Wooddale Middle School Schoolwide Discipline Plan 200809

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Wooddale Middle School School-wide Discipline
Plan 2008-09

• Whatever It Takes, We Educate!
• 3467 Castleman Street
• Memphis, Tennessee 38118

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Guiding Principles

• Beliefs, School Character Points, Values
• All students can and will achieve at their
  highest academic levels
• Instruction must be relevant, authentic, creative
  and engaging
• A qualified, motivated, committed staff is
  essential for a successful learning environment
• Students gain necessary skills when actively
  engaged in learning that is rich in content and
  involves problem solving skills that produce
  quality work
• A partnership between the school, parents, and
  community leads to promote successful student
  learning
• Setting challenging expectations leads to
  increased student performance
• Positive relationships and mutual respect between
  staff and students are essential in the promotion
  of students self-esteem
• Education is a lifelong learning process

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Vision

• Enthusiastic Educators Equipping Every Eagle to
  Excel!

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Mission

• Our mission is to prepare students to become
  productive members of society by creating a
  culture of the 4 Cs
• Commitment to Excellence
• Concern for others
• Connectivity with the community
• Character Development

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Philosophy Statement

• At Wooddale Middle, we support the philosophy
  that all children are capable of higher levels of
  achievement, thus we subscribe to the MCS motto

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Goals and/or Objectives

• Decrease the number of students cutting class by
  25
• Decrease disruptive behavior/continuous
  misconduct office referrals by 25
• Decrease by 33 the number of excessive tardies
• Increase our Fight Free Celebrations by 25 for
  Homerooms, Teams, Grade level and School -Wide

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MCS Discipline Committee Worksheet 2007- 08

• Name of School
• Wooddale Middle
• Discipline Committee is representative of the
  school faculty and
• includes an administrator.
• Fill in the names of committee
• members and designate a Team
• Leader (TL)
• Indicates members mandated by MEA contract

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Discipline Committee

• In order for this blue ribbon committee to
  function properly, the following will be
  incorporated
• Each member will have class coverage during
  meeting times (if needed)
• A designated meeting place and time will be
  established and members will be assigned
  leadership roles and responsibilities.
• Assistant Principal, Mr. Eric Simmons, is
  responsible for accessing and distributing to the
  committee the data from the blue ribbon website

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School Discipline CommitteeMeeting Schedule
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Eagle Expectations

• Exhibit Responsibility
• Arriving to school on time
• Taking care of school books or items borrowed
  from the school (i.e., textbooks, library book,
  instruments, etc.
• Always be Positive
• Think success. Do your best. Soar above the rest!
• Seek first to understand and then to be
  understood.
• Give Respect
• Wooddale Middle School is home away from home, so
  we must keep our school clean.
• Treat all people the way they want to be treated
  (i.e., only use positive language)
• Lead by Example
• We are scholars at Wooddale, which means we must
  dress the part (i.e., shirts tucked in. Pants
  will be at waist level. Skirts and shorts at knee
  length)
• Engage in Learning
• Come to school everyday! Actively Participate in
  all classes
• Come to school prepared with paper, writing
  instruments, and other necessary supplies

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Wooddale Middle SchoolBehavioral Expectation
Matrix

• See Appendix

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How we teach the rules and procedures

• During the first weeks of school, teachers
  were encouraged to model and teach procedures in
  context. Our student handbook was taught and
  modeled for all students by homeroom teachers.
  The handbook is also posted online on our school
  webpage and parents and students have access to
  it via the internet.

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School Wide Incentives
Denim Days Eagle Bucks School Dance School Shout
Outs Free passes to athletic competition Public
Recognition in the hallway Grade level
tournaments Movie evening
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Teacher Incentives

• Eagle Spirit of Excellence Award (Enthusiastic
  Educator of the Month) Teacher selected
• WOW award (Student Selected) for Outstanding
  Teacher
• Team of the month (Administration Selected)
• Teacher attendance award (monitored by
  Administration

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Resources for Incentives

• Fundraisers
• Yard sales
• Fall/Spring Bash
• Dollars for Denim Day
• Adopters
• Local Businesses Churches
• Parent Organization

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Character Education

• The school supports character education during
  class times in health p. e.
• Health-related issues are discussed (i.e.,
  wearing a seat belt, eating a balanced diet, and
  exercising) during regular classes
• Healthy tips also given over the intercom system
  during morning announcements
• Classroom guidance (video presentation) are
  presented monthly on character building (Grade
  Level counselors)

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ATOD Prevention

• ATOD Prevention websites
• http//www.nida.nih.gov/parent-teacher.html
• Parents
• Marijuana, Facts Parents Need to Know- Also in
  Spanish
• NIDA for Teens Web SiteParents and Teachers
  Section
• Trends in Drug Use, High School and Youth(NIDA
  Infofacts)
• Drugs of Abuse Related Topics
• Nicotine
• Inhalants
• Prescription Drugs
• Steroids
• Juventud Latina - Hable con sus hijos sobre las
  drogas y sus peligros

• Wooddale Middle School
• Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program
• (For grades 6-9)
• NIDA for Teens Web SiteThe Science Behind Drug
  Abuse (For grades 5-9)

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Sexual Harassment

• Guidance Counselors address each grade level in
  regularly scheduled meetings to review the
  Memphis City School Board Policies as it relates
  to sexual harassment.
• Administrators and counselors work in conjunction
  to investigate and adjudicate all cases involving
  alleged sexual harassment.
• WMS goals is to decrease all such incidents
  during this school year through ongoing counselor
  meetings and holding high expectations for all
  students.

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Bullying Prevention

• Training with faculty regarding prevention
  including defining bullying/intimidation,
  recognizing early stages, providing strategies
  for addressing
• Training of students. Give specific
  implementation details (information given to
  whom, by whom, how often, is program in addition
  to MCS curriculum used? )

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School Safety Plan

• School Multi-Hazard plan was submitted during the
  month of September
• Fire Drills are scheduled monthly both am and pm
• Training school evacuation plan was carried out
  during the month of October
• Plan will be reviewed as needed

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Monitoring Process

• School-wide student behavior data is analyzed
  from each 20 day reporting period.
• The discipline committee will look for trends,
  problem locations, and frequency of discipline
  referrals or infractions to measure our progress
  towards meeting our school-wide goals.
• The results from this analysis will lead to
  strategic planning and procedural changes if
  needed.
• This process will be monitored by the assistant
  principal and the blue ribbon committee
• The findings will be presented to the faculty and
  staff monthly.

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Action Steps

• The following data streams will be utilized to
  formulate our action plan which is currently
  still in the developmental phase MCS Climate
  Survey Data, SMS Student Conduct Data, Effective
  Behavior Survey Data, and Blue Ribbon 20 Days
  Reports.
• The Blue Ribbon Committee met and discussed
  during the Blue Ribbon Summit the results from
  the 2007-2008 Effective Behavior Survey
• From this data we will identify and prioritize
  Behavior Support systems in each category School
  wide, Non-classroom, Classroom, and Individual.
• Analysis of the EBS will give us the foundation
  to build our Action Plan. We are currently
  undertaking these steps at the present time

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Prevention Programs

• G.R.E.A.T. Program is offered to educate
  students of the dangers of drugs, alcohol and
  gangs
• School Home Communication
• Guidance Counselor sponsored initiatives to
  promote appropriate behavior and student
  achievement

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Intervention Plan

• Students who have been referred to the office on
  numerous times are given private and group
  counseling sessions with Guidance, and if needed
  school psychologist and social worker.
• Students who are suspended for 5 days or more
  must have a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).
  One aspect of this plan is the Functional
  Behavior Cards (FIBA).
• These cards are completed by teachers observing
  behaviors indicated on the cards.
• Plans are currently in place to ensure completion
  of these mandated documents as evidenced by the
  behavior specialist participation in team
  meetings and communication with grade level
  administrators

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In-School Suspension Plan

• The In-School Suspension plan is a devised to
  provide needed consequences for infractions of
  the School Code of Conduct, egregious violations
  of Eagle Spirit Behavior Matrix, or repeated
  minor infractions.
• Administrators assign students to ISS after an
  office referral has been made, investigation
  conducted with a careful examination of all
  pertinent facts, and a provision for the student
  to relay his side of the situation and often
  times parental contact. The ISS paperwork is
  completed and the student is given his copy for
  parental disclosure.
• Students will have 24 hours between assignment of
  ISS and their actual serving of the In-School
  Suspension to allow teachers to forward all
  pertinent assignment s to the ISS teacher to
  ensure
• ISS is not cleared until a parent /administrator
  conference can be conducted to ensure that the
  causes for the ISS have been understood, solution
  discussed, and an plan to avoid future visits
  adopted.
• Upon completion of the ISS by the student,
  mandatory Parent conference, and clearance admit
  provided from Pupil Services a student will be
  allowed to return to his/her regular classes.

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Secondary Intervention Evaluation

• A low recidivism rate is the means of evaluating
  the success of the Behavior Intervention plans
  (BIP)
• Guidance Counselor, Grade level Administrators,
  and Principal are all actively involved in
  ensuring that students who have had problems in
  the past are receiving the needed support from
  the school, home and community at large to
  address their area of need.
• Guidance counselors work as the childs primary
  advocate in the school and communicates closely
  with the teachers and Grade level Teams to
  facilitate student success in following BIP.
• School-wide checks and balances in place to
  ensure proper support for students after
  clearance of any suspension student is to receive
  guidance counseling and if over 5 days he or she
  must complete a Behavior Intervention Plan before
  returning to class.

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Tertiary Interventions

• For those students experiencing serious problems,
  the Behavior Specialist and Guidance counselors
  under the supervision of the school
  administration will refer them to additional
  professional for help such as the school
  psychologist and social workers. S-team meetings
  will be conducted with all stakeholders to
  provide maximum coverage and expertise to meet
  the students needs.
• Currently, WMS has 48 students who are working on
  Behavior Intervention Plans after having served 5
  day suspensions.
• These students are monitored daily by the school
  administration and guidance counselor.
• Increased parent and community intervention is
  also sought out and secured for these students as
  well.

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Results
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2007-2008 School Wide DataGreen zone 0 1,
yellow zone 2 5, red zone 6 office referrals
Tertiary Prevention Specialized
Individualized Systems for Students with
High-Risk Behavior
CONTINUUM OF SCHOOL-WIDE INSTRUCTIONAL
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT
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Secondary Prevention Specialized Group Systems
for Students with At-Risk Behavior
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Primary Prevention School-/Classroom- Wide
Systems for All Students, Staff, Settings
39 of Students
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Celebrations
School-wide, Grade Level, And Individual
celebrations Are undertaken to commemorate the
attainment of Goals and milestones on the way to
reaching our goals The following is a
representative sample, but not all Inclusive
look at planned celebrations Dress down
Days Dress for Success Days Blue Ribbon
Ball Field Trips Incentives from Adopters Team
Awards Fight Free Dances Student of the Week
Award Grade Level of the Month Daily, Weekly,
Monthly Shout-Outs recognition during
Announcements Preferred seating during
assemblies
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Conclusion
Wooddale Middle School is committed to providing
an environment where all students are safe,
engaged, learners who are daily striving for
excellence in every arena of their lives thus
giving them the tools that will allow them to
TRULY soar to heights unimagined.
WHATEVER IT TAKES,
WE EDUCATE!
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Plan for Support Monitoring

• The Blue Ribbon Committee will meet monthly and
  discuss school wide progress toward meeting of
  goals.
• The School community will be made aware of
  progress and their input sought to further move
  us toward the realization of these goals.
• School administration will play an active role in
  monitoring the entire blue ribbon committee
  process, providing feedback, inspiration, and the
  needed resources to accomplish planned
  initiatives and projects.