South Jordan Middle School

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South Jordan Middle School
Kevin Thomas (Admin) Larry Phelps (BC) Julia
Connelly Michelle Behrmann Mary
Hansen Kim Player Jennifer Boucher Kelly
Graham Candace Dee (District Coach)
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School-wide Rules
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School-wide Citizenship Policy
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Interventions

• One of our goals this year was to reduce student
  tardies.
• Interventions that we have tried include
• One Minute Music Warnings
• Teachers in the halls during passing time.
• Principals 200 Club coupons
• Cash Rewards
• No Tardy Parties
• Lunch Detention
• After school Detention
• TNT Tardies Not Tolerated

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Rationale

• Data for the last two years, clearly shows that
  tardies were our biggest referral area.
• Tardies unnecessarily absorb teacher
  administrative time and disrupt the classroom
  environment.

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Data Indicators
Tardies for 1st 2 years
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Trends and changes in data indicators after
intervention

• The first 2 years we didnt see any improvement.
  In fact our 2nd year was worse than the first for
  much of the year.
• In April of last year we started a tardy policy
  called TNT.
• We have seen dramatic improvements since using
  this policy.

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Implementation

• We discussed with the faculty staff our
  concerns with tardies.
• We presented some options for things to try.
• Our attendance secretaries came up with the Idea
  for the TNT (Tardies Not Tolerated) program.
• The faculty was trained on how the program would
  work.

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Implementation

• Students received training about tardy
  expectations.
• Motivators were offered consistently to both
  students and staff.
• We are still using many of the interventions
  mentioned earlier.
• The biggest improvement has come from the TNT
  program. Tardies Not Tolerated

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Most Recent Data
Tardies for all 3 years
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• TNT
• Tardies Not Tolerated!
• TNT is a tardy policy we are using at South
  Jordan Middle School. Due to an overwhelming
  amount of tardiness, we have implemented a tardy
  policy to cut down on the disruptions and
  disorder in the classrooms.
• This policy includes the following actions

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TNT Forms

• There are different forms that are used as a
  notice to students that they have reached certain
  levels and the type of consequence that goes with
  it.
• The students are also assigned to write pages of
  I Will Not Be Tardy.

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Teacher Training on TNT
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Parent/Student Explanation
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Lunch Detention Notice
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Teacher Notification ISS
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Student Notification ISS
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• No Tardy Party Celebration quarterly
• 1st Quarter - 758 students attended
• 2nd Quarter - 605 students attended
• 3rd Quarter - 740 students attended

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Summary

• We have found that the things we are doing are
  having a positive effect on our students.
• The majority of the ODRs are dealing with
  excessive tardies and confiscated items such as
  Ipods, phones, etc.(80)
• We feel that the School-wide Rules, School Wide
  Citizenship, Principals 200 Club, Student of the
  Day, Student of the Month and TNT have been great
  preventative measures for serious offenses.