Daily Change can Change the Discipline!

How we created change in a school that had many challenges and many opportunities!

Karen Miller-KoppBeth Andrus

June 12, 2012

Taking a Close Look When you think about your campus,

what do you think of instantly? When you think of instruction what

pictures do you see in your head? When you think of your best teachers

what do they look like in the classroom? When you think about engaged and

happy students where are they in your building?

What We Found… Lack of structures…no plan for how to

do things Whole group, lots and lots of whole

group one size fits all Our best were active, engaged and

excited about what they were teaching In a handful of classrooms

Major Problems… Call for Big Changes

This was our focus…our school is like every other campus with many challenges, but we are like all of you…we want what is best for students! This is what we did…

The Big Changes… Sound First Teach Professional Learning Communities Learning Pods Enrichment Focus on Science School wide implementation of SIP

strategies Focus on Character

Discipline Results Reduction of referrals More time spent on task More opportunities for students to

engage with one another More time for other types of activities A focus on learning instead of discipline Clear expectations for all

What Happens on Your Campus? Think about how your teachers normally

respond to students that act out? Do the teachers in your building all have

similar expectations for student behavior?

Do teachers have the same expectations for all of their students?

When it does not go right…Things to considerTime of dayLocation: structured vs. unstructuredWho was teaching Activity going on Who is aroundWere there triggersHow the teacher responded

Ideas for the Issues Know your students and their

personalities Positive Behavioral supports Student connections Character building Competency based classroom guidance

counseling

Individual Student Behavior Plans Through the RTI Process PLCs

Tier I: Interventions provided by the classroom teacher in the student’s instructional setting Planned discussion Goal setting Increase positive interaction Cueing and pre-correcting Contract Teach replacement behaviors

Tier II: Interventions provided by classroom teacher in the student’s instructional setting and campus counselor or in small group setting.

Structured reinforcement system Check out / check in Data Collection and interpretation Direct social skills instruction

Tier III: Intervention provided by classroom teacher in the student’s instructional setting, campus counselor in small group and possibly, the behavior support person. Intervention by behavior support person

including determining functions, antecedents, setting etc.

Individual counseling

The Extras that Matter… Bi-weekly counseling Character Rock Stars Enrichment Clusters Language Flip Student Recognition at Assembly Author’s Tea Reading Challenges Math Stars

More of the Extras… SOS…Super Outrageous Science Days Celebrations World Records Saturday School

School needs to be a place that children enjoy! It needs to be a place where they are successful!

Keeping students excited about school keeps them out of trouble!

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