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PAL:
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Peer Assistance and
Leadership (PAL) is a program in which juniors and seniors are
selected and trained to serve as peer helpers with students on their
own campus and or with students from feeder schools. Research
studies have shown increased academic performance, increased
attendance, improved TAAS scores, reduced failure rates, and reduced
disciplinary referrals for entire campuses with PAL programs. Lee
High School has had this program since 1988-89. This year there are
three PAL classes with over 70 PALs.
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2000-2001 will have three classes, the Gray Team, the
White Team, and the Red Team. The 74 PALs present drug and
safety lessons to K-2nd grade students, TAAS assemblies,
and 8th grade assemblies. The PALs work with 7 feeder
schools mentoring over 250 individual children. The PALs
plan and inplement various community projects. The Peer
Tutors and PALs join forces to mentor and teach younger
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PAL is:
- An opportunity for younger students to
interact with older positive role models and to develop closeness
and trusting interpersonal relationships
- A means for students to develop a
greater sense of ownership and responsibility in their school and
their community.
- An opportunity to have a positive
impact on the overall school climate.
PAL is NOT:
- A source of advice or solutions,
- A substitute for parental, school,
other professional guidance.
- An attempt to provide therapy or
"armchair psychology".
- Exclusively for "problem
students"
- A bull session or opportunity for a
free period.
- A moralizing agent for pushing
personal values on students.
- A cure-all.
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Expectations:
- PALs are expected to maintain a
positive attitude not only in the classroom, but outside the
classroom as well. PALs are expected to have a positive
attitude towards school and family. They are also expected to
follow the PAL code of conduct, follow all school rules and
regulations. PALs are expected to pass their classes, and set
an example to fellow peers and younger students. PALs are expected
to have honesty and integrity.
PALs are:
- Leaders
- Role Models
- Mentors
- Dependable, Committed, and Caring
- Peers helping peers
- Family
- There for each other
- PALs to one another
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