WEST SEAFORD IS

“THE BEST IN THE WEST”

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Agenda

• Welcome• Handbook• Discipline• Gangs/Bullying• Ruby Payne• Lunch

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New Ranch Hands• Natasha Waters - Kindergarten• Billy Whitaker – 5th grade special education• Daniel Hopkins – Custodian• Kiara Collins - ILC• Moves (changes)

– Diana Zlock is back!– Matt Cohee– Julie Kirby – Café manager– Janice Wilson

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Ranch Updates - Summer months• Learning Focused• Scheduling• School Climate• Summer school• Courtyard – Thanks Ralph

Palmer and friends!• Custodians• Tech Camp• Spelling City – Krystal

Wright

• Math Trailblazers Upgrade• Recharging by staff• Farm Teams• Fast Forward• Compass Update – Odyssey • New School Website• Ruby Payne• Hospitality• What have we missed?

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Committees

• Committees 2009-2010– Leadership/Grade Level Chair– Clusters– IST– Farm Teams

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Ranch Handbook

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What is the data telling us?

Settle by the campfire and get

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Referrals – Bus and Office

• Office – 194 (21 by ILC students)• Bus – 118 (7 by ILC students)• Total – 312 (176 from low-income housing areas: Chandler

Heights, Seaford Meadows, Meadow Bridge, Woodland Mills, Front/Market Sts.)• Referrals generated by special education students – 131

(42%)• By ethnicity:

– African Americans – 230 (74%)– White – 62 (20%)– Hispanic – 16 (5%)

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Referrals – Bus and Office

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Office Referrals

• 194 Total• 147 by males (76%)• 47 by females (24%)• 21 by ILC• 63 by other special education students• 84 by all special education students (43% of

total office referrals)

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Office Referrals by Location

With a partner can you identify the locations (where did

the referrals take place)?

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Office Referrals (by year)

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% of students with 90% or more of points in the second semester

Grade Level Earned Total %

K 45 74 57%

1 47 77 61%

2 59 82 72%

3 32 66 48%

4 51 81 63%

5 45 69 65%

61%

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Bus Referrals

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Bus Referrals

• 118 by 67 students• 90 by African American students (76%)• 88 by males (75%)• 7 by ILC students• 46 by special education students (39%)

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Bus Referrals (by month)

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Now let’s have a fire side chat before we move forward….with a partner…

• What is the data saying?• What do we need to do to Reduce our referrals and support

behavioral expectations?• Share out…..

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West Seaford Positive Behavior Plan

1. each expectations for all areas of the school.

2. pply/Model expectations after they are taught and/or as needed.

3. einforce expectations verbally and with “Winner Bucks”

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Common Vocabulary

Instead of having a list of rules, we have made groups of expectations using common terms… Be Respectful, Be Responsible,

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Be Respectful • Listen Carefully• Follow adult directions the first time• Use a quiet voice when necessary• Use good manners• Help others when needed

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Be Responsible • Be in your seat and ready

to learn• Have everything you need• Cooperate with others

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Be Safe• Use materials appropriately• Keep hands, feet, and objects to

self• Move around the room calmly• Help others when needed

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Displaying the Vocabulary Same language throughout school and

on buses Displays have been made for all areas

(color coded) Students can create posters to be hung

in classrooms and hallways Gives students ownershipShow examples

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See the Behavior Matrix

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Possible Vocabulary Displays

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And Another…….

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Common Vocabulary• Turn to a partner and discuss the

advantages of having common vocabulary across all areas of the school

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Teaching Expectations ( )

• Expectations for all areas of the school will be taught by classroom teachers

• Using a Lesson Timeline each week is assigned an area (s) and lesson (s)

• On Tuesdays and Thursdays these lessons are taught (should only take 10 minutes)

• See packet for timeline and lessons (more will be forthcoming)

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Teaching Expectations - Timeline

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Apply/Model Expectations ( )

• Model expectations yourself• Role play expectations (as identified in

lessons)• Continue to use “teachable” moments as

needed

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Reinforce Expectations ( )

• Remind students of expectations• Reinforce verbally• Reinforce with “Winner Bucks”

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Ways to Earn “Winner Bucks”

• When students apply behavioral expectations (what was taught)

• Making positive choices• Use school wide matrix for ideas of earning

“Winner Bucks”• “Winner Bucks” can be given to any student,

any where, by anyone (adults)– hallways, specials, classroom, bus, cafeteria, Playground, assemblies, et cetera

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Reinforce - “Winner Bucks”

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How to Protect the “Winner Bucks”

• Attach to bulletin board– Lunch bags - cut down– Envelopes– Baggies

• Pocket Charts• Students may keep them in their desk in

baggies or envelopes• Climate has baggies or envelopes if needed

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Ways to Spend “Winner Bucks”

Classroom IncentivesEach teacher will have a slew of resources bagged

by recommended amounts Other lassoing ideas (see Suggested Incentive

Pricing document and following slides) Teachers may select their incentivesWallabies will come around and drop off incentive

bags and “Winner Bucks” to each classroom teacher

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Incentive Ideas

• Small rewards and amounts for reward can be decided in classrooms

• Just some ideas: - 5 bucks: mini erasers, sticker

– 10 bucks: pencil, eraser cap, read to the class– 20 bucks: bookmark, lunch with a friend, special

seat, read to another teacher or class– 30 bucks: Sit by a friend for the day, Sit at

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5 Winner Bucks

• Free reading time • Use an Ink Pen

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10 Winner Bucks

Special SeatingRead to your classTeach part of a lessonLine leaderSit by a friendE-mail or write to a parent or teacherHomework Pass

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20 Winner Bucks

- Sit at the teacher’s desk- Bring a healthy snack- Stay in from recess with a friend to play a game-- Invite a friend from another class for lunch-- Move your desk to a favorite location-- Play with clay -- Courtyard lunch 40

“Lots” of Winner Bucks

• Choose a special job for the week

• Create a bulletin board• Be a helper in a room

with younger children• Lunch with an

administrator• Take home a class game

for a few nights• Extra computer time

• Create a podcast or record a story on a tape or digital recorder (see Dr. Fishburn to borrow)

• Use a video camera or digital camera to create a story

• Ice cream pass• Ask students to come up

with some of their own

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How do I manage cash out times?

• During silent reading, journaling, DPP, seat work, recess

• Weekly, bi-weekly, immediate• Set up incentives• Pull sticks, call teams, or pairs• Those who want to cash out can do so, others may

want to save for larger incentives• Communicate plan to students• Try not to take away from instructional minutes

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Large Round-Ups• 2 times a year (December 18th & June 1st)• Teachers will be the ranch hands to help with

the activity they enjoy• Students will know at beginning of year what

the round up choices will be • Students earn these by not having any

referrals• More information will be forthcoming

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“Best in the West” – Behavior Plan

Teach expectationsApply/Model expectationsReinforce expectations

“Winner Bucks” Verbal Praise Weekly “Cash-out”

Large Rewards (2)No referrals

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YES We Focus on Positive, BUT there are Still Consequences

• If expectations are not followed after being taught, applied, and reinforced (TAR), consequences may need to be given

• Follow the sequence of consequences (next slide)• Possible flip card display, clipboard, etc – teacher

has choice on how they manage the system, but the consequences must be followed

• Supplies will be given to set up your “system”

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Classroom Management Sequence

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Classroom Management

• Non-negotiable – Green, Yellow, Orange,

Blue, Red sequence– Earning back colors if a

student is able to turn their day around (within reason)

• Negotiable– Purple– How and where to

display/use the system (flip cards, clipboard, sticks, cups…)

– Your incentive plan

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Take a Deep Breath and Sit Back in Your Saddle

Questions……… Comments………

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Bus Arrival & Dismissal

• Kathy Edwards

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Locks for Love, Book and Game Drive or Other

• Do we want to do any of this?

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Medals

• Create a “Wall of Fame” in your classroom.– Medal committee– Pick up your medals

from the stage

• Medal Key:• All A’s & B’s (Outstanding)

……..Academic (Purple)• DSTP 4’s & 5’s…..……Academic

Excellence• DSTP 4’s & 5’s in Writing….Star

Writer• Cumulative Behavior….Flying High • Perfect Attendance………Attendance• Bus (monthly)…………….Bus Award –

Winner Behavior

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Medals

When can students wear their medals?

• When their name is heard on the morning announcements (ribbons, awards, et cetera)

• Pep rallies• Mondays after a good week • Special occasions

– Academic– Random acts of kindness– Teacher choice

• On their birthday

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West SeafordWe are looking forward to a

rootin’ tootin’ great year because we are the…

“BEST IN THE WEST”53