1. Daily Change can Change the Discipline! How we created change in a school that had many challenges and many opportunities! Karen Miller-Kopp Beth Andrus June 12, 2012

2. Taking a Close Look  When you think about your campus, what do you think of instantly?  When you think of instruction what pictures do you see in your head?  When you think of your best teachers what do they look like in the classroom?  When you think about engaged and happy students where are they in your building?

3. What We Found…  Lack of structures…no plan for how to do things  Whole group, lots and lots of whole group one size fits all  Our best were active, engaged and excited about what they were teaching  In a handful of classrooms

4. Major Problems… Call for Big Changes

5. This was our focus…our school is like every other campus with many challenges, but we are like all of you…we want what is best for students! This is what we did…

6. The Big Changes…  Sound First Teach  Professional Learning Communities  Learning Pods  Enrichment  Focus on Science  School wide implementation of SIP strategies  Focus on Character

7. Discipline Results  Reduction of referrals  More time spent on task  More opportunities for students to engage with one another  More time for other types of activities  A focus on learning instead of discipline  Clear expectations for all

8. What Happens on Your Campus?  Think about how your teachers normally respond to students that act out?  Do the teachers in your building all have similar expectations for student behavior?  Do teachers have the same expectations for all of their students?

9. When it does not go right…Things to consider Time of day Location: structured vs. unstructured Who was teaching Activity going on Who is around Were there triggers How the teacher responded

10. Ideas for the Issues  Know your students and their personalities  Positive Behavioral supports  Student connections  Character building  Competency based classroom guidance counseling

11. Individual Student Behavior Plans Through the RTI Process  PLCs  Tier I: Interventions provided by the classroom teacher in the student’s instructional setting  Planned discussion  Goal setting  Increase positive interaction  Cueing and pre-correcting  Contract  Teach replacement behaviors

12.  Tier II: Interventions provided by classroom teacher in the student’s instructional setting and campus counselor or in small group setting.  Structured reinforcement system  Check out / check in  Data Collection and interpretation  Direct social skills instruction

13.  Tier III: Intervention provided by classroom teacher in the student’s instructional setting, campus counselor in small group and possibly, the behavior support person.  Intervention by behavior support person including determining functions, antecedents, setting etc.  Individual counseling

14. The Extras that Matter…  Bi-weekly counseling  Character Rock Stars  Enrichment Clusters  Language Flip  Student Recognition at Assembly  Author’s Tea  Reading Challenges  Math Stars

15. More of the Extras…  SOS…Super Outrageous Science Days  Celebrations  World Records  Saturday School  School needs to be a place that children enjoy! It needs to be a place where they are successful!

16. Keeping students excited about school keeps them out of trouble! Bottom Line