Cromwell Elementary

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Cromwell Elementary

• 4989 Cromwell Avenue
• Memphis, Tennessee 38118

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Guiding Principles

• Beliefs
• Values
• Vision
• Mission
• Philosophy Statement

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Beliefs

• We believe that every child has the right to an
  appropriate education and the responsibility to
  allow others the same opportunity
• We believe that effort, achievement and
  excellence should be encouraged and rewarded
• We believe in the constant challenging of each
  student to excel and achieve to the best of
  his/her potential
• We believe that everyone has the right to a safe
  environment
• We believe that the appreciation and awareness of
  diversity are essential
• We believe that students should leave school
  equipped with skills which will allow them to
  become productive members of society
• We believe that teachers professional knowledge,
  commitment and individuality should be valued and
  respected
• We believe that parents are full partners in the
  education of their children and should be offered
  maximum opportunity to take an interactive role
  in the life of the school

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Values

• All students can learn at higher levels
• All students have the right to a quality
  education
• All staff members share in the responsibility for
  promoting higher achievement levels for all
  students with students being taught the skills
  and behaviors necessary for success
• All stakeholders should have positive
  interactions and build positive relationships
  with all students
• All students must be treated with dignity and
  respect
• Students misbehaviors represent a teaching
  opportunity

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Vision

• We respect and encourage the varied learning
  styles, developmental stages and cultural
  diversity that our children bring with them.
• From a positive, secure, and nurturing
  environment students will emerge with healthy
  self esteem, and a willingness to take risks and
  assume responsibility for their actions.
• Cromwell Elementary Schools staff is committed
  to providing an atmosphere where every child will
  be actively involved in learning and challenged
  to his/her highest potential. Innovative teaching
  techniques, modern technology and risk taking
  experiences will be combined to meet the
  educational, emotional, physical and social needs
  of each child.

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Mission

• Our schools mission is to provide a safe,
  nurturing environment where students are
  challenged to reach their highest levels of
  social, emotional and academic development

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Philosophy Statement

• A positive school climate will guide social and
  academic growth for all students. Positive
  school-wide behavior management is necessary if
  learning is to take place. Cromwells discipline
  plan incorporates positive school-wide behavior
  management, successful interventions and the
  training of students in procedures.
• We must provide opportunities for children to
  make appropriate behavioral choices. Our
  expectations for students behavior must be
  taught and reviewed frequently.
• When handling behavior issues we must remember
  the importance of establishing strong positive
  relationships with students. We must respond to
  all situations in a caring and professional
  manner.

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Goals and/or Objectives

• Increase positive student behavior choices and
  reduce negative behavior choices
• Reduce the number of office referrals by 20
• Implement ISS as an alternative to home
  suspensions when applicable
• Reduce the number of home suspensions by 10

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School Procedures

• Arrival
• Students eating breakfast will line up
• Students not eating should sit in a designated
  place by grade level
• Teachers will pick up their classes
• Changing classes
• Walk quietly on the right side of the hallway or
  sidewalk, in a straight line accompanied by
  teacher
• Restroom breaks
• Restroom breaks before support classes
• Teachers who are in portables should allow
  students to use the restroom in their classroom
• Staggered restroom breaks
• Hall passes
• Color coded hall passes
• Office- 3 passes
• Restroom- 2 passes
• Resource- 10 passes
• Each student must have his/her own pass
• Cafeteria
• Children will be escorted quietly by their
  teacher to the serving line door
• Teachers must assign seats and duties prior to
  students entering the cafeteria

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School Procedures

• Assemblies
• Teachers will lead students quietly to designated
  table
• Classes will leave in an orderly manner
• Teachers will remain with their classes
  throughout the assembly and position potential
  behavior problems near them
• Dismissal
• Car riders will be dismissed at 310
• Walkers and daycare riders will be dismissed at
  315 bell
• Teachers will supervise from their designated
  assignments
• Emergency Drills
• Fire
• Exit through designated doors, walking quietly
  and orderly to designated area outside without
  talking and wait for instruction
• Teachers will have attendance roster
• Earthquake
• Students will position themselves under their
  table or desk and cover their heads
• Tornado
• Students will exit classroom quietly in a line
  and position themselves in the hallway with hands
  covering their head

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Classroom Procedures

• Color-coded hall passes for specific destinations
• Raise hand for permission to get up from seat
• Rules for asking for help and cooperative groups
  are up to individual teachers
• Every Tuesday folders are sent home which include
  conduct reports, graded papers and other
  important information

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School Rules

• Be respectful to self and others as well as
  school property
• Be responsible
• Be present, prepared and on-time daily
• Always listen and follow directions the first
  time given
• Keep hands, feet and objects to self
• Be positive and honest at all times

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How we teach the rules and procedures

• School wide orientation What does it means to be
  a Cromwell Cougar?
• Morning announcements
• Afternoon announcements
• Handbooks are given to each student
• Students are responsible for knowing the content
  of the handbook
• Students must learn and define rules
• Each teacher will escort the students throughout
  the school acquainting the students with posted
  rules
• Newsletters
• Parent orientation meetings

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Responding to Behavior Violations Administrative

• Warning
• Loss of Privilege
• Community Service
• Violation Letter
• Phone Call to Parent
• Detention
• ISS
• Home Suspension

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Responding to Behavior ViolationsClassroom

• Planned ignoring
• Warning
• Verbal redirection
• Problem solving
• Phone call to parent
• Time-out
• Separation of students
• Loss of privilege
• Parent conference
• Counselor referral
• Office referral

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Recognizing Positive Choices

• Honor Roll Awards
• Principals List
• Honor Roll
• Citizenship
• Perfect Attendance
• Student of the Week
• Fight Free School Celebrations First 30 days no
  uniform day and ice cream
• Fun Friday Individual class choices (only for
  those classes that have no referrals for an
  entire six-week period)

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Program Elements

• Fight Free Schools
• Encourages problem solving in peaceful ways,
  utilizes conflict resolution and significantly
  reduces bullying and fighting
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• Classroom Management that works
• A book by Jana S. Marzano that gives advice on
  establishing effective rules and procedures,
  Implementing appropriate disciplinary
  interventions, and helping students contribute to
  a positive learning environment. With student
  behavior and effective discipline as growing
  concerns in schools, this analysis is a guide to
  the critical role of classroom management in
  student learning and achievement
• The Silver Spoon
• Encourages positive behavior in the cafeteria.
  Classes receive one letter of The Silver Spoon
  for each day of good behavior. When the words
  are spelled out completely, the class receives a
  party.

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Character Education

• Classroom guidance sessions taught by counselor
• Monthly character trait emphasized at school each
  six weeks
• MCS Family Life Education and Health and Wellness
  Curriculum taught in PE and classrooms
• Core essentials an educational program provided
  by Chick-fil-a
• Project Wisdom

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School Safety Plan

• Classroom Crisis Response Procedures manual
• Cromwell School Crisis Plan is updated each year
• Drills for tornado, lockdown, fire and
  earthquakes are conducted on a regular basis

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In-School Suspension Plan

• ISS is one consequence in our system of
  progressive levels of discipline
• Students complete individual class assignments
  and a written reflection on their behavior
  choices that caused their ISS placement
• Discuss other alternatives to demonstrate
  positive behavior choices

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Monitoring Process

• School, classroom and individual discipline data
  are analyzed each six weeks by the Blue Ribbon
  Committee
• Adjustments are made as needed to the school-wide
  discipline plan
• S-Team process is used to develop intervention
  plans for students with at-risk behaviors

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Action Steps

• The Blue Ribbon Committee will determine the
  specific needs for staff development based on
  behavior data analysis

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Prevention Model

• Fight Free Schools
• Encourages problem solving in peaceful ways,
  utilizes conflict resolution and significantly
  reduces bullying and fighting
• DARE
• Teaches students to pursue a drug-free lifestyle
  (5th grade only)
• Mendez Too Good for Violence
• Parental Involvement

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Intervention Plan

• Daily Personal Greetings By The Teacher
• Planned Ignoring
• Signals
• Proximity
• Positive Comments

• Adjusting Lessons
• Direct Address
• Anticipation
• Defining Limits
• Helping
• Appropriate Touch

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Evaluation

• The Blue Ribbon Committee will analyze the
  discipline data each six weeks to determine if we
  are on target for achieving this years
  objectives and to adjust our behavior plan as
  needed
• The data will be presented to faculty and
  recommendations and adjustments will be made
• Discipline data for last year and coming years
  will be compared an analyzed
• Specific action plans will be developed to
  respond to the data and insure achievement of
  this years objectives
• Reduce the number of referrals to the office by
  20
• Reduce the number of home suspensions by 10
• Reduce the number of fights by 10

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Celebration School Wide

• Cromwell Conduct Carnival for Es in conduct
• Puzzles, Bingo, reading twister, Jeopardy and
  dice and card games
• Ice cream social (Principals Honor Roll)
• Banner or trophy for the classroom with perfect
  attendance and/or uniforms (announced weekly or
  daily during afternoon announcements)
• Parent/student luncheon for those students that
  have been known to have behavior problems (E or S)

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Celebration - Teachers

• GOOSE Award
• Awarded to the teacher who makes unique
  contributions towards the accomplishment of
  school goals
• Golden Plunger Award
• Awarded to the teacher who comes up with an
  innovative idea
• Perfect Attendance Award

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Celebration Individual Students

• Positive statement about a student over the
  intercom or class
• Student of the Week / Star Student
• Incentives provided weekly by the classroom
  teacher

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Conclusion

• At Cromwell Elementary we see that the
• development and implementation of our School-
  wide
• behavior plan is a constant process. Our dream is
• that our school will consistently demonstrate
• positive Relationships, teach Responsibility and
  achieve
• desired Results. Our challenge is to accomplish
  the MCS
• goal to achieve safe, orderly environments
  where students, staff members an families share
  high expectations for academic achievement and
  personal behavior.
• Dr. Carol Johnson