Transcript School Name - Shelby County Schools

ROSS ELEMENTARY
School-wide Discipline Plan
2008 - 2009
4890 Ross Road
Memphis, Tennessee
Roy Stone, Principal
Guiding Principles
• A safe and appealing environment will help
ensure that all students are treated with respect
and dignity.
• Students will be empowered to make positive
decisions regarding rules and consequences.
• Motivation and responsibility will be fostered
through positive interactions with all students.
• Faculty and staff will become actively involved
in communicating responsible behavior to all
stakeholders.
Vision
Our vision for Ross Elementary is for all
students to become high achieving, wellrounded citizens that appreciate and respect
themselves and others. Our children will be
prepared to emerge as lifelong learners and
productive contributors to a diverse society.
Mission
The mission of Ross Elementary is to provide a
secure atmosphere that empowers each student
to develop the academic and social skills
necessary to become responsible, productive
citizens.
Philosophy Statement
• To preserve the dignity of our students, we
believe they should develop ownership of their
choices and actions. By implementing a schoolwide discipline plan, we can model positive and
effective relationships that promote social and
academic growth in the home, school, and
community.
Evaluation
To evaluate the progress of our current
disciplinary plan, we are using the following
indicators:
• SMS Data
• Blue Ribbon Data Website
• Research, Evaluation & Assessment Dept.
Data (REA)
• Teacher Feedback
Goals and/or Objectives
Goal:
To increase positive student behavior choices to reduce the
number of disciplinary referrals
Objectives:
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Decrease suspensions by 20%
Reduce the number of referrals to the office by 10%
Reduce the number of fights by 10%
Reduce the number of students who are tardy by 20%
Maintain the state attendance goal of 93%
MCS Discipline Committee Worksheet 2008 - 09
Name of School:
Ross Elementary
Discipline Committee is
representative of the school
faculty and includes an
administrator.
Fill in the names of committee
members and designate a Team
Leader (TL)
Principal* Roy Stone
Assistant Principal Myke Collins, Jr.
Professional School Counselor* Christal Tharp
School Psychologist Amy Duestrhaus
General Education Teacher(s) Cynthia Foster, Teresa Hamilton, Kathryn
Davis, Valeasia Cady, Linda Faulkner, LaRissa McGuire
MEA Representative* Ethelean Burton
Elected Teacher(s) (2)* Paula Echols, Lisa Taylor-Morris
Special Education Teacher(s)* William Ashabranner
Related Arts Teacher(s) Lindsey Nero
Students
Educational Assistant(s)/ Non-Certified Staff
Community Member
*Indicates members mandated by
MEA contract
Parent(s)* Monica Smith
Central Office or Board of Education Member Terrence Brown
Cafeteria Staff Mae Grayson
Bus Driver
Other
Discipline Committee
• Our 2008-2009 school discipline committee is dedicated to
establishing a consistent ongoing effort to creating a safe,
orderly and nurturing environment that is conducive for
learning. Therefore, our team will hold monthly meetings
with minutes and agendas to address school issues involving
disciplinary procedures.
• Myke Collins is the committee chairperson and he will be
responsible for reporting information to the faculty during
staff meetings and/ or via email. Katika Davis is responsible
for entering the behavior data into the system.
• Our 2008-2009 meeting schedule is posted on the next page.
Our committee members for the 2008-2009 school year is
listed on the previous page.
Meeting Schedule
20 Day
Reporting
Period
Approximate
Dates of
Reporting
Periods
All data for
period entered
into system (A)
Discipline
Faculty meeting
Committee meeting dates to report
dates (B)
interpretation of 20
day data (C)
1
08/11/08 09/08/08
09/12/08
09/16/08
09/24/08
2
09/09 - 10/06/08
10/10/08
10/14/08
10/15/08
3
10/07/08 –
11/05/08
11/07/08
11/10/08
11/12/08
4
11/06/08 –
12/08/08
12/12/08
12/15/08
12/17/08
5
12/09/08 –
01/21/09
01/23/09
01/26/09
01/28/09
6
01/22/09 –
02/19/09
02/27/09
03/02/09
03/04/09
7
02/20/09 –
03/26/09
03/31/09
03/30/09
04/01/09
8
03/27/09 –
04/24/09
04/30/09
05/04/09
05/06/09
9
04/27/09 –
05/22/09
05/29/09
05/18/09
05/20/09
Monitoring Process
• School, classroom, and individual discipline data are analyzed each
month by the Discipline Committee. Adjustments are made to the
School-wide behavior plan (if necessary), coaching is provided for
teachers, and the S-Team process is used to develop intervention plans
for students with at-risk behaviors.
• AIMS web (K-5)
Benchmark Testing (3 times per school year)
Progress Monitoring Tier II ( bi-weekly)
Progress Monitoring Tier III (weekly)
• STAR – School-wide
• Think Link Formative Assessments – monitor student achievement in
Reading/ Language Arts and Math
Action Steps
• The discipline committee will determine the specific needs for staff
development based on behavior data analysis.
• The discipline committee meeting minutes will be reviewed by faculty
monthly and a portion of each faculty meeting will be devoted to a
mini-lesson on behavior management.
• The S-Team process is in place for students experiencing academic and
behavior problems. Action Plans are implemented and monitored by the
school counselor, classroom teachers, and parents.
• Responsive Classroom is implemented in grades K-5 to encourage
students to set positive behavior and academic goals throughout the
school day.
• Community stakeholders will be invited to talk to students throughout
the year to reinforce positive behavior and goal setting.
• Group counseling with Joan Terry will be provided for students
experiencing anger management issues.
• Additional extracurricular activities will be implemented as incentives
for positive behavior.
Celebrations
• Daily announcements recognize student birthdays and outstanding
classroom achievements.
• Bulletin boards highlight academic achievement, honor awards, school
activities, and special programs like Accelerated Reading.
• Successes are shared by intercom during the morning and afternoon
announcements, as well as in our Monday Memo.
• Students receive special incentives like pizza, popcorn and coke parties,
and sock hops to encourage academic and behavioral success.
• Daily “kudos” are announced to recognize continuous fight-free days.
• We conduct Honor Award programs to recognize student academic
achievement.
• Students “showcase” their talents with performances during PTA
meetings.
School Rules
• Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
• Always show respect to your teacher, other
adults, and your classmates.
• Use acceptable language.
• Follow directions.
• Keep to the right and always walk in the
building.
Sample Behavioral Expectation Matrix
Rules
Classroom
Cafeteria
Hallway
Restroom
Bus
Keep your hands and feet
to yourself.
Teachers will set
rules/procedures that
clearly define fair and
consistent behavioral
expectations and
consequences.
Students will enter the
cafeteria in an orderly
manner. Students will use
proper table manners.
Students will practice selfcontrol while walking in
the hall. Hands will remain
at their sides. Students will
respect others’ personal
space by standing within
the appropriate box.
Students will adhere to the
expectations while on
restroom breaks. Monitors
will provide extra
assistance to ensure rules
are followed.
Students will remain
seated on the bus
until the appropriate
stop. Students will
behave themselves in
an orderly manner.
Students will keep
their hands inside the
windows at all times.
Always show respect to
your teacher, other adults,
and your classmates.
Students will respect
themselves and others by
following all school rules.
They will respect other
students’ right to learn in
a orderly classroom
environment.
Students will follow the
directions of the cafeteria
monitors and other staff by
obeying all cafeteria rules.
Students will obey all zero
zone (no talking) areas to
respect the instructional
process.
Teachers and students will
adhere to grade level
restroom schedules and use
restrooms only at
designated times. Students
will respect the privacy of
others.
Students will obey
the bus driver, and
follow directions at
all times.
Use acceptable language.
Students will treat others
with respect.
Students will use their
indoor voices and
appropriate table manners
when speaking.
Students will obey the zero
zones (no talking)
Students will talk to others
in a respectful manner.
Students will follow the
directions of the restroom
monitors.
Students will
maintain soft
speaking voices while
riding the bus so that
they do not distract
the bus driver.
Follow directions.
Students will follow all
school wide expectations
to stay safe.
Students will follow all
directions in the cafeteria to
provide a pleasant
atmosphere.
Students will keep to the
right of the hall and
always walk in the
building.
Students will follow the
rules of the teacher and
respect the restroom
monitor’s authority.
Students will obey
the bus driver at all
time.
Keep to the right and
always walk in the
building.
Students will walk when
entering/exiting the
classroom.
Students will enter/exit the
cafeteria in a straight line.
Students will walk to the
right and stay in a block.
Students will walk
quietly when
entering/exiting the
restroom.
Students will be
escorted out of the
building in a straight
to their buses.
General Procedure for Dealing with Problem Behaviors
Observe problem
behavior
Find a place to talk with
student(s)
Is
behavior
major?
NO
YES
Ensure safety
Problem solve
Write referral &
Escort student to office
Determine
consequence
Problem solve
Determine
consequence
Follow procedure
documented
NO
File necessary
documentation
Does
student
have 3?
Follow
documented
procedure
YES
Follow
through with
consequences
Send
referral to
office
File necessary
documentation
Follow up
with student
within a
week
How we teach the rules and
procedures
• Rules and procedures will be provided via our school handbook, for
students and parents during registration.
• Teachers will reinforce school rules and procedures throughout the
academic year by modeling and conducting role play activities.
• Administration will conduct grade level assemblies to emphasize
expectations for the academic school year.
• Curriculum night will be held to review the school handbook and to
discuss ways the school rules can be supported at home. (Strategies and
ideas will be shared to reinforce teacher /parent collaboration.)
• School -wide rules and expectations are recited daily during morning
announcements.
• Rewards and praises are given to encourage desirable behavior.
• Consequences for negative behaviors are communicated to students and
dealt with swiftly and fairly.
School Procedures
• Procedures for entering school: School personnel monitors students upon
arrival each day. Safety patrol and other staff members are assigned to
designated posts to direct students to assigned areas.
• Breakfast: Teacher cohorts are assigned to weekly breakfast duties to monitor
student behavior during breakfast( 8:00-8:25) .
• Hallway Traffic: Safety Patrol assists with directing hallway traffic
throughout the building and portable area. Students are directed to walk to the
right as they maneuver throughout the building.
• Lunchroom: Students are instructed to use appropriate cafeteria behavior,
which includes using their “indoor voices.” Students are escorted into the
cafeteria by their homeroom teachers and directed to their designated area.
Upon completion of lunch, students are given the command for cleanup, and
classroom helpers begin to assist with table washing and floor sweeping.
Homeroom teachers return to the cafeteria to escort students back to class.
• Assemblies : Appropriate student behavior for assemblies is communicated
during our administrative grade level assemblies held at the beginning of the
school year. These expectations are repeated as programs and assemblies occur
throughout the year.
School Procedures
• Restroom Breaks : Restroom breaks typically occur according to teacher
schedules. Students are not allowed to take unsupervised restroom
breaks .
• Emergency Drills: Teachers frequently model appropriate behavior for
all emergency procedures according to our faculty handbooks. Morning
meetings may provide opportunity for discussing appropriate behavior.
Feedback is given after each emergency procedure.
• Departures of walkers, car riders, and daycare buses: Ross utilizes a
very systematic dismissal procedure which allows for students to exit in
a safe, orderly manner each day. Students are dismissed in timely
increments according to their mode of transportation home. Staff
personnel and safety patrol students are strategically placed throughout
the building and portable areas to assist with monitoring students. Bus
riders are escorted by the homeroom teachers.
Classroom Procedures
• Teachers post classroom and school-wide expectations and procedures in
a designated area near each classroom door.
• Emergency evacuation plans are labeled and posted in each classroom.
• Student dismissal plans are labeled and posted.
• Specific procedures for items such as turning in homework, sharpening
pencils, completing make-up work, etc. are conveyed by the teacher.
• Beginning your day (Morning Meeting, Bell work, Calendar Math
routines, and Morning Message)
• Announcements
• Transitioning from one activity to another
• Cooperative groups/Teaming
• Wednesday Folders
• Dismissal
School -Wide Incentives
• Ross Elementary celebrates successes on a daily, weekly, and
monthly basis. Recognition is given to students, teachers,
and other stakeholders.
• Classroom Newsletters, Monthly Grade Level Newsletters,
Wednesday Folders, “Ross Uses Data to Drive Instruction” Bulletin Board, Honors Assemblies, and Monday Memos
• Students will be allowed to participate in the following
activities contingent upon their acceptable behavior:
Majorette Squad, Cheerleaders, Boys Basketball Team,
G.E.M.S (Girls Empowering Minds and Society), Girl Power
• Dances and No-Uniform Days are incentives used to
encourage positive social behavior.
Teacher Incentives
• Recognition in Monday memo
• Recognition at grade level and faculty meetings
• “Kudos” via morning and afternoon
announcements
Resources for Incentives
• Our adopters, Ross Road Church of Christ, GE,
and Blyth, Inc., help sponsor several activities
at the school
• Community Stakeholders are actively involved
in providing the necessary resources needed for
incentives
• PTA fundraisers provide resources
• “First Friday” monies are used as well
Character Education
Our School supports character education in various ways:
• We hold monthly “Ross Gives” campaigns for charitable organizations
such as St. Jude and the Susan G, Komen Breast Cancer Walk.
• Organizations such as GEMS (Girls Empowering Minds and Society)
are designed to teach our young ladies values such as leadership,
cooperation, team building, and self-confidence. Our GEMS learn the
value of charity through service –learning projects.
• Extracurricular activities such as our National Honor Society,
emphasizes scholarship and leadership while promoting worthy causes
in our community.
• Our basketball, cheerleading , and majorette teams emphasize the
importance of teamwork , attitude, positive peer relations, and
maintaining a healthy body, mind, and spirit.
Character Education
• Classroom guidance sessions promote positive discussions on
topics such as race relations, peer pressure, and bullying.
• Values such as tolerance and diversity are taught through
programs that promote multicultural awareness such as our
Hispanic Awareness Month.
• Daily motivational messages are communicated to encourage
our students to make positive choices based on character
traits such as honesty and respect.
• Character Education will be strongly emphasized and
implemented through the P.E./Health Curriculum and
Guidance Department.
ATOD
• Ross Elementary participates in National Red
Ribbon Week, during the last week of October. Daily
Drug and Alcohol Prevention tips are given during
the morning announcements. Teachers are encouraged
to do activities within their classrooms.
• Community stakeholders are invited in to talk to
students during assemblies about consequences for
drug and alcohol use.
Sexual Harassment Prevention
• Annual sexual harassment training is provided
during teacher in-service week in August. All
staff, teachers and administrators are required
to watch a related video tape that is provided
by the school district.
• Our guidance counselor is available to provide
classroom and/or grade level sexual harassment
training.
Bullying Prevention
• Training with faculty:
- guidance counselor attends grade level meetings and
provides information on defining bullying/intimidation,
recognizing early stages, and providing strategies for
addressing bullying
- guidance counselor is on hand at faculty meetings to provide
professional development on bullying if necessary
• Training with students:
- counselor provides peer mediation training based on teacher
recommendations and disciplinary referrals
- counselor is available during morning meetings to provide
training on bullying
Violence Prevention Programs
• Ross Elementary uses several programs to address violence prevention:
- Classroom Guidance
- Peer Mediation
- Responsive Classroom
- Extra-curricular activities
- Anger Management Groups
• Implementation:
- Guidance Counselor
- Classroom Teacher
- Activities sponsor
- School assigned District Personnel
School Safety Plan
Ross Elementary’s school safety plan is a comprehensive plan that
incorporates procedures for fires, tornados, and other disasters.
Procedures
• Fire Drills are mandatory and will be held according to our schedule.
Teachers and students will hear the siren in the event of a fire drill.
Teachers will need their red Employee Multi-Hazard Emergency
Management Procedures and Protocols manual along with their
classroom roster. Support staff will also need to carry their emergency
book and classroom roster along with them when they have classes.
Classes quietly proceed out of the building in orderly lines to their
designated emergency areas. Teachers will call their roll to make sure
each student is accounted for. After their roll is called, teachers are to
hold up the Emergency Management Procedures and Protocols manual
to the green “All Clear” side. Teachers will be notified when students
are to re-enter the building.
School Safety Plan
• Tornado Drills are mandatory and will be held as scheduled. Teachers
will be notified by ten bells in the event of a tornado drill. During an
actual tornado, the sirens will serve as an indicator to teachers.
Teachers and students will proceed into the hallways. Teachers will
need their Employee Multi-Hazard Emergency Management Procedures
and Protocols manual along with their classroom roster in order to make
sure all students are accounted for. Students will duck and cover their
heads. Teachers will make sure that all students are away from
windows and doors. A siren will notify teachers on when to return to
their classrooms.
School Safety Plan
• Lockdown – A “lockdown” procedure will be needed when an intruder,
angry parent, or weapon search is conducted in the school building. In
case of a lockdown, the office will give teachers/staff a signal of “Dean
Whipple has entered the building”. Teachers are to lock their doors and
move students to the rear of the class , away from doors and windows,
and out of view. The office will inform teachers when the “lockdown”
is over.
• All emergency procedures and evacuation maps are posted near the door
of each classroom.
• There will be eleven fire drills, two earthquake drills, two severe
weather drills, and two other drills periodically throughout the school
year.
Emergency Drill Dates
• Two fire drills during the first month of school and one per
month throughout the school year.
• Scheduled fire drill dates :
8/13/08, 8/28/08, 9/26/08, 10/10/08, 11/13/08, 12/11/08,
01/16/09, 02/27/09, 03/27/09, 04/28/09, 05/14/09
• Two earthquake drills per year
• Scheduled earthquake drill dates:
10/17/08, 2/20/09
Emergency Drill Dates
• Two severe weather drills
• Scheduled severe weather drills:
11/17/08, 3/6/09
• Two lockdown/ intruder drills
• Scheduled Lockdown/Intruder Drills:
9/11/08, 3/12/09
Intervention Plan
• Classroom Interventions
- Morning Meeting
- Choice Board
- Student of the Week
- Actively Involved Student Learning
- Praise and Rewards are in place in all classrooms
- Conducive Atmosphere
• School-wide Interventions
- Quality work is displayed throughout building
- Ongoing reminders of school-wide expectations
- Positive relationships are created with all students
-Ongoing communication with parents
In-School Suspension Plan
• MISSION STATEMENT
It is the mission of the In-School Suspension Program at Ross Elementary
to improve the implementation of a behavior modification plan to
improve student conduct.
• The goals of the program are to:
- provide alternatives to home suspensions as a means for inappropriate
behavior
- to be able to provide instruction to our students without interruptions
within a safe environment
- be able to redirect students to their classroom setting with a moderate
behavior outlook
Secondary Intervention Evaluation
• Chancery SMS School Data will be used to
evaluate attendance increase
• District data will be used to monitor and
evaluate decreases in disciplinary referrals and
suspension rates
• AIMS web, Think Link,, STAR and Stanford
Math will be used to monitor student academic
progress
Tertiary Interventions
• The S-Team process is used for students experiencing academic and
behavior problems. Action Plans are implemented and monitored by the
school counselor, classroom teachers, and parents.
• Guidance sessions focus on Character Education for grades K-5th
• Responsive classroom is implemented throughout the school to encourage
students to set positive academic and behavior goals throughout the
school day.
• Community speakers talk to students to enforce positive behaviors and
goal setting.
• Group Counseling and Anger Management sessions for students referred
by the teachers.
Green zone 0 – 1, yellow zone 2 – 5, red zone 6+ office referrals
CONTINUUM OF
SCHOOL-WIDE
INSTRUCTIONAL &
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR
SUPPORT
0%
0%
Primary Prevention:
School-/ClassroomWide Systems for
All Students,
Staff, & Settings
0.97% of Students
Tertiary Prevention:
Specialized
Individualized
Systems for Students
with High-Risk Behavior
Secondary
Prevention:
Specialized Group
Systems for Students
with At-Risk Behavior
Parent / Community Involvement
Parents and community partners are an integral part of the success of Ross
Elementary School. To ensure parent and community input and
cooperation, the following measures have been implemented:
• Open House – parents were informed about the policies and
expectations for the upcoming school year.
• Monthly PTA Meetings – PTA board discuss ways to improve learning
and the school environment. Community partners offer valuable
information on improving student achievement and school climate.
• Monthly PTA Newsletters
• Parents As Partners Workshop presented by Trevor Thompson
• Muffins For Moms, Donuts for Dads, and Pizza for Pops are
conducted at the school to inform and update parents on current events.
RESULTS
• At the end of the first twenty-day attendance period, we had two
referrals, one fight and two suspensions.
• At the end of the second twenty-day attendance period, we had twentynine referrals, four fights, and nine suspensions.
• At the end of the third twenty-day attendance period, we had thirtyfour referrals, six fights and four suspensions.
• The Discipline Committee is aware of the increase in the number of
incidents and is diligently working to make the necessary changes.
• Our incentives for attendance and positive behavior are guiding the
positive learning environment at this point. Attendance is currently at
96.8% which is very close to where we ended the 2007-2008 school year.
• We will continue to monitor and update results as the year progress.
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Fights
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Referrals
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2008-2009
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Fights
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Suspensions
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Plan for Support and Monitoring
• School, classroom, and individual discipline
date are analyzed and monitored each month by
the Student Behavior Committee. Adjustments
are made to the school-wide behavior plan,
coaching is provided for teachers, and the STeam process is used to develop intervention
plans for students with at-risk behaviors.
Conclusion
Our School-wide Discipline Plan at Ross Elementary
School is a comprehensive plan that involves a
collaborative effort among students, faculty, staff,
and community stakeholders to provide the safest,
nurturing, non-threatening environment possible. Our
plan is designed to foster a positive, healthy, learning
environment that supports the well-being and
academic success of every child.
District PBIS Coaches
• Northeast Region, Academic Supt. Kevin McCarthy
– Charlotte Baucom, [email protected]
• Northeast Region, Academic Supt. Catherine Battle
– Brady Henderson, [email protected]
• Southeast Region, Academic Supt. Dr. Terrence Brown
– Ashley Faulk, [email protected]
• Southwest Region, Academic Supt. William Rhodes
– Ann Sharp, [email protected]
• Striving Schools, Academic Supt. Dr. Roderick Richmond
– Carolyn Matthews, [email protected]
Center for Safe & Drug Free Schools
416-4240, fax:416-4221
Additional CSDFS Staff
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Kenneth Pinkney, Director, Student Intervention & Behavior
Linda Delaney, Emergency Management
Janice Johnson, Student Leadership, Peer Mediation
Leticia Sanders, ISS Assistants & Behavior Specialists
Adrian Stitt, Special Project Assistant for ISS
Robert Williams, Technology Project Administrator
Ruth Watson, Program Project Specialist
Brenda Harper, Brenda Harper, Program Project Specialist
Shanddeikka Beecham, Clerical
Dorinita Clark, Clerical
District Behavior Specialists: Morrice Apprey, Willa Broom, Ptorey
Crutchfield, Dana Gaston, Angeletta Giles
Center for Safe & Drug Free Schools, Loc. SS146, Rt. 2
220 N. Montgomery, Memphis, TN 38104