The Evolution of ESDPAST

PRESENT

FUTURE

Dozier Middle SchoolBy the Numbers

Demographic # of students Total 834*Native American 2Asian/ Pacific Islander 40

Black ( Non- Hispanic) 423

White ( Non- Hispanic) 84

Hispanic 277Unspecified 8

Dozier Middle SchoolBy the Numbers

Populations Served % of students

ESL ( English as a second language)

4%

Free and Reduced Lunch

40%

Homeless 1%

SPED 13%

Talented and Gifted 15%

Special Education services provided: • Severe and profoundly

handicapped• EMD (self-contained)• LD (resource and self-contained)• ED (resource and self-

contained)• Visually Impaired• Speech• Autistic• Tourettes• 504’s

COMPONENTSALREADY IN PLACE• SMART

• STEP- UP

• Positive Referrals

• Pyramid of Intervention

• Power of “I” – Redo Café & Study Hall

• Commercials & Slide Shows that teach appropriate behavior

• Employee of the Week and Instructional Leader of the Month

• Student of the Week and TV Time with teacher during lunch, etc.

Teachers can personalize . . . .

Our ProgressTotal discipline referrals

1350• 2006-2007 school year

520• 2007-2008 school year

718• 2007-2008 school year Pilot classrooms

3

• 2005-2006 school year

OUR MISSION

Dozier’s ESD Team will facilitate the building of a systemic and comprehensive behavioral intervention model. By teaching and encouraging behaviors that will contribute to a safe and orderly environment, we will promote academic and social responsibility.

Developing School-wide Expectations-The

SMART Matrix• Process

– Staff top 3 discipline concerns to address

– Distributed draft SMART Matrix by location for staff, including cafeteria staff, and student feedback

– Compiled responses and shared results

SMART Matrix-The Pilot

• Choose six 8th grade classrooms to pilot– Volunteer based on culture of our

school– Everyone works from SMART

Matrix– Each classroom teacher aligned

classroom rules with school-wide expectations

– Taught expectations (15 minutes/day) and rules on SMART Matrix

– Acknowledgement system- Student input

SMART Matrix-Lessons Learned

• Do not commit “assumicide”-must teach students behaviors/expectations/rules

• This is just as much about adults as it is students

• All staff need to acknowledge all students

• Plan for acknowledgement system before beginning

• Challenge: Maintain consistency with teaching and acknowledging

SMART Matrix-What’s Next

• Lesson plans for staff to teach expectations

• Post SMART laminated posters in classroom and nonclassroom settings

• Consider adding classroom guest to matrix

• Add SMART Matrix to Student Planner, School Website

• Present to PTA

Data Driven Decision Making

• Absenteeism– What did the data tell us?

• Rate, month, antecedent

• How did we intervene?• Expectation• Intervention• Supports• Outcomes

ESD…A living process

• Always revising based on data and implementation

• More efficient use of time• Not an add on; way to

organize what we are doing for all students

Q & A