SchoolWide Classroom Management

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School-Wide Classroom Management

• Presentation for Staff Meeting
• August 19, 2009

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School-wide ExpectationsThe 3 Bs

• Be a Problem Solver
• Be Respectful
• Be Safe

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• School Expectations Matrix Form.doc

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School Creed

• Rachel Freeman School of Engineering is a special
  place where we promise to follow the 3 Bs
• Be a Problem Solver
• Be Respectful
• Be Safe
• We will strive to achieve excellence using the
  engineering design process. Freeman Bears, GET
  IN GEAR!

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Morning Meeting

• Teach, model, and practice school-wide
  expectations
• Second step curriculum (try to align with the
  character trait of the month)
• Community building activities

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Why?

• Consistency among all staff
• Continuity for students and parents
• Continuity for students throughout their
  elementary career
• Clear management techniques for teacher
  assistants, substitute teachers, new teachers,
  volunteers, etc.

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Bear System

• All students will begin each day with 2 GREEN
  bears

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Bear System

• If a student misbehaves, they are given a
  warning. If the misbehavior continues, the
  student is moved to one GREEN bear

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Bear System

• If a student continues to misbehave, has been
  given another warning, and appropriate
  interventions have been used to try to modify the
  behavior he/she is moved to one YELLOW bear

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Yellow Bear

• When a student is moved to a yellow bear, he/she
  must write an apology letter as soon as possible.
  This letter is written to his/her parents or
  legal guardians.

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Sample letter K-2
Date Dear (Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa), I am
writing because I did not follow the School-wide
Expectations today. This is what
happened (Student writes or draws a picture of
what happened) I can and will do better to
follow the School-wide Expectations. (Student
describes how they will solve the problem) I am
sorry and promise to follow the Rachel Freeman
School of Engineering School-wide Expectations.
Your (son, daughter, grandson,
granddaughter, (Student Name) Parent/Guardian
Signature________________________________ Parent/
Guardian Comments_______________________________
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Sample Letter 3-5
Date Dear (Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa), I am
writing this letter to let you know I did not
follow the School-wide Expectations today. At
the beginning of the year, I agreed to follow the
School-wide Expectations. This is what
happened (Student describes what happened) I
know I can and will do better to keep my
agreement with my teacher, classmates, and my
family to follow the School-wide Expectations.
This is what I will do to solve the problem I
had today (Student describes how they will solve
the problem) I am very sorry and promise to
follow the Rachel Freeman School of Engineering
School-wide Expectations. Your (son, daughter,
grandson, granddaughter), (Student
Name) Parent/Guardian Signature
_______________________________ Parent/Guardian
Comments ______________________________
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Apology Letters

• Written by student
• Must be signed by parent and returned to school
• Letter is placed in student file
• If letter is not returned the next day, phone
  call home
• If letter is still not returned, it becomes a
  minor discipline referral

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Bear System

• If a student continues to display inappropriate
  behavior, a warning has been given, and other
  appropriate interventions have not been
  successful, the student is moved to a RED bear

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Red Bear

• When a student is moved to a RED bear, a
  discipline referral form must be filled out. A
  single-sheet form is used for MINOR behavior such
  as moving to a RED bear.

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Process for Getting the Green Bear Back Once It
Has Been Removed

• STEP 1 The teacher asks the student what he/she
  did wrong to lose the GREEN bear. The teacher
  asks the student what he/she should have done.
  If the student has difficulty knowing what he/she
  should have done, the teacher models and explains
  the correct behavior to the student.

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Process for Getting the Green Bear Back Once It
Has Been Removed

• STEP 2 After the student admits wrongdoing,
  he/she must apologize to the teacher and whoever
  was involved. The student offers to make amends.
  This means he/she asks the teacher what they can
  do to solve the problem. The teacher assists the
  student with ideas for resolving the issue.

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Process for Getting the Green Bear Back Once It
Has Been Removed

• STEP 3 Once the student displays sustained
  engagement in demonstrating the appropriate
  behavior, he/she earns back the GREEN bear. If
  the student is successful, the apology letter is
  not sent home. The goal is to get the student
  back on track as quickly as possible.

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Conduct grade for the day

• S
• S
• N
• U

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Incentives

• A SILVER bear is earned when a student has stayed
  on 2 GREEN bears all week

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Silver Bear Certificate
RACHEL FREEMAN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SILVER BEAR
AWARD Presented to ___________________ For
displaying S behavior all week _______________
__ _________________ Teacher Signature Date
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More Incentives

• After a student has earned 3 SILVER bear awards,
  they earn a GOLDEN bear award

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Golden Bear Award
RACHEL FREEMAN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING GOLDEN BEAR
AWARD Presented to ___________________ For
receiving the Silver Bear Award 3
times _________________ _________________ Tea
cher Signature Date
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Office Referrals

• An office referral may be made in two ways
• After 3 minor behavior discipline referrals have
  been written
• When a major behavior occurs

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Further explanation of 1

• Minor behavior discipline referrals should be
  written when a student stays on a RED BEAR or
  when a minor behavior has occurred. The minor
  behavior discipline referrals should be written
  on single-sheet discipline referral forms (as
  opposed to triplicate forms).

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• When a student has had 3 minor behavior
  discipline referrals written, an office referral
  is made. This referral should be written on a
  triplicate discipline referral form. Copies of
  the 3 minor discipline referrals must be
  attached. Any additional documentation to
  support the referral may also be attached.

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Discipline Referral Form

• Discipline Referral Form.doc

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Further explanation of 2

• When a major behavior occurs, a major behavior
  discipline referral form should be filled out
  using the triplicate form. A major behavior
  immediately results in an office referral. If
  the student is in crisis, the staff member should
  call the office to have the student removed.
  Otherwise, the major behavior discipline form
  should be given to the administration as soon as
  possible.

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Major vs. Minor Behaviors

• Behavior Descriptions.doc

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Awards at Assemblies

• Welcome to Freeman
• A Honor Roll
• A/B Honor Roll
• Perfect Attendance
• Character Counts (teacher will fill in specific
  character trait)
• HUG Hiking Up Grades
• Striving to Succeed
• Engineering Excellence

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Assembly Information

• Assemblies will be held at the end of each
  quarter
• The PBS committee will decide upon the
  format/program
• Any additional awards/certificates must be
  approved by the PBS committee prior to the
  assembly

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Certificate Information

• The PBS committee decided upon half-sheet card
  stock certificates to be used as awards this
  year.
• Students will scrapbook throughout the year by
  keeping their certificates on a binder ring

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Best Bear Tickets

• Remember to give Best Bear Tickets to students
  that are going above and beyond to display the 3
  Bs
• Be a Problem Solver
• Be Respectful
• Be Safe

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• HAVE A GREAT YEAR EVERYONE!!!