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2011-2012 Opening K-12 Principal Meeting
August 4, 2011
Today’s Agenda9:00 Welcome Back & Overview9:30 School Improvement Plans9:45 Writing K-1210:30 Break10:45 Professional Growth Plans11:00 Walk-throughs12:00 Lunch on your Own1:15 Bullying Prohibition Policy1:45 New Student Handbook2:45 Helpful Hints/Fire Drills and Lock Downs3:00 Wrap Up/Adjourn
Unified District VisionA school and district culture of
Collaboration and High Expectations through an Equity Lens that leads to academic success for all students.
Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) are our vehicle for focusing our instructional practice and for implementing common assessments, RtI, and PBIS.
For Discussion
Discuss your ideas for rolling out the Unified District Vision and Implementation Plan with your staff opening week.
School Improvement PlansAdditional goals for writing and sense of
belonging- District writing data and student survey results
Change in focus for the behavior goal from number of referrals to percent of students with 1 or fewer discipline incidents- Alignment with PBIS Tier 1
SIP’s due electronically on August 26Grade level/department/team plans due to
principals September 30
Writing Break-Out Discussions
Discuss/brainstorm SIP writing goals and strategies
Professional Growth Plans
Sign up for 30 minute meeting Email completed template by Monday, August
29- Three goals including one for instructional leadership and one for cultural leadership- Identify the actions, strategies, and resources needed- Identify the evidence that will demonstrate you’ve met each of your goals
Walk-Throughs
Watch the video and write down the evidence you observe for each criteria
Small group discussion- What are the three criteria areas that the teacher did well?- What are three areas for growth?- What is your evidence?
Lunch Break
Bullying Prohibition PolicyPurpose – safe and civil learning/work environmentGeneral statement of policy - includes
- Student and staff behavior-Bystanders/indirect condoning of bullying behavior-Cyber bullying
DefinitionReporting ProceduresSchool District Action (should consider age/maturity)Training and Education
- Annual staff and student information/training- Bully prevention (PBIS pilot)- Revised policy is in new student handbook
New Student Handbook –Guiding PrinciplesResearch-based
-National research on discipline best practices-PBIS research-MDE Disproportionality Report- Strong recommendation from the research to reserve referral for expulsion for the most severe of offenses
The changes to our handbook bring us in line with our neighboring districts
The revised handbook has a more welcoming and user-friendly format for families, staff and administration-
New Student Handbook Letter to Families Expanded Shared Responsibilities Introduction to District-wide PBIS Examples of Behavior Interventions Sample Matrices of Behaviors to be Taught District-wide Behavior Referral Form Student Handbook: Rights and Responsibilities Four Levels of Behavior Offenses Examples of Appropriate Interventions Offenses and Interventions Matrix Guidelines for Special Education Students Alternative Educational Services Procedures Additional Discipline Information Glossary of Terms Appendices
Four Levels of Behavior OffensesLevel 1 Offenses
Level 2 Offenses
Level 3 Offenses
Level 4 Offenses
Generally addressed at the classroom level
Generally addressed by an administrator and focused on keeping student in school
Generally results in dismissal or suspension
Referral for expulsion
Behavior Scenarios
Discuss and determine:
What would begin to proceed?
What is the behavior infraction?
What is the level of the behavior infraction
What is an appropriate response?
Scenarios 1. Two students are standing in line. The begin to
argue and then begin pushing one another.2. A student is talking to another student as the
teacher is talking to the class. The teacher reminds the student to stop talking, but a few minutes later, the student is talking out of turn again.
3. Two students get into an argument in the cafeteria. The situation quickly becomes physical, and the two students begin hitting and punching one another.
4. A student takes another student’s binder and puts it in their locker.
Scenarios - Continued5. A student sends a harassing text message to another
student. 6. A student takes another student’s new winter jacket
and it is found in the student’s locker.7. A student sends a harassing text message to another
student for the second time. After the first occasion, the student met with the administrator and the parents were notified.
8. A student arrives to school, and a pocket knife falls out of his jacket pocket. He is sent to the office, where he reports that he had a boy scout meeting the night before where they used their pocket knives and he forgot he had it.
Next Steps
Meeting with the assistant principalsIntroduce new handbook to staffContinued discussion at principal and
assistant principal meetingsQuestions? Thoughts?
Checklists
Monthly helpful hints
Fire drills and lock downs
Wrap Up and AdjournSome thoughts about leadership…
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