GAIN)
Practical classroom tools Methods for connecting with at-risk kids Insight into the hearts and minds of kids Program Effectiveness Measurement tool Character development	A renewed sense of purpose Understanding what is stopping kids from learning and achieving their graduation requirements Team building Alternative choices for kids making destructive decisions

"It gives me a great deal of pleasure to finally recommend something that I believe to have a powerful impact on our youth, and that will serve as a contribution in making a difference in the lives of many... Do it for yourself and for your children... if not your own, for your community and the sanity of the world."

Nancy Randall Dana
St. Paul, Minnesota
Superintendent

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Ron Glodoski speaks from the heart of real life experience. A featured expert on The Sally Jesse Raphael Show, he offers a fresh new perspective on how to effectively connect with kids. His personal triumph over abuse issues, a traumatic brain injury and learning disabilities provides practical solutions to the challenges confronting our youth today.

The authenticity of Ron's message is embodied in his own life. He survived an abusive childhood by escaping to life on the streets. The choice to change his life led Ron on a path of personal growth and transformation. He attended college and began successfully applying his skills to a series of legitimate businesses - including The Spinoza Company, which markets a talking teddy bear that plays cassette tapes about self-worth and acceptance. Ron expanded this home-based company to a multi-million dollar business that provided meaningful employment for 33 people. His life is undeniable proof that even the kids society labels at-risk can become healthy, productive members of their community.

Today, Ron is dedicated to helping others transform their lives. His book, How to Be A Successful Criminal-The Real Deal on Crime, Drugs and Easy Money has received national acclaim from parents, judges, police officers, educators, administrators, counselors, psychologists, and social workers.

Ron's powerful Staff Development and Parent Programs provide an inside look at the hearts and minds of kids today. These programs - endorsed by educators, mental health and criminal justice professionals - gently confront the challenge educators and parents to examine personal attitudes, judgments, and learned behaviors that may be blocking their effectiveness. While others are asking what can be done to help our youth, Ron is providing answers and changing lives.

PROGRAM PACKAGES

CONNECTING WITH KIDS - Ron provides a fresh perspective on how kids think, and insight into the decision making process of the at-risk child. This package includes interactive workshops, discussion of abuse issues, learning styles, self-defeating learned behaviors (i.e.: diversity and racial issues). A favorite! This package has been consistently identified by professionals all over the country as "The best staff development program we've ever had!"

LITERACY - We take state standards and testing very seriously. The goal of this package is to assist you with bringing the bottom 25% achievement ratings up to the mid-range level. Kids should have knowledge and skills with realistic expectations to build upon. As a child, Ron was a typical underachiever. he graduated from high school with a fourth grade reading level and a one point gpa. Hear Ron share how, at age 33, he was able to overcome his literacy problems and attain a college grade point average of 3.4. Ron's book is being used in upper elementary level through high school classrooms. Our results show that many underachievers are improving reading scores, often by grade levels at a time.

SAFE SCHOOLS - Safety is a huge challenge today. Ron addresses multiple issues involved in student behaviors, which contribute to the quality of the school environment. In this package, he provides valuable information how thoughts create reality; gangs; impact of verbal abuse by peers, parents or staff; conflict resolution; peer mediation; harassment; bullying, teasing and basic respect; and tobacco, drug and alcohol abuse, and abuse prevention.

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Turn Around Publishing offers books, staff development, school assemblies and parent training programs that "tap" into human potential. The Real Deal on Turning Kids Around complies with:

Department of Public Instruction - Education Goals and Academic Standards
Focus on academic achievement Set high expectations for students and schools Address the needs of all students Promote collaboration within school and the community	Establish a climate of respect Provide an active learning environment Meet the needs of professional staff Establish family partnerships
Character Counts - The Six Pillars Of Character
Respect Responsibility Fairness	Trustworthiness Caring Citizenship
Search Institute's - 40 Developmental Assets For Healthy Youth
Caring school environment Parent Involvement in schooling Safety Establish a climate of respect	School boundaries Adult role models Positive peer influence High expectation
National Office Of Safe and Drug Free Schools - Principles of Effectiveness
Effective, comprehensive prevention ATOD effort ATOD prevention as basic integrated permanent part of education program Promote non-use ATOD Address the needs and causes of ATOD abuse Change day to day norms of experience for young people Responsive to the complex needs and circumstances in young people's lives	Initiatives match the unique cultural and social characteristics of school and community Help youth learn what to embrace rather than simply reject Address the attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behaviors of adults Partnerships between schools and community Research and practice Evaluation

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Ron Glodoski enables the members of a group to clarify team goals, and identify individual and group issues which are blocks to reaching these goals. He then empowers each member of the group to take ownership of these blocks, which leads to their removal and ultimate achievement of an effective team dynamic.

We are all born innocent. We were taught prejudices, racism, violence, self-defeating attitudes and self-limiting beliefs. Attitudes prevent us from being what we can be. Identify personal attitudes and issues that may be keeping kids stuck in patterns of violence, substance abuse, and destructive decision-making.

We are all aware of the harm of physical and sexual abuse, but few people ever talk about the impact of verbal abuse. Sticks and stones and bullets can harm the body. Find out how abusive words destroy your child's spirit. Discuss the correlation between verbal abuse and violent behavior, drug and alcohol dependency and other destructive decisions.

Understand what is stopping kids from learning and achieving their graduation requirements. Change your way of thinking - your thoughts create your reality. · Alternative choices for kids making destructive decisions.

What kind of stress and pressures are kids living with each day? What impact does our choices today have on our future? How hard is it to say no - with friends it is almost impossible? Do our kid's friends support their goals and dreams for their future? Peer Pressure - the 50s verse the 90s.

People learn in different ways - by seeing, hearing, or doing. The way we learn can determine our strengths and weaknesses. Understanding the different styles and their impact on how we perceive and interact with our environment helps improve communication skills. Labeling brings one down. Labels communicate limitations and set expectations. Learn how to appreciate and understand our differences.

Educators will discover the reality and understand:

1. Why their students turn to drugs and alcohol;
2. What addictive behavior is and how to recognize the warning signs;
3. How dangerous it is to think it can never happen to me;
4. How glorification of negative behavior and lifestyles in the media contributes to unhealthy choices.

Find out why kids are joining gangs. Recognize some basic gang identifiers. Discover things you can do to put gangs out of business. How can kids get out of gangs?

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Praise For:

"I'm always on the lookout for books like this that can make a difference in kids lives. (How To Be a Successful Criminal) not only gives spirit and attitude and philosophy…but also practical…steps to follow to create a life-sustaining career within the law."
          Sister Helen Prejean, csj
          Author of Dead Man Walking

"…This book demonstrates the practicality of the right choice in believable and unforgettable terms. The message is poignant and the delivery is passionate. Who among us can not learn from it?"
          Judge Penelope D. Coffman
          Denver, Colorado

"As a street cop of 15 years, I was pleasantly surprised after reading Ron's book. It's a must-read for anyone who has lost hope of being part of the American dream - this book speaks from the heart of the language of the street. I highly recommend it."
          Officer Michael Johnson
          St. Paul Police Department

"As one of the former leaders of the Black "P." Stone Nation representing Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and St. Paul,…I found out the hard way,…..there is no free lunch. If I had read this book before I took to the streets, I would not have spent 19 years of my life in prison."
          Sonny Gangster Jackson
          A former leader of the Black "P." Stone Nation

"I truly believe that at an early age had I been exposed to or influenced by the messages in Ron Glodoski's "How To Be a Successful Criminal", I would have spent 1/3 of the 12 ½ years of prison attending college (4 years) and zero years in prison - and would currently be independently wealthy as operating outside the system, inside the law…."
          Ron Wagner, Former President
          African American Brotherhood and Cultural Group

"It gives me a great deal of pleasure to finally recommend something that I believe to have a powerful impact on our youth, and that will serve as a contribution in making a difference in the lives of many…Please read this book. Do it for yourself, and for your children…if not your own, for your community and the sanity of the world."
          Nancy Randall Dana, EXPO Elementary School
          St. Paul, Minnesota