South Jordan Middle School

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South Jordan Middle School
Kevin Thomas (Admin) Larry Phelps (BC) Maren
Kanekoa 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

• Our Goal 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

• Last years data clearly showed that tardies were
  our biggest referral area.
• Tardies unnecessarily absorb teacher
  administrative time and disrupt the classroom
  environment.

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Data Indicators
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Data Indicators
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Trends and changes in data indicators after
intervention

• Although we have seen subtle improvements, we
  have not seen a dramatic improvement in tardies
  despite trying various interventions.
• There are other variables that should be
  considered such as an increasing student
  population, more crowded halls, etc.

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Implementation Description

• Faculty and Students received training.
• Motivators were offered consistently to both
  students and staff.
• We are still using all of the interventions
  mentioned earlier. Some of the interventions are
  newer, and we are waiting to see if the data
  shows that the interventions have been
  successful.

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Implementation Continued

• Even though the data doesnt show significant
  changes, we feel that the overall school climate
  and culture has changed to the point that we have
  a minimal amount of major offenses.

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Surveys

• Included is the survey results for students of
  South Jordan Middle.

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Survey Results

• The survey results suggest that bullying in the
  hallways is the biggest concern that our students
  have.
• The building layout/design isnt helpful with the
  number of students that need to get through the
  halls each passing time.
• Increased supervision is necessary to help
  alleviate some of the problems.

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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.(85)
• We feel that the School-wide Rules, School Wide
  Citizenship, Principals 200 Club, Student of the
  Day, and Student of the Month have been great
  preventative measures for serious offenses.