Discipline Plan
The following discipline plan will be used within our classrooms in order to guarantee all students the excellent learning environment they deserve. All students can behave appropriately in our classroom. We will not allow students to prevent teaching and learning within our rooms.
We will be using the “Time To Teach” discipline model based on the findings and theories of Rick Dahlgren. It is a plan that ensures time in schools is spent teaching and learning. It is based on several fundamental principles, including but not limited to: (a) rules and routines give students a feeling of security, (b) students do not necessarily know how to behave in a way that promotes learning, and, for that reason, (c) desired learning behaviors need to be taught. The Time to Teach plan assures clear expectations, consistency, early intervention in behavior concerns, and prompt consequences in the form of “refocusing” (similar to time out). Students will remain in educational setting as refocusing is done in buddy teachers’ classrooms, also guaranteeing that teachers are supporting other teachers.
We will be spending time at the beginning of the year to learn expected behaviors both in and out of the classroom. If a student then chooses to break a rule, he/she will be sent to “refocus” in another teacher’s classroom. If this occurs, the student will be asked to fill out a form and a copy will be sent home that day. If a child needs to refocus several times a day, additional consequences will occur (i.e. missing a recess).
Simply put, our classroom rules will be as follows:
1. Use inside voices in the classroom.
2. Keep your hands, feet, and other objects to yourself.
3. Be quiet when others are speaking and respect that person.
4. Follow all directions from the teacher or another adult the
first time they are given.
We also believe in “catching students being good” and those students will receive individual positive reinforcement including verbal compliments, stickers, pencils, erasers, as well as class parties.
This method allows the teacher to concentrate on teaching rather than discipline. The choice is entirely up to the students. Our goal is to provide an excellent and positive education for your child.
