Triadic Agreements: An Overview for Parents Goethe International Charter School

Triadic Agreements:An Overview for Parents

Goethe International Charter School

GICS Triadic Agreements

Overview of Presentation

• Provides a summary of the Goethe International Charter School (GICS) official discipline policy, the Triadic Agreements.

• Families will learn about the GICS Universal Agreements and the GICS Discipline Steps.

• After viewing the presentation parents need to fill out a mandatory quiz and send it to the GICS office.


Universal Agreements

• The GICS Universal Agreements are limits for safe, respectful and responsible behavior for the GICS community (students, parents, staff). • All members of the GICS community

should respect these limits.


Universal Agreements

AT GOETHE, WE ARE SAFE, RESPECTFUL AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF THE WORLD.AS AN INTERNATIONALLY MINDED COMMUNITY, WE...

cooperate by working and playing as a team. communicate to solve problems by listening and sharing our

feelings. listen with open-minds and speak with respect. show empathy when we interact with others. follow adults’ directions respectfully. appreciate our learning environment by using materials in safe and

appropriate ways. have integrity by following the agreements at all times.


GICS Discipline Steps

The GICS Discipline Steps • consist of 7 Discipline Steps.• address student behavior that is not within

the school’s behavioral limits (Universal Agreements or other school or classroom limits).

• are based on the philosophy of positive discipline.


GICS Discipline Steps:Purpose

The GICS Discipline Steps• help students reflect on their actions and learn to

adjust their behavior. • are based on the philosophy of positive discipline. • focus on solutions that are reasonable, related to

the concern, and respectful of everyone involved. • create a safe and caring environment, one in which

risk-taking, critical thinking, and other attributes of the IB Learner Profile can grow and develop.


Step 1:Positive Discipline Strategy

• Applies when a student disregards school or classroom limit for the first or second time.

• Examples of positive discipline strategies: – teacher ignores student’s behavior– teacher increases attention to desired

behaviors– teacher responds to behavior with a natural

or logical consequence


Step 2:Think Card

• Applies when behavior continues despite several Step 1 strategies.• Purpose is for student to reflect on

the behavior and come up with a plan to adjust the behavior.


K-1 Think Card


2nd-5th Grade Think Card


Step 2:Think Card

• Teacher indicates which important attitude student’s behavior did not follow by checking the appropriate “leaf” on the Think Card tree.

• Student fills out Think Card in class and returns it to the teacher.


Step 3:Home Think Card

• Applies when the behavior continues despite several Step 2 strategies (Think Cards).

• Purpose is for students to reflect on the behavior and desired attitudes with the help of their parents.

• Students and parents together create a plan to adjust behavior.


Step 3:Home Think Card


Step 3: Home Think Card

• Student and parents fill out the Home Think Card together.

• Student returns the Home Think Card to the teacher the next day.

• The Home Think Card is not a punishment but rather an opportunity for collaborative problem solving.


Step 4:Parent Conference or Reflection Circle

• Applies when Step 3 (Home Think Card) fails to adequately address the behavior.• Goal is to create a long-term plan to

help the student observe school or classroom limits.


Step 4:Parent Conference or Reflection Circle

• Parents are invited to a conference with the teacher.

• Alternatively, parents may be invited to participate in a Reflection Circle which is a meeting that includes the various parties affected by the student’s behavior (e.g., teacher, administrator, another student).


Step 5:Reflection Day

• Applies if Step 4 (Conference or Reflection Circle) fails to adequately address the behavior.

• Student is sent home for the remainder of the day to reflect on the behavior with the help of parents.

• Does not count as a suspension on student’s record.

• Parents and student have to attend a re-entry meeting with the administration.


Step 6: Student Success Team

• Applies if Step 5 (Reflection Day) fails to adequately address the behavior.

• A Student Success Team (SST) will provide the student with long-term support.

• The SST may consist of the classroom teacher, resource specialist, parents, and administrator and will meet on a regular basis with or without the student.


Step 7:Suspension

• Applies if Step 6 (SST) fails to adequately address the behavior.

• For rules and processes related to suspension and expulsion please consult the GICS Family Handbook.


Review:GICS Discipline Steps

Step 1: Positive Discipline StrategiesStep 2: Think CardStep 3: Home Think CardStep 4: Parent Conference or Reflection CircleStep 5: Reflection DayStep 6: Student Success TeamStep 7: Suspension


Important Notes about the GICS Discipline Steps

• The Discipline Steps address recurring disregard of school or classroom limits by a student (i.e., the same or similar disruptive behavior occurs repeatedly over time).

• Teachers may use their own discretion in determining when to move from one discipline step to the next (e.g., how many Think Cards before giving out a Home Think Card).

• Steps may be skipped in case of a serious cause (e.g., injury of self or others, willful destruction of school property).


Expectations of Parents

• Parents are expected to be familiar with the Triadic Agreements (Universal Agreements and Discipline Steps).

• Parents are expected to participate in the problem resolution process (e.g., help children fill out a Home Think Card, attend meetings with teachers).

• Parents are encouraged to use positive discipline at home to strengthen home-school connection.


How to get more Information about the Triadic Agreements

• Talk to your child’s teacher or an administrator.

• Read the complete Triadic Agreements on the GICS website (www.goethecharterschool.org).


What to do next

• Print out the Triadic Agreements quiz.• Fill out the quiz and return it to the GICS

office: – Email: [email protected]– Mail: Goethe International Charter School, 12500

Braddock Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90066, – Fax: (310) 306-3245.– Drop it off in person.

Documents

Triadic Agreements: An Overview for Parents Goethe International Charter School