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

As We Begin

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

Break

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…