2011-2012 Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
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Ridgeway Middle
International Baccalaureate
Candidate School
6333 Quince Road
Memphis, TN 38119
2012-2013
Positive
Behavior
Intervention
Strategies
Guiding Principles
We have high standards for academic achievement.
We work to ensure that the environment is safe and orderly.
Teachers, students and parents work very hard to increase
academic achievement, attendance and promotion standards.
We want all of our students to reach their academic potential.
Establishing and maintaining a learning community is vital
to the success of all students.
Vision / Mission
Vision
Ridgeway Middle School is a focal point for our students, their families
and the community. Our school environment is positive and supportive,
yet challenging, setting high expectation for achievement and personal
conduct. Our school enables educators, parents, and members of the
community to unite in our efforts to empower students to become lifelong
learners, productive citizens, and community leaders. We continually explore
opportunities to provide optimal learning experiences
for every student.
Mission
Our mission at Ridgeway Middle School is to maximize the learning
experience of every child by nurturing, guiding, and challenging students
to reach their fullest potential, as we build leaders, create heroes and ensure
our future as our students become life-long learners and productive
participants in an increasingly diverse global community.
School-Wide Motto / Mantra
“Work Together and Win Together”
Philosophy Background
★ Learning should be the primary focus of all decisions impacting the work
of the school.
★ Students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process.
★ Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional,
and intellectual needs.
★ “The aim of the IB program is to develop internationally minded people
who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship
of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.”
★ Teachers are devoted to ensuring the holistic education of each student.
★ Teachers, administrators, parents, and the community share the responsibility
of ensuring that the mission of the school is fulfilled.
School-wide Goals
and/or Objectives
Decrease office referrals by 15%
•2011-2012 Data
843 Behavior Infractions
•2010-2011 Data
689 Behavior Infractions
• Increase parental and community involvement
PBIS Team
Principal – Mr. Williams
Ridgeway
Middle
PBIS team is representative
of the school faculty and
includes an administrator.
Assistant Principal – Mrs. Turner
MEA Representative – Ms. Minnis
Professional School Counselor (Internal Coach) – Ms. McGuire
External Coach – Melinda Callahan
ISS/Detention – Mr. Andrews
*Indicates members mandated
by MEA contract.
Special Education Teacher – Ms. Dotson
General Education Teachers – Mrs. Goodman, Mrs. Long, Mr. Calhoun,
Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Mungle
Parent - PTO President, Mrs. Love
Students – Student Council President
Discipline Secretary – Ms. Henderson
Attendance Secretary – Ms. Fisher
MCS Officer – Officer Maurizi
PBIS Team
TENTATIVE
Team members will commit to meet within
two weeks following the end of each 20day attendance period.
Mrs. Turner will serve as team designee
to collect data.
PBIS Meeting Schedule
Reporting Period
Approximate Dates
of Reporting Periods
All Data for Period
Entered into System
Committee Meeting
Dates
1
8/6 – 8/31
9/19
2
9/4 – 10/2
10/10
3
10/3 – 11/1
11/15
4
11/2 – 12/5
12/13
5
12/6 – 1/18
1/31
6
1/22 – 2/19
2/26
7
2/20 – 3/26
4/11
8
3/27 – 4/24
5/16
9
4/25 – 5/22
Summer
The next faculty
meeting the
following
Wednesday
Culture Team
Principal - Corey D. Williams
Assistant Principal - T. Celeste Turner
Instructional Facilitator – Shalonda Black
I. B./Optional Schools Coordinator – Cherith Minnis
General Education Teacher – Eric Winfrey
General Education Teacher – Anita Long
General Education Teacher – Telicia Taylor-Goodman
Culture Team Training June 2012
School Rules
• Students are expected to:
• Keep hands, feet, objects, and negative comments
to yourself.
• Respect ALL adults in the building, and use appropriate
language.
• Maintain positive interactions with adults and peers.
• Eating and drinking are allowed only in the cafeteria;
gum chewing is prohibited.
• Adhere to Memphis City Schools dress code policy.
Classroom Rules
LEARN
• L – Listen carefully and follow directions.
• E – Enter the classroom prepared to learn.
• A – Always use class time for class work.
• R – Respect yourself and others.
• N – No Excuses! Never give up!
The Five ‘A’s
Attitude
★ Accountability
★ Appearance
★ Action
★ Achievement
★
Behavioral Expectation Matrix
School Rules
Morning Entry
Classroom
Keep hands,
feet, objects,
and negative
comments to
yourself.
Enter silently
through
designated
entrance only.
Listen carefully
and follow
directions.
Respect ALL
adults in the
building, and
use
appropriate
language.
Remove hats
and exterior
clothing.
Maintain
positive
interactions
with adults
and peers.
Report to locker
and immediately
to homeroom.
Eating and
drinking are
allowed only in
the cafeteria;
gum chewing
is prohibited.
Adhere to the
Memphis City
Schools dress
code policy.
Cafeteria
Library
Enter and exit
silently and
swiftly.
SILENT
ZONE
Enter the
classroom
prepared to
learn.
Silently line up,
get a tray, and
remain seated.
Use all media
resources
properly.
Always use
class time for
class work.
Table talk at a
12 inch voice
once you have
been seated.
Ask to use
computers.
Respect yourself
and others.
Put trash in
proper place.
Use library pass
to enter and exit
library.
No excuses!
Never give up!
When exiting,
line up silently.
Hallway
Restroom
Walk silently to
the right of the No contact with
hallway (on the other students.
gray).
Afternoon Exit
Bus
Teachers
dismiss class.
Walk directly to
cafeteria with
bus pass visible.
Students must
Must have a hall Exit quickly and Enter the bus in
have
pass or
silently without
a safe and
appropriate
supervision.
PLAYING.
orderly manner.
hall pass.
SILENT
ZONE
Respect others
use of the
restroom.
Report directly
to designated
after-school
activity.
Remain seated
at all times.
Keep all areas
clean.
Exit campus
immediately.
Maintain a 6
inch voice.
Ridgeway Middle School is a fight
free zone!
Respect the
driver and follow
all rules of the
bus.
Behavior Expectation Matrix
Morning
Entry
•Enter silently.
•Remove hats and exterior clothing.
•Report to locker and immediately to
homeroom.
Afternoon
Exit
• Teachers dismiss students.
• Exit quickly and quietly without
PLAYING.
• Report directly to designated afterschool activity.
• Exit campus immediately.
Behavior Expectation Matrix
Hallway
•Walk silently to the right of the hallway
(on the gray).
•Students must have appropriate pass.
Behavior Expectation Matrix
Cafeteria
•Enter and exit silently and swiftly.
•Silently line up, get a tray, and remain seated.
•Table talk at a 6 inch voice once you have been
seated.
•Put trash in proper place.
•When exiting, line up silently.
Behavior Expectation Matrix
Library
SILENT
ZONE
•Use all media resources properly.
•Ask to use computers.
•Use hall pass to enter and exit library.
Behavior Expectation Matrix
Restroom
SILENT ZONE
•No contact with other students.
•Must have a hall pass or supervision.
•Respect others use of the restroom.
•Keep all areas clean.
Behavior Expectation Matrix
Bus
•Dismissal 2:05
•Walk directly to cafeteria with bus pass visible.
•Enter the bus in a safe and orderly manner.
•Remain seated at all times.
•Maintain a 6 inch voice.
•Respect driver and follow all rules of the bus.
What is effective classroom
management?
•Combination of sound instructional
strategies and management of student
behavior in a variety of ways.
•Critical component of teacher
effectiveness.
Know Your Students!
Characteristics
•Adolescents (Age 10 – 15)
•Attitudes, values, rapid personal
changes, puberty, peer pressure,
acceptance, eating habits, think more
abstractly, overreact to
embarrassment, fads, self-esteem
fluctuates, curious
Classroom Management
Consider who is being taught and who
is doing the teaching--defines the
appropriate classroom management
strategy
School Procedures
No students should be in the hall
the first or last ten minutes
of each class period.
DEAD TIME
NO HALL MOVEMENT
School Procedures
Arrival and Dismissal
(Morning Entry & Afternoon Exit)
After proceeding through metal detection, students will report to breakfast or
homeroom upon entering the building. Teachers and administrators will greet
the students as they enter the building at designated entrances. Students are
considered tardy after 7:25 a.m. Students who are tardy should report to the
discipline office to receive an admit to class.
Students should not arrive on campus until 7:00 a.m. The cafeteria will be open at
7:00 a.m. for breakfast. Students should not be in the halls before school.
A staggered dismissal will begin with bus riders at 2:05 p.m. Walkers
and car riders will be dismissed at 2:15 p.m. Students should be off campus by
2:30 p.m. unless accompanied by a teacher for a specific activity.
Ridgeway Middle is a Fight Free Zone!
School Procedures
Hallways
• No student should be in the hall without a hall pass
Hall Passes - Name, destination, date and time
• Walk on the right side only (gray line)
• Hall passes will be assigned to only one student
at a time
Ridgeway Middle is a Fight Free Zone!
School Procedures
Stairwells
NORTH SIDE
SOUTH SIDE
Walk to the right side
Walk to the right side
as you proceed up and down the as you proceed up an down the
stairs from the eighth grade hall. stairs from exploratory classes
and ISS.
Ridgeway Middle is a Fight Free Zone!
School Procedures
Lockers
Restrooms
• Morning
• Before or after lunch
• Each core team will develop
(determined by team)
• Before 8th period
a restroom break schedule
(designated times unless emergency)
Assemblies
Cafeteria
• Students are seated by teams
LUNCH
• Students enter silently
• Students will sit in designated areas
• The last five minutes will be designated
as quiet time to begin transitions
Ridgeway Middle is a Fight Free Zone!
School Procedures
Uniforms
• Follow the MCS uniform policy
• NO ALTERED UNIFORMS
• Shirts must be tucked in
•No pastel shirt colors
• Jackets must be black, blue, khaki,
or white
• White undershirts
• No flip-flops/open toe sandals
• No multi-color shoe strings or belts
Classroom Procedures
Each team will incorporate researched-based strategies
for the following:
•Getting up from seat
•Asking for help
•Cooperative groups
•Submitting homework
•Writing assignment protocol
•Etc.
Ridgeway Middle is a Fight Free Zone!
How we teach the Rules
and Procedures
Grade-level assemblies
Code of conduct review and assessment
Role-play, model, practice, review and
assess
Posted Rules and Behavior Matrices
Lesson Plans
Character Ed/IB Learner Profile
International Baccalaureate
IB Expectations and Incentives
★IB Student of the Month (per team) with peer nomination
★IB Learner Profile Word of the Week during morning announcements
★IB Pep Rally/Parent Night
★IB Learner Profile incorporated in daily instruction
Incentives
School-Wide
Nine Week Ceremonies and Incentives
First: Theater- T. Goodman
Second: - McGuire
Third: - TBD
6th and 7th Grade Culminating Activities – Taylor, Winfrey,
Long, Brown
8th Grade Promotional Activities – Staples, P. Greene
Incentives
School-Wide (Academics, Behavior and
Attendance)
Luncheon – Jackson
Theater – Turner
Ice Cream Social – McGuire
Sky Zone – Goodman
Popcorn Social – Minnis
Open Gym – Winfrey
Principal’s Luncheon – Mungle
Wings and Swing – Calhoun
Pizza Party – Long
Attendance Periods
Second – Pizza Party (Turner)
Third – Skyzone (Goodman)
Sixth – Dance (Turner)
Year Attendance – Field Day (Team Leaders)
Incentives
Monthly Teacher Incentives
Resources
Aug. - Winfrey
Sept. - Williams
Oct. - Long
Nov. - Mungle
Dec. - Goodman
Jan. - Minnis
Feb. - McGuire
March - Calhoun
April - Jackson
May - Turner
•PBIS Team
•Adopters
•Community
•Donors Choose
Monthly Faculty
Outing/Activity
Character Education/
IB Learner Profile
IB
Learner
Profile
Character Education
✦Inquirers
✴ MCS Health and Wellness Curricula
✦
Knowledgeable
- taught in all classes.
✦ Resources are available on the TLA website. ✦Thinkers
✦Communicators
✴ Each week a character trait is introduced
✦Principled
during the morning announcements.
✦Open-minded
✴ Character Education is incorporated
✦Caring
in guidance sessions and included
✦Risk-takers
in the school newsletter.
✦Balanced
✦Reflective
ATOD Prevention
✤ Health/P.E. Lessons - Coaches
✤ Character Education/IB - Teachers
✤ Do The Right Thing Essay Contest - English
Teachers
✤ Mentor/Mentee Program (Clubs) - Faculty
✤ School Wide Incentives - PBIS and Culture
Teams
✤ Gang Interventions – District Attorney Office
and RMS Counselor
Harassment and Bullying
Prevention
Review of Bullying Policy
Board Policy #6.304
It
shall be a violation for any student to bully
intimidate or create a hostile educational
environment for another student.
Physical
harm or damage to property
Reasonable
Annual
fear or hostile environment
Harassment Training
September
2012
School Safety Plan
✤Ridgeway adheres to the School-Wide Safety plan that is outlined in the
Classroom Crisis Response Procedures manual. This manual provides
all Memphis City Schools with consistent emergency procedures across
the district.
✤Drills for tornado, lockdown, fire and earthquakes are conducted on a
regular basis. Both announced and unannounced drills occur each
semester.
✤Evacuation sites are clearly marked. Each classroom has a copy of the
evacuation route posted. Teachers review these procedures with each
class period during the first week of each semester.
Action Steps
Action Steps
(strategy, intervention or
activity)
Purpose
Timeline
Persons Responsible
Parental Involvement Training
To assist teachers in effectively
communicating with parents
September 2012
PDSCC
Guidance Counselors
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
To enable faculty to effectively
deal with crisis situations
TBA
District Staff
Professional Development
(PBIS)
Culture Plan
To enhance the culture and
climate of the school and the
effectiveness of school-wide
discipline
August 20122
2012-2013
PBIS and Culture Teams
Teacher Mentors
To provide support for new
teachers
2012-2013
Facilitator
Peer Observations
Collaborations
To provide support for all
teachers
2012-2013
Faculty
Administrators
Student Clubs
To increase the levels of
student pride and ownership
2012-2013
Administrators
Faculty
Character Education/IB
To encourage students to exhibit 2012-2013
positive character traits
All Teachers
IB Coordinator
Fight Free School
To decrease/prevent fights
Administrators
Faculty
2012-2013
Monitoring Process
•
Data is used by the School Discipline Committee to
monitor progress toward strategic goals.
•
Each 20-day period disciplinary data is collected from
SMS and analyzed to determine the effectiveness of our
disciplinary procedures and adjustments are made
accordingly.
•
The information is strategically analyzed in conjunction
with the COMPSTAT and SDIS Model.
•
A mentor will be provided for new teachers. Support will
be provided for all teachers.
Prevention Programs
★ Fight-Free
★ Positive
School
Behavior Intervention Strategies
★ Clubs
★ Guidance
Department
★ Anger
Management
★ Gang
Intervention
★ Peer
Mediation
★ Trust
Pays
★ Conflict
Resolution
General Procedure for Dealing with Problem Behaviors
Observe problem
behavior
Student Code of Conduct
Is
Classroom Interventions
NO
YES
behavior
major?
Problem solve
Determine
consequence
Ensure safety
Write referral &
alert administration
Problem solve
Determine
consequence
Follow procedure
documented
Follow
documented
procedure
NO
Behavior Contact Log
Does
student
have
4?
YES
Follow
through with
consequences
Send referral to discipline office
with required documentation
Follow up with student,
parent and/or teacher
File necessary
documentation
Intervention Plan
BE PROACTIVE!!!!!
Intervention Plan
•Students are actively engaged in meaningful
learning/activities.
•School rules and procedures have been
established and are reinforced.
•Parents are regularly contacted by teachers
to discuss academic and behavior progress.
•Teachers follow the steps/guidelines of the
discipline plan.
Intervention Plan
Do not tell a child to leave the room
or stand in the hall as a behavior
consequence. It is against board
policy.
Intervention Plan
No Referrals the First 3 Weeks of
School
Time for Relationship Building
Intervention Plan
“Students should be
talking and
moving.”
Intervention Plan
•
Classroom Interventions and Best
Practices(Implement Strategies from the Behavior
Intervention Manual (BIM))
•
1st Infraction – Verbal warning, noted on clipboard
by teacher
2nd Infraction – Lunch time detention OR after
school detention OR conference
3rd Infraction – Teacher phone call home (not
during instruction) and parent conference with 24
hours
4th Infraction – Office referral/behavior contract
•
•
•
Secondary Intervention
•For Students Who Have Multiple Referrals
•Implement Strategies from the BIM
•Behavior Contract
•Refer to Guidance
•Home Suspension
Secondary Intervention
Evaluation
The PBIS team, Culture team,
administrators, classroom teachers and
the guidance counselor will monitor
student progress. Information from
observations will be recorded and used
to revise behavior plans and the PBIS
and Culture plans.
Tertiary Interventions
•The school support team will work closely
with classroom teachers and parents to
provide resource information and
intervention strategies.
•Counseling sessions will be conducted and
individual behavior plans will be written for
students who continuously experience
difficulty.
1.Behavior Intervention Plan
2.S-Team meeting
Green zone 0 – 1, yellow zone 2 – 5,
red zone 6+ office referrals
CONTINUUM OF
SCHOOL-WIDE
INSTRUCTIONAL &
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR
SUPPORT
Primary Prevention:
School-/ClassroomWide Systems for
All Students,
Staff, & Settings
Tertiary Prevention:
Specialized
Individualized
Systems for Students with
High-Risk Behavior
Secondary Prevention:
Specialized Group
Systems for Students
with At-Risk Behavior
In-School Suspension Plan
Students referred to
office
Administrator assigns
ISS for a minimum of 2
days dependent of level
of offenses or repeat
offense
Students placed in ISS
the next school day until
max level of students
are reached in room (1215 students)
Students must follow all
rules listed in room and
by the ISS Monitor
Students must bring all
books and all academic
materials to ISS and will
not leave until
assignments are
complete
ISS Monitor will return
all work to teachers
ISS Protocol
Student referred to office
Administrator assigns ISS and
determines # of days
ISS monitor makes copies of ISS
Referral Form (White)
same day
Teachers should have an ISS
folder for students with work to be
completed only in case of an in
class activity or lab.
Teachers place a copy of weekly
lesson plans/MYP units in the ISS
monitor’s box according to the
same deadline for facilitator
ISS Rules
• Must complete all work given by ISS Coordinator and Teachers
• No Verbal or Non Verbal communication
• No sleeping, laying head down, or propping head on hand
• No sharing books or materials
• No eating food or drinking during ISS (Lunch Time Only)
• Raise hand for all questions
• Do not leave seat without permission
• Must perform lunch duty
• 1 hour will be added for each rule broken or correction of
negative behavior
ISS Facts
•Not a dumping ground for students by teachers
•Must be cleared through office
•Student must receive credit for ISS and NOT
Zeros
•Most successful Behavior Intervention Program
that promotes academics success and character
development
Plan for Support & Monitoring
•Introduction/review of character education/IB
Learner Profile
•School Newsletter is used to inform parents of
updates, activities and programs.
•Parents/stakeholders participate in planning
activities, programs and celebrations.
•School Leadership Council
Plan for Support & Monitoring
•Student Code-of-Conduct Posttests
•PBIS Schedule
•20-day Data Review
•School Support Team
•Behavior Specialist
•Social Worker
•Anger Management Classes
•Professional Development
•Mentors
•School Teams
•PBIS Team
Supplemental
Documents/Resources
•Clipboard Monitoring Document
•Behavior/Parent Contact Log
•Duty Roster
•Classroom Expectations Handouts
•District Harassment and Bullying Policies
•Student Code-of-Conduct
•Behavior Intervention Manual
We have to teach the students
We Have
Not the students we use to have
Not the students we want to have
Not the students of our dreams
We have to teach the students
We Have.