Transcript School-wide Positive Behavior Support Plan 2012-2013

White Station Elementary
We believe:
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Teachers, administrators, parents, and the
community share the responsibility for advancing
the school’s mission.
Student learning is the chief priority for the school.
Each student is a valued individual with unique
physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs.
All students can learn.
A safe and physically comfortable environment
promotes student learning.
White Station Elementary will be
a competitive, high-performing school
that partners with all stakeholders
to produce students who will become
responsible citizens in society and
successful future leaders.
White Station Elementary is a community
who:
Challenges Learners
Achieves Academically
Respects Self, School and Others
Empathizes with others
Strives for Excellence!
Social skills are as important as
academic skills and should be
embedded in the curriculum and
everyday practices.
•White Station Elementary Tier I increased by 5%
(Growing the Green)
•The amount of students in Tier II decreased from
3% to 1%
•White Station Elementary School reported a 0
percentage for Tier III students
Objectives:
 Reduce the number
 Reduce the number
to the office by 2%.
 Reduce the number
by 2%.
 Reduce the number
 Reduce the number
5%.
of bus referrals by 5%.
of discipline referrals
of home suspensions
of tardies by 5%.
of cafeteria referrals by
Principal: Ms. Thomas
White Station
Elementary
School
Assistant Principal: Mr. Breeden
Professional School Counselor: Kathryn Pickens
School Social Worker: Louise Levin
General Education Teacher :Ms. Pickering
Special Education Teacher: Ms. Williams
PBIS Team
Members
Related Arts Teacher(s) : K. Shirley
Student Representative: Mario Robinson
Educational Assistant(s)/ Non-Certified Staff: Ms. Cox
Parents (2): Cindy Brantley/Charity Walker
Community Member: Ms. Enck
Special Education Representative: Ruthie Stewart
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a) Entry – Data will be entered by the Friday following the end of
the reporting period to enable review of accurate data. Person
responsible – Ms. Buckner
b) Data Review – Data will be reviewed within one week of final data
entry for reporting period. Person responsible – Mr. Breeden
c) Data Reporting – Data trends will be reported to faculty within a
week of the PBIS Discipline Committee data review meeting.
Person responsible Ms. R. Stewart and Assistant Principal,
Bradley Breeden
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School Name
2014-2015
White Station Elementary
Action Plan for School-Wide Positive Behavior Support
(Aligned with Effective Behavior Supports Survey & Team Implementation Checklist)
Action
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Action
( Who Does What?)
Establish &
Confirm
Commitment
(TIC 1 & 2)
1. Admin will attend meeting at least 90% of the time and
provides funding for PBIS activities.
2. Admin will put time on staff agenda for PBIS updates and
actively promotes PBIS as priority.
3. Improving school climate/discipline is important to staff.
4. Faculty is involved in some decision making/establishing
goals and faculty feedback is obtained throughout the year.
Establish
SWPBS Team 1.Team includes grade level, support and SPED teachers,
(TIC 3 – 5) paraprofessionals, parents, school counselor and admin and
has established a clear mission/purpose.
2. Team will have regular meeting schedule and effective
operating procedures.
3. PBIS team has clearly defined objectives/outcomes.
Conduct SelfAssessment
(TIC 6-8)
1. Team will complete EBS survey when available.
2. Team will summarize existing school discipline data.
3.Strengths, areas of immediate focus, action plan are
identified.
By When? How will we know it is done?
(Date)
(Data Source)
Ongoing
14/15SY
Team meeting minutes
Ongoing
14/15SY
Team meeting minutes
Ongoing
14/15 SY
Data analysis reports
Action
Number
Action
( Who Does What?)
Discipline data
are gathered, 1. Data collection is easy, efficient, and relevant.
summarized
and reported to 2. Data will be entered weekly and analyzed monthly.
staff to make
decisions
3. Data will be shared with team and faculty monthly.
(TIC 15)
By When?
(Date)
How will we know it is done?
(Data Source)
Sept-May 1415
Data Dashboard
Faculty agenda
Ongoing
14/15 SY
S-Team minutes
1.PBIS Coach will be utilized.
Build capacity
for function 2. Students are identified through multiple data sources,
based support teacher/parent request.
(TIC 16-17)
3.Focus of support is preventative, educative, functional,
data based, empirically valid, collaborative and tied to
school-wide, classroom and individual support programs.
Other tasks
1.Funds will be allocated for building and maintaining
school-wide behavioral support.
Ongoing
14/15 SY
Financial records
Successes will be communicated by:
•Announcements
•Bulletin Boards
•Monthly Newsletters
•Home/Communication Folders
•PTO Meetings
•Website
Come to school ready to learn
Always do your best
Respect self and others
Exemplify positive behavior
Speak kind words
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
Write referral &
escort student to office
Problem solve
Determine
consequence
Problem solve
Determine
consequence
Follow procedure
documented
Follow
documented
procedure
NO
File necessary
documentation
Does
student
have 3?
YES
Follow
through with
consequences
Send
referral to
office
File necessary
documentation
Follow up
with student
within a
week
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Classroom Discipline Plan - unique to
each individual teacher
Classroom Interventions – Behavior
Intervention Manual (BIM); Logical rules
and consequences
Student/parent conferences – at the
request of teacher, parent or
administrator
School-wide Interventions – Life Skills,
SRT, Small Group Counseling, Character
Education
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After-school Detention – Tuesday and
Thursday, 3:30-4:15, assigned and monitored
by teacher, zone 0, transportation is parent’s
responsibility, doing homework is not
permitted, detention work will be assigned,
incomplete work will result in additional day of
detention
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Out of School Suspension – issued by
administrator, parent conference required
to clear suspension.
Alternative Setting – referral process.
Mental Health Referral- referral process;
case-by-case basis for extreme behavior
issues.
•Code
of Conduct meetings with each grade level
presented by School Counselor and Assistant
Principal.
•Universal lesson plans being developed.
•Classroom rules posted inside classrooms.
•School-wide rules posted throughout the building
•Opportunities for practice.
•Intercom Announcements – morning and
afternoon
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Student handbooks will be distributed at
registration and reviewed by teachers at
parent’s night.
SCS Student Code of Conduct distributed and
signed by parents at registration
A flyer regarding transportation, drop off/pick
up procedures will be distributed at registration.
Bus rules reviewed and signed at registration.
Bus rules and procedures will be discussed with
bus drivers and bus students.
Parent Night offers review of student behavior
expectations.
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Rules and procedures will be taught at the
beginning of the school year and reviewed
throughout the year.
Students will be reminded of rules and
procedures through morning
announcements.
Reminders of rules and procedures will be
included in school newsletter.
Morning Arrival
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Students will line up at the flagpole door
by grade level and enter with the 8:00 bell.
Students not in their classrooms by 8:16
will be marked tardy.
Tardy students must obtain a tardy slip
from the office.
Independence Day begins after Labor Day
and parents cannot walk students to class
after this date.
Hallway –
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Students must always walk in the hallway at
Zone Zero.
Students should walk on the right side of the
hallway.
Individual students must have a hall pass
when in the hallway.
Voice level expectations posted in hallway
and cafeteria.
Cafeteria –
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Use Zone One voices
Display good table manners
Remain seated
Keep area clean
Refrain from sharing food
Classroom clips and bucket will be taken to the
cafeteria. If a student does not follow the rules,
their clip may be placed in the bucket. Classroom
teacher will provide a reward for those students
whose clips remain outside the bucket.
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No Talking
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“Spy Talk”
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Partnership & Small Group
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Normal Voice
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Presenter
5
Outside
Departure –
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Student dismissal tags are displayed on backpacks.
Dismissal will be staggered and called from the
office.
All bus riders will be dismissed from the
multipurpose room.
Car riders will be dismissed from the flagpole door.
Walkers will be dismissed from the grade level
hallways.
KK students will be dismissed from their classroom
and will be assigned a car rider number on the
main hallway near the flagpole door.
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Classroom and school-wide rules will be
posted in the classroom.
Procedures for morning routine, turning in
home/class work, transitions, requesting
help, managing materials, etc. will vary by
individual teachers.
Procedures will be discussed with students.
Caught you Being Good Tickets
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Tickets will be awarded randomly to students displaying outstanding appropriate
behavior.
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Students may enter “Caught You Being Good” tickets for a chance to win lunch with
the principal.
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“Caught You Being Good” tickets may be redeemed for gifts at the “Caught You
Being Good” store.
Lunch with the Principal
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Each week 4 names are drawn (2 from the K-2 jar and 2 from the 3-5 jar) and the
winning students eat lunch with the principal. The lunches are donated from
Chick-Fil-A.
Kindness Counts Tickets
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Students earn kindness counts tickets for
exhibiting positive, kind actions towards other
students
Teachers maintain a jar with the tickets students
have earned in the classroom.
Each Thursday the teacher will draw two names
from the kindness counts jar.
These students will be able to wear their favorite
shirt to school on Friday.
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Teachers will nominate fellow co-workers,
including educational assistants and
secretaries, based on good attitude and
willingness to help others.
Nominations will be placed in a jar located in
the Teacher’s Lounge.
Once a month the principal will draw a name
from the jar and the winner will receive a
$25.00 gift card to a local restaurant.
The purpose of this program is to recognize outstanding teachers
that exhibit professionalism and dedication to their students and
White Station Elementary School. The candidates will be selected by
the ADMIN Team.
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Teachers cannot accumulate more than 1 sick day per school
year (personal days and religious holidays do not count).
The Professionalism Rubric will be used by the ADMIN team as
the criteria for selecting the candidates.
The top three candidates will be invited to attend the Teacher of
the Year Luncheon sponsored by the Memphis East Rotary Club.
The Teacher of the Year winner will receive $500.00 from the
Rotary Club.
The remaining two teachers will each receive $50.00 gift cards.
Honors Program
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Recognition will be given to students that
meet the criteria for Principal’s List,
Honor Roll, and Good Citizenship.
Each 9 weeks, support teachers will
recognize students who exhibit good
citizenship and effort during their
support class.
Guys in Ties
Beta
Club
Girls in
Pearls
Student
Council
Adopters:
Rotary Club of East Memphis
Chic-Fil-A (Oak Court Mall)
EmbroidMe
First State Bank
Lowe’s
School Funds
Restaurants
Fundraisers/PTO
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Character traits and related stories are shared by
the principal each morning during morning
announcements.
A Bully/Violence Prevention Program is
implemented school wide to foster positive
interpersonal relationships.
Responsive Classroom morning meetings are
held daily in all preK-5th grade classes.
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Thought for the Day
Responsive Classroom Morning Meetings
Embedded in daily classroom instruction
Morning announcements
Family Life Education and Health & Wellness
Guidance lessons taught throughout the year by
the school counselor
Character traits emphasized: Honesty, Respect,
Responsibility, Kindness, Fairness, and Hope
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Station Elementary School supports ATOD initiative
by promoting Red Ribbon Week.
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week includes a day set aside for Drug Awareness and
Prevention.
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health curriculum is emphasized as well as taught
throughout the year.
Red
Ribbon Week is coordinated by the school counselor,
Mrs. Pickens, with additional help from the PE Coach and
Well Child Nurse.
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The faculty and staff receive training from the
school counselor during which bullying is defined
and prevention strategies are shared.
The school counselor will provide lessons in all K-5
classes to educate students on all types of bullying
and what to do if they experience bullying at WSE.
Healthy Choices Week and Red Ribbon Week will
include a day to focus on healthy relationships.
A Bullying Awareness Workshop is held in
September each year by the School Counselor.
•Responsive
Classroom
•No Bullying Program
•Tutoring Programs
•RSVP Tutoring Program
•Watch D.O.G.S.
•Group Counseling
•School Social Work Services
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Parent workshops are held 6 times a year.
September is WSE Bully Awareness Month and
the counselor conducts classroom training as
well as a parent workshop dedicated to
educating parents about bullying.
Other workshops include: study skills,
parenting tips, and outside speakers from a
variety of community resource services.
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School Safety Committee
Watch D.O.G.S.
Parent Volunteer Safety Patrol
School Crossing Guard
School Check In
Multi Hazard Emergency Management
Plan
Emergency Crisis handbook
Regular safety drills: fire, tornado,
lockdown, and earthquakes
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Fire Drill
Drill
1. 8-15-14
2. 8-29-14
3. 9-12-14
4. 10-24-14
5. 11-07-14
6. 12-05-14
7. 1-23-15
8. 2-20-15
9. 3-06-15
10. 4-10-15
11. 5-13-15
Earthquake Drill
11-14-14
01-09-15
Tornado Drill
09-26-14
01-30-15
Lockdown
09-05-14
02-27-15
Secondary interventions to be used include:
 Group counseling – anger management,
social skills by school counselor
 Individual sessions – check-in, check-out
by school counselor
 Mentoring – selected faculty
 BIM as needed – social worker
 Parent workshops to be conducted by the
school counselor in the fall and spring
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Students’ behavior will be evaluated by:
Teacher reports presented to SRT.
Discipline referral data/ S Team
Classroom observations
Small group evaluations
Data collected using ABC
checklist
Students
referred to the School Support
Team are identified by staff, parents and/or
administrators.
Functional
Behavior Assessments and
Behavior Interventions Plans will be
developed as needed.
Students’
success will be monitored at
intervals established by the SRT.
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Number of students with 6+ office referrals (red zone)=
Divide this number by total enrollment for % in red zone
Number of students with 2 – 5 office referrals (yellow zone)=
Divide this number by total enrollment for % in yellow zone
Number of students with 1 office referral=
Add together totals from 1, 2, & 3 and subtract from total
enrollment to get students with 0 office referrals
0–1 office referral (green zone)=add totals from 3 & 4. Divide by
total enrollment for % in green zone
Total students referred (total of first 3 lines)=
Divide by total enrollment body for % students referred
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K
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2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Out of School Suspensions
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Girls
Boys
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2nd
3rd
4th
5th
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Locations of Out of School Suspensions
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Cafeteria
Bus
Restroom
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Playground
Classroom
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Special Education Out of School
Suspensions
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2nd
3rd
4th
5th
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PBIS Model
WSE 2011-2012
WSE 2012-2013
WSE 2013-2014