W.A. Kritsonis, PhD - SCHOOL DISCIPLINE PPT.ppt

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DISCIPLINEFROM AN ADMINISTRATOR’SPOINT OF VIEW

Public School Law

Lecture Notes

William Allan Kritsonis, PhD



“99.9% of an administrator’stime is spent on discipline.”

Dr. Arthur Petterway



With administrators, disciStudent Code of Conduct. Chapter 37 of the TexasEducation Code identies what disciplinaryactions should be applied, and the rules and

regulations for applying them.



As far as administrators are concerned, would prefer that teache

of classroom management. Then, it would beeasier for them to discipline the really difficult

cases o f misbehavior.



WHERE DISCIPLINE STARTS

1. Determine t he level ofthe infraction(All Level 1 infractionsshould be handled bythe teacher)

2. Have a conference with

the student3. If the st udent continuesto misbehave, call theirparent or guardian

4. Arrange a conference with the student and their guardian

5. At the next instance ofmisbehavior, thestudent’s assistantprincipal should becontacted

6. Only in emergencycases sh ould a student

be sent to their AP without the teacher

making a p hone callhome rst

When a student commits an infraction, the eseveral different options to respond.



TEACHER DO’S AND DON’TS1. Teachers should make

sure their classroomrules are posted

2. Teachers shouldestablish proceduresfor everything thathappens in theirclassroom

3. Teachers shouldrespond respectfully,even when dealingwith a student whomisbehaves frequently

4. Teachers shouldnever put students inthe hallway for any

type of infraction w opaperwork!. Teachers should not

condemn the student,but their behavior

". Teachers should notplay #favorites$ whenadministeringdiscipline



ADMINISTRATOR

DO’S AND DON’T’S1. Administrators should

respond to teacher’srequests quickly

2. Administrators should support teachers intheir efforts in studentdiscipline

3. Administrators should

follow the Student Codeof Conduct and the Texas Education Code

at all times

4. Administrators shouldpay special attention tosee t o it that each

student that deserves“due p rocess” receives it5. Administrators should

not suppress st udent’sfree speech rights

without research6. Administrators should

not use corp oralpunishment todiscipline st udents



I am currently servi ng as a n Administrative Intern at my sch ool, soI’m aware of the “us” v. “them” argument. The more act ive in my internshipI become, the m ore “them” I get accused of being. I talked to a couple ofteachers over the last couple of days a bout some d isciplinary i ssues t hey

were having. One wanted w morning could be back in his classroom the same afternoon. The other hada procedural issue about student hall passes and how they are used. I cansee t hat an administrator’s d ay is lled with decisions, and most of themabout discipline.

To combat feelings of lack of discischool year I will go over t he co de of conduct with the teachers, and also letthem know what is expected of them during the disciplinary p rocess. T his

would hopefully as if the disciplinary p rocess i s a w aste of time. The m ore involved teachersare in the d isciplinary p rocess in the b eginning, the b etter t he d isciplinaryprocess w ill work, leading to h appier teachers, and a better learningenvironment.

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