BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SR.

HIGHPositive Behavior Support

Staff Orientation

“If a child doesn’t know how to read, we teach.”

“If a child doesn’t know how to swim, we teach.”

“If a child doesn’t know how to multiply, we teach.”

“If a child doesn’t know how to drive, we teach.”

“If a child doesn’t know how to behave, we… …teach? …punish?”

“Why can’t we finish the last sentence as automatically as we do the others?”

(Herner, 1998)

School-widePositive Behavior Support

• The application of evidence-based strategies and systems to assist schools to increase academic performance, increase safety, decrease problem behavior, and establish positive school cultures.

School-wide PBS

• A collaborative, assessment-based process to developing effective interventions for problem behavior

• Emphasizes the use of proactive, educative, and reinforcement-based strategies to achieve meaningful and durable behavior and lifestyle outcomes

• Aim is to build functional, effective environments in which appropriate behavior is more effective than problem behavior

Time Cost of a Discipline Referral(45 minutes per incident)

1000 Referrals/yr

2000 Referrals/yr

Administrator Time

500 Hours 1000 Hours

Teacher Time 250 Hours 500 Hours

Student Time 750 Hours 1500 Hours

Totals 1500 Hours 3000 Hours

CORE VALUES

P-Positive Attitudes R- Respectful Behaviors O- Ownership/Accountability S- School Pride

Behavior Tracking Form

This form is used to document a recurring classroom behavior incident. Only Level I and II Infractions should be recorded on this form. For all other behaviors see Corrective Strategy Flow Chart. The student should be given a warning and re-taught the expectation and specific rule concerning the infraction prior to recording on this form. This is not a referral. However, continuation of this behavior may result in an office discipline referral.

 

1st Step

Complete Tracking form

I ntervention

Behavior ceases.

No furtheraction

1. Write Ref erral(Attach teacher tracking f orms if applicable.)2. Contact security monitor. Provide them with ref erral. They will escort student to main offi ce.

4th StepSeek Assistance from PBS TeamMove to additional corrective strategies.

Behaviorceases.

No furtheraction

a) Copy ofreferral and/ orletter sent to the parent

b) School retains copies

c) Copy ofreferral to (how given to teacher?)teacher f or fi les(when?…time f rame?)

Administrationdetermines course of actionor consequences

Behaviorceases.

No furtheraction

2nd StepComplete Tracking form

I ntervention

Contact Parent

VerbalWarning.RestateExpectation/ rule

NO YES

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CORRECTI VE STRATEGI ESFLOW CHART:

Data will be entered by Administrator or his designee into I SI S.

Corrective Strategy Procedures

Teacher must contact parent advising them of behaviors that disrupt the learning environment. A referral documenting on-going inappropriate behaviors should be forwarded to administration. Administration will proceed to administer appropriate corrective strategies as outlined below, according to the Code of Student Conduct.

Corrective Strategy Procedures

Step 1 Parent contact is initiated and logged by the teacher for disruptive behaviors. Referral is not required.

 Step 2 If in appropriate behavior continues after initial parental

contact, a Student case Management Services Form should be completed and forwarded to administration. A conference with an administrator or counselor will be conducted.

 Step 3 Teacher submits a referral to administration. A parent/

teacher/counselor and or administrator conference will be conducted. Corrective Strategies may include work detail assignment/indoor suspension or outdoor suspensions (severe infractions).

  

Corrective Strategy Procedures

Step 4 Teacher submits referral to administration. Appropriate corrective strategies are administered (outdoor suspensions 1-3 days).

  Step 5 Teacher submits a referral to administration. Outdoor suspension will be

administered, 5-10 days. The student must return with parent to meet with an administrator prior to returning to school. Once student approaches 20 days of outdoor suspension a request for expulsion/ alternative placement is submitted to Division of Alternative Education.

  

When a teacher refers a student for disciplinary action on a Student Case management

Form, it is imperative that he/she be notified verbally or in writing as it relates to actions

taken. The administrative team will ensure that students who violate the Student code of

Conduct receive appropriate corrective strategies