THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE FOCUS ON LEARNING

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OBJECTIVE

Provide a clear overview of how the discipline process will work for all stakeholders at Thomas Jefferson for 2011-2012 school year.

HOW WE GOT HERE

Colorado TELL Survey results – spring 2011

Ms. Just and Administrative team met in April and discussed discipline process as it was at TJ

Team decided that process needed to be re-evaluated

Solicited discipline plans from area high schools in and out of DPS (Bruce Randolph, ThunderRidge HS, Brighton HS)

Focus Group conducted with students – May

Focus Group with teachers and security staff – May

Discipline Committee formed by volunteer teachers

DISCIPLINE COMMITTEEEileen AdairBrett ButeraLinda EstlundMatt SantamborgioMatt Spampinato

FOCUS GROUP FEEDBACK

1. What is the responsibility of the student in a classroom?

Teacher’s Response Student’s Response

• Positive, polite, prepared, prompt, productive – 5 P’s

• Respect – themselves, teacher, other students

• Participation

• Apply themselves• Don’t be disruptive• Learn the curriculum

FEEDBACK CONTINUED…

2. What is the responsibility of the parents?Teacher’s Response Student’s Response

• Be a parent – not a friend• Should not play a major

role

• Act as advocate• Make sure kids are doing

what they are supposed to be doing

• Be a support, but not baby kids


3. What is the responsibility of the teacher?


• High expectations and accountability

• Clear expectations• Communication• Prepared lessons• Model the behavior you

expect from the kids• Clear and consistent

behavior• Positive consequences

for those following the rules

• Learn what works with each kid

• Consistent consequences from each classroom

• Be teachers, not friends• Clear rules and

expectations


4. What is the responsibility of the administration?


• Pre-referral support• Students should be

afraid• Support teachers 100%• Consistency• Scare kids• Communication of steps

taken with a student

• Set standards but be flexible

• Make sure everyone is on the same page

• Keep kids safe• Get kids opinions on

things like this• Security is too laid back


5. How can the current behavior plan be improved for next year?


• Clear and consistent measures

• Consequences for everyone, be consistent

• Clear expectations• Everyone on the same

page – needs to be a paper trail

• Consequence for teachers not in the halls

• Get everyone on the same page

• Consistency• Follow up with discipline,

if you threaten to do something, do it

• Teachers be more strict• Pass room not a party

time – take kids phones from them when they get there

WHAT DOES LEAP SAY ABOUT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT? (LE-4)• Teacher communicates high behavior

expectations for all students and holds all students accountable.

• Teacher rarely needs to stop instruction to address misbehavior, or when necessary, handles it quickly and resumes instruction.

• Instances of misbehavior, especially repeated ones, are addressed, not ignored.

• Teacher’s responses to misbehavior are effective and fair from student to student; responses are proactive and respect students’ dignity.

• Teacher’s attitude communicates warmth and love, as well as a non-negotiable demand for student effort and mutual respect.

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At Thomas Jefferson High School, our teachers and staff are committed to your learning and development into a young adult. We will create a safe and nurturing learning environment that allows for all learners to prosper. To help ensure that learning takes place in every classroom and at all times, the teachers of Thomas Jefferson have a three-step process to keep students on track :

1. Address the behavior needing correction with the student

2. Explicitly explain what the student needs to do to be successful

3. Give the student the choice to correct the behavior, and remain in the learning environment

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HOW THE PROCESS WORKSA-E-C done with

fidelity

A-E-C communicated to Security

Security escorts student to SA/AP - give SA/AP A-E-

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SA/AP get kids side of story -

holds electronics

Student sent to pass room and

does assignment

Restorative conversation

with teacher/student/AP-SA w/in 24

hours

Student returns to class

HOW DO WE SUPPORT THIS?

• Campus Security stationed at the “T” on 1st and 3rd floor

• Campus Security stationed at front desk

• Teacher(s) stationed in passroom• Teacher(s) stationed in cafeteria• Teacher(s) roaming to assist in

gathering students

DUTY – A TEAM APPROACH

Pass Room

Hallway

Lunchroom

PASSROOM

Pass room monitors will maintain a quiet academic environment. Student progress will be tracked using a spreadsheet. Teachers from each core subject will contribute essential skills worksheets and readings etc.… These items will be compiled into pass room work packets for students to complete if they have no other work to do. Additionally, a library of textbooks will be compiled for student use. Teachers will keep track of the textbooks by requiring students to use a sign-out sheet.

HALL MONITOR/WALKER

Hall monitors will walk a “beat” that is designed to cover the entire building in regular intervals. Hall monitors will interact with students using a fair, firm, and friendly tone. Through the use of a radio they will coordinate efforts with school security. Tardy and truant students will be escorted to the dean’s office where appropriate action will be taken. Students may later be escorted to class. Students with no class will be escorted to the Lunchroom. Security will be called to assist in the event that students are reluctant to comply with the hall monitors request.

LUNCH ROOM SUPERVISOR

It is necessary to provide a place for students to be so that the halls can be kept clear (eventually a comfortable student lounge may be developed). These students are usually juniors and seniors, so they will be loosely supervised, “given space” and allowed to relax. The lunchroom will serve as the location for students without a class, for a particular period, to hang out.

DUTY SCHEDULE FOR 2011-2012

• Each period there are teams of teachers ranging from 4-5 available people

• It will be left to the teams as to who does each duty each day (pass room, cafeteria, hallway)

• Duty Schedule

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THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE FOCUS ON LEARNING