Transcript Orleans Elementary Blue Ribbon Plan 2007-08 1400 McMillan

Orleans Elementary
Blue Ribbon Plan
2007-08
1400 McMillan
Memphis, Tennessee 38106
Mrs. Dorothy Murrell, Principal
School Character Points
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Reading First School
Drama Club
Black Tie Tuesday Club
Art Club
Science Club
Computer Club
Caregivers Club
Orleans School Choir
Spanish Club
Book Club
Title I School
Guiding Principles
Values
The purpose of Orleans Elementary School is to develop our students academically, socially,
emotionally, and physically to the best of their abilities. Therefore, the parents as well as the
students, must realize that educational opportunities will not be available to those students
who do not try to benefit from school attendance and whose continuing disruptive behavior
hinders the progress o f other pupils. The primary objective of classroom discipline is to
insure proper work and learning conditions for all students.
It is expected that teachers will maintain a standard of student behavior, which is consistent with
Board Policy, and standards established by the principal and other teachers at Orleans School.
All children can be corrected or helped by all teachers or any adult working on the staff, if
necessary. We all are here for the benefit of the students,
It is each teachers; responsibility to promote respect for authority, to prompt prompt and regular
attendance and to expect desirable behavior or conduct from the students. Good discipline or
conduct must be maintained in order for learning to take place.
Every effort will be made to instill in Orleans students the idea of self-discipline and respect for
the rights of others. Proper conduct is required of all students at Orleans School. Principals
and teachers are charged with the responsibility of using any necessary Board of Education
policies or procedures in regard to discipline in order that schools can function effectively.
Vision
Orleans Elementary School with the support of parents and the community is dedicated to:
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Providing a safe, caring, secure, and stimulating academic environment that meets
individual needs and ensures the success of each student.
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Meeting individual needs and ensuring students will be able to read with
comprehension, write effectively, and compute accurately in order to meet the
challenges they will face in the future.
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Facilitating a literate community where thinking critically and reasoning logically is
encouraged and practiced among all stakeholders.
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Setting and attaining goals, building self-esteem and instilling a sense of responsibility for
learning in all students as well as celebrating their success
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Goals and/or Objectives
Goal 1: Decrease fighting by 50%
Objectives:
1. Students will participate in conflict
resolution groups with school
guidance counselor
2. Students will discuss and role play school rules during
Morning Meeting
Goal 2: Reach or exceed the system wide attendance rate
of 95%
Objectives:
1. Students will receive incentives for grades with the
highest attendance rate
2. Students will receive individual incentives for 100%
attendance each six weeks.
MCS Blue Ribbon Discipline Committee Worksheet 2007-08
Name of School:
_Orleans Elementary
School
Blue Ribbon Discipline
Committee is representative
of the school faculty and
includes an administrator.
Principal*
Dorothy Murrell
Literacy Leader
Professional School Counselor*
School Psychologist Celeste Cockrill
General Education Teacher(s)
MEA Representative*
Keshia McKinney
Vincent Thomas
Elected Teacher(s) (2)*
Lisa Wright
Demetric Davis
Special Education Teacher(s)*
Fill in the names of committee
members and designate a Team
Leader (TL)
Lillie Pinkston
Sloan Thurston
Related Arts Teacher(s)
Students
Joppa Martin 5th Grade
5th Grade
Educational Assistant(s)/ Non-Certified Staff
Sharon Jones
Community Member
*Indicates members mandated by
MEA contract
Parent(s)*
Gladys Lowe
Mona Thomas
Central Office or Board of Education Member
Stephanie Gatewood
Cafeteria Staff
Bus Driver
Barbara Moore
Blue Ribbon Discipline
Committee
• The Blue Ribbon Discipline Committee will need to devise a
monthly meeting schedule.
• The Instructional Facilitator will retrieve Blue Ribbon data
from the website every 20 days and distribute the data to
the Blue Ribbon Committee members.
• The Blue Ribbon Discipline Committee will meet after
reviewing the data. After data is discussed, the Blue Ribbon
Committee will present findings to the faculty. This data
will be used to implement strategies to decrease
inappropriate behavior and reward appropriate behavior.
Meeting Schedule
Approximate
Dates of
Reporting Periods
All data for period
entered into
system (A)
Blue Ribbon
Discipline
Committee
meeting dates (B)
Faculty meeting
dates to report
interpretation of
20 day data (C)
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8/13/07-9/10/07
9/14/07
9/25/07
10/03/07
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911/07-10/10/07
10/12/07
10/23/07
10/31/07
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10/11/07-11/7/07
11/09/07
11/27/07
12/04/07
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11/8/07-12/10/07
12/14/07
12/18/07
12/19/07
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12/11/07-1/23/08
1/25/08
1/29/08
2/06/08
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1/24/08-2/21/08
2/22/08
2/26/08
3/05/08
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2/22/08-3/28/08
3/29/08
4/09/08
4/10/08
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3/29/08-4/26/08
5/3/08
5/7/08
5/08/87
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4/29/08-5/24/08
5/28/08
5/24/08
5/28/08
Reporting Period
School Rules
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Follow Instructions the first time given
Respect self, others and authority
Practice self-control
Keep our school’s walls, floors, and
grounds clean.
Sample Behavioral Expectation Matrix
Rules
Classroom
Cafeteria
Hallway
Restroom
Bus
How we teach the rules and
procedures
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Assemblies
Role playing and Modeling
Morning Meetings
Afternoon Announcements
Guided Discovery
Student Agenda Books
Rules displayed throughout the school
School Procedures
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Entering School
- Quietly enter the building through the main entrance (office area) at 8:00 A.M.(In case of
inclement weather students will be allowed to enter at 7:45)
Pre-K-2nd line up to the right
3rd-5th line up to the left
– Proceed to the cafeteria if eating breakfast
– Proceed to the cafeteria tables if a student does not eat breakfast
Closing of School
– Bus riders and daycare van riders are dismissed to the cafeteria by a teacher at 3:00 P.M.
– Fifth and fourth grade is escorted to the front of the building at 3:10 P.M.
– Pre-school students remain in their classroom until picked up
Hallway
– Students are to use quiet voices
– Students are to walk and stay to the right of the hall
– Students must have a hall pass during school hours
Cafeteria
– Quietly enter the cafeteria in a straight line
– Quietly enter serving line and get all food and utensils while in serving line
– Walk to assigned tables and remain seated unless given permission by an adult
– Use inside voices
– Form a line to empty trays
– Clean area with assigned cafeteria monitors
– Line up to meet teacher
– Friday is “Quiet Day”
– Students should not take food from the cafeteria
Assemblies
– Classes are called by grade to come to the assembly
– Classes enter the assembly quietly
– Classes are to be on their best behavior and respect all participants
Playground
– Students are not to play tackle football or wrestle on the playground
– Students are to remain with teachers
School Procedures
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Weekly Reports (parents signature)
Positive communication
Student Conference
Refer to Behavior Intervention Manual by Hawthorne
and devise a Behavior Modification Plan tailored for
the student’s particular behavior
Handle all routine classroom discipline problems in the
room and follow up with parent phone call (Please
refer to Behavior Incident List)
Time out in another classroom
Arrange a parent conference
Office referral
Classroom Procedures
• Each class will devise its own set of rules and
procedures which will include logical
consequences and rewards in regards to:
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Getting up from seat
Asking for help
Cooperative groups
Turning in Homework
Writing Assignment Protocol
• Hall Passes are required when exiting the
classroom without a teacher
School Wide Incentives
• Attendance
– An incentive is given for the grade level that receives
the highest attendance average for each six weeks
• Cafeteria
– Class caught being good will be rewarded a camera
on the “Caught Being Good Bulletin Board” weekly.
The class with the most cameras at the end of the
month will be rewarded with a popcorn party.
Teacher Incentives
• Attendance Prizes
• Students
– Drawing for prizes (tickets given to students
may also have teacher name, so when
student gets prize, so does teacher who gave
the reinforcement)
• Cafeteria
– 30 minute break for teachers whose class had
the most cameras for caught be in good
Resources for Incentives
• Adopters- Monumental Baptist Church,
First Congregational Church, and Tri-State
Defender
• Community agencies & businesses
• Parent Teacher Organization
General Procedure for Dealing with Problem Behaviors
Observe problem
behavior
Find a place to talk with
student(s)
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Ensure safety
Write referral &
Escort student to office
Problem solve
Determine
consequence
Problem solve
Determine
consequence
Follow procedure
documented
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File necessary
documentation
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Follow
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Send
referral to
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File necessary
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Follow up
with student
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Character Education
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Orleans Elementary has adopted and is currently utilizing the
Megaskills Curriculum. The Curriculum includes the following
Pillars of Character:
Confidence,Motivation,Effort,Responsibility,Initiative,Perseverance,C
aring,Teamwork,Common Sense, Problem-Solving, and Focus. The
Megaskills Curriculum will be given to each grade chairperson to
share among teachers and students on the grade level. The items
that follow assist with the implementation of character education.
A Character Education Bulletin boards are displayed throughout the
school
Teachers emphasize character traits during morning meetings.
Our guidance counselor conducts small and large groups using the
Character First Curriculum.
Students are encouraged to exhibit character traits throughout the
instructional day.
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• Lesson plans are prepared by the
teachers as well as the P.E. teacher in
order to address these issues.
• Flyers are posted around the school for
more detail information.
• Information is given to the students,
parents and the community.
Sexual Harassment
• Video was shown during teacher inservice August 6, 2007 and information
about the policy was given to each person
in the school building.
Harassment and Bullying
Prevention
• “Diffusing Anger” Training will be
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 from 3:30
P.M. – 4:30 P.M. The training will be
presented by Ms. Ptorey Crutchfield
• Training will be for the entire faculty
School Safety Plan
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Orleans Elementary School Safety Plan will be submitted October 2007.
Dates for Fire Drill Trainings:
9-28-07
10-4-07
11-7-07
12-13-07
1-25-08
2-22-08
5-10-08
Dates for Fire Drill Plan review:
10-09-07 through 10-12-07
Dates for Earthquake Drill Trainings:
10-12-07
2-8-08
Dates for Severe Weather Safe Area Drill Trainings:
11-06-07 through 3-06-08
Monitoring Process
• The Blue Ribbon Discipline Committee will
analyze discipline data once every 25 days. The
committee will use the findings from the data
and develop interventions that best meet the
needs of the student. Input from all stakeholders
is encouraged.
• The Guidance Counselor will submit a feedback
form for each student that is referred and inform
the principal and teacher of the student status.
Action Steps
• Implement Responsive Classroom Approach.
This approach emphasizes a caring learning
community in which academic and social
learning are fully integrated throughout the
school day.
• Administrative support for teachers
• Implementing the use of the Behavior
Intervention Manual to target inappropriate
behavior and devise a detailed plan to
alleviate/manage the behavior.
• Ongoing professional development
Prevention Programs
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D.A.R.E
GREAT (4th grade prevention program)
Peer Mediation
Junior Deputy
MegaSkills
Monitoring Process
Action Steps
Prevention Programs
Intervention Plan
• Individualized Incentive Plan (Behavior
Modification Plan)
• Group Counseling with school guidance
counselor
• Buddy System (Teachers ask their buddy
teacher for support/assistance with
challenging behaviors.)
In-School Suspension Plan
In-School Suspension Plan will be
finalized once an In-School Suspension
person is assigned.
Secondary Intervention
Evaluation
• Teacher, Counselor and Administrator’s
Documentation Folder of student’s
behavior and incidents
• Blue Ribbon Data
Tertiary Interventions
• The Blue Ribbon Support Team will meet
monthly to monitor students who are in
secondary intervention. After reviewing all
the student’s data and Documentation
Folder, plans will be made to fit the needs
of the individual student.
• Success will be monitored by identifying
decreases/increases in behavior and/or
incidents.
Results
• Students and teachers are eager to
achieve the school-wide incentives.
• Responsive Classrooms is helping
students take ownership of their actions
and requiring them to think logically before
making decisions to solve problems.
Celebration
• Teachers celebrate success in faculty
meetings, free-time and special
recognitions
• Students celebrate success in the
classroom, morning announcements,
parties, sock hops, movie day, and
treasure chest
Conclusion
• Orleans Elementary will be a place where
children are eager to learn in a safe
environment. Our school’s focus is
“Working Together We Can Make a
World of Difference as we declare Every
Child. Every Day. College Bound.”