The skills are grouped into three
categories. While children of all ages can be taught something about all
fifteen skills, during some phases of a child’s development it is best to
focus on certain skills.
Each of the fifteen skills are illustrated showing children some aspect of
how the skill is to be practiced. Depending upon the culture of your school
or home, you may select from the following skill posters available through
Discipline With Purpose. A generic set, a multicultural set, Bible based
illustrations or a set of skill posters created for Junior High and High
School. As the program develops, the best illustrations will be those
created by parents, students and educators to reflect the unique culture of
the home and school.
Classroom Discipline
Cycles
We
expect students to follow the 3 School Rules:
1.
Respect yourself and others
2.
Contribute to the learning environment
3.
Follow classroom and school rules and procedures
Primary- Kindergarten
through 2nd grade
Level
1-The
student will be given a cue to self-
correct
the behavior.
Level
2-
The student will be given a verbal prompt to self-correct the behavior.
Level 3-
Consequences will be used if the behavior is not self-corrected.
Student
will have 5 minutes of Wait-Think-Plan.
Student will miss 10 minutes of
Wait-Think-Plan..
Student
will miss 15 minutes of
Wait-Think-Plan
Parents will be written to or contacted by phone.
Level 4-
Student will be referred to the Principal’s Office.
Discipline Plan For Grade Three
If You
Choose to Break a Rule:
Violations of classroom
rules will occur from time to time. By initiating positive interactions
with my students and by pre-teaching my expectations, I will try to
minimize the frequency and severity of these incidents and develop
positive relationships with my students. I will use the following
procedures to deal with violations in an appropriate manner and thus
ensure safety and order for all.
Level
1-Give a Clue
When misbehavior
occurs, I will cue the student who will then have an opportunity to
self-correct the behavior. Examples: proximity to desk, use student’s name
in a question, “turn” and ”look” at the student, change voice, hand
gesture or private warning.
Level 2-
Give a Prompt
If a cue isn’t enough,
I will verbally state the behavior I expect and give the student a second
chance to self-correct the behavior.
Level
3-Assign a Consequence
If the misbehavior
continues, I will impose a consequence or a combination of consequences:
1.
Students will miss 5
minutes of recess on the *STP line and lose one discipline dollar.
2.
Students will miss 10
minutes of recess on the *STP line and lose another discipline dollar.
3.
Students will miss 15
minutes of recess on the *STP line and lose another discipline dollar.
Parents will be notified with a phone call and/or a note home.
I will always discuss
with the student better choices that he/she could have made to promote a
positive atmosphere.
Level
4-Make a Referral to the Office
*STP- Stop,
Think, and Plan
Intermediate - 4th through 5th grade
As we begin the new school year, the
intermediate grades will be focusing on the five middle DWP skills
(leadership, cooperation, reason for rules, completing a task, and
communication). We will be developing these skills daily through direct and
indirect lessons. It is our belief that by the end of the school year all
students will have developed and excelled in these skills.
If you choose not to follow one of
these skills, the following procedures will be used to deal with violations:
Give a Cue
When misbehavior occurs, I will cue
the student who will then have the opportunity to self-correct behavior.
Examples: proximity, use of student’s name, change voice, gesture, or
private warning.
Warnings: Give a Prompt
If the cue isn’t enough, I will
verbally state the behavior I expect and give the student a second chance to
self-correct behavior.
Demerit: Assign a Consequence
If misbehavior persists or if the
misbehavior is of a more serious nature, I will record a demerit on their
action card as well as impose a consequence or combination of consequences.
Examples: move seat, loss of privilege, stay after class, time-out in
another room, complete an “Action Plan”, call a parent, have a conference,
make a contract.
Make a Referral to the Office
If the rule infraction is a severe
threat to safety and order, if the student is out-of-control (can’t show the
first three steps of listening), seriously disrespectful, or habitually
breaking of rules, I will send the student to the office with a referral
notice. I may also refer a student who refuses to follow through on
consequences or exhausts all my efforts to redirect misbehavior.
ACTION CARDS
Demerits
-students will receive demerits on
action card according to the school rule that was not followed.
- after two demerits, a letter will be
sent home to parents
-after four demerits, a letter will be
sent to Mrs. Kock
-after five demerits, student will
receive an office referral
Students will receive a new card
throughout the year. The 4th grade will start at one week and
build to two weeks by end of year. Fifth grade will start at two weeks and
build to four weeks by end of year. Sixth grade will start at four weeks
and build to the quarter by end of year.
**Depending on the severity and
repetition of the student’s behavior, any of the above actions can be
adjusted to suit the consequence to discipline the student appropriately.
SIXTH GRADE
As we begin the new
school year, the sixth grade will be focusing on the five middle DWP skills
(leadership, cooperation, reason for rules, completing a task, and
communication). We will be developing these skills daily through direct and
indirect lessons. It is our belief that by the end of the school year all
students will have developed and excelled in these skills.
If you choose not to
follow one of these skills, the following procedures will be used to deal
with violations.
Give a clue
When misbehavior occurs, I will cue the student who will then have the
opportunity to self-correct behavior. Examples: proximity, use of student’s
name, change voice, gesture, or private warning.
Warnings: Give a
prompt If the cue isn’t
enough, I will verbally state the behavior I expect and give the student a
second chance to self-correct behavior.
Demerit: Assign a
consequence If misbehavior
persists or if the misbehavior is of a more serious nature, I will record a
demerit on their action card as well as impose a consequence or combination
of consequences. Examples: move seat, loss of privilege, time-out in
another room, complete an “Action Plan”, call a parent, have a conference,
make a contract.
Make a Referral
to the Office If the rule
infraction is a severe threat to safety and order, if the student is
out-of-control (can’t show the first three steps of listening), seriously
disrespectful, or habitually breaking of rules, I will send the student to
the office with a referral notice. I may also refer a student who refuses
to follow through on consequences or exhausts all my efforts to redirect
misbehavior
LATE WORK
Students need
to complete work on time.
Students are missing out on an important life skills of time managements,
responsibility, and organization.
As sixth graders the following will apply to late work:
·
All work is due the morning of
the due date.
·
Students will be allowed to turn in by
3:15pm, but there will be a loss of points.
·
Work turned in after the due date will
result in only a 50%.
Jr. High - 7th & 8th grades
The junior high students will review and practice all
of the 15 Discipline With Purpose skills. However, the last five
skills will be the focus for this year:
11.
Organization of Time, Space, People, and Things
12. Resolving Problems
13. Initiate Solutions
14. Distinguish Fact From
Feelings
15. Making Sacrifices
If a student chooses to break any of the school rules,
the following procedures will be used to deal with violations:
Give a Cue
When misbehavior occurs, the teacher will cue the
student who will then have the opportunity to self-correct behavior.
Warning: Give a Prompt
If the cue isn’t enough, the teacher will verbally
state the behavior they expect and give the student a second chance to self
–correct behavior. Student may be given a visual warning by receiving their
demerit card on the desk.
Demerit: Assign a Consequence
If misbehavior persists or if the misbehavior is of a
more serious nature, the teacher will record a demerit on their action card
as well as impose a consequence or combination of consequences.
Make a Referral to the Office
If the rule infraction is a severe threat to safety and
order or if the student is out-of-control (can’t show the first three steps
of listening) or seriously disrespectful, the teacher will send the student
to the office with a referral notice. The teacher may also refer a student
who refuses to follow through on consequences or exhausts all their efforts
to redirect misbehavior.
ACTION CARD
- students will receive
demerits on action card according to the school rule
that was not followed
- after two demerits, a letter
will be sent home to parents
- after four demerits, a
letter will be sent to Mrs. Kock
- after five demerits, student
will receive an office referral
- Duration of each card: one card per
semester
** Depending on the severity and repetition of the
student’s behavior, any of the above actions can be adjusted to suit the
consequence to discipline the student appropriately
Late Work
- students need to complete work on time
- students are missing out on important life
skills of time management,
responsibility, and organization
- students who do not complete
work on time will stay after school to complete the assignments on
Tuesday and Thursday nights from 3:15-4:00 PM with the teacher that
assigned the homework
- if a student has an abundant amount of late
work, parents will be contacted to make arrangements to set aside additional
after school/weekend time to complete work
