Classroom Management Dean of Students

1. Crescent Academy 2016 Classroom Management Dean of Students

2. Understanding Our Inner Hero Learning from Our Hero Stories…. Reflection Activity

3. What is the definition of a hero? A hero is a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. It can be the main character in a book or a film or a person with superhuman qualities! THAT IS YOU!

4. Crescent Academy Disciplinary Report 5 Years @ Glance

5. Disciplinary Major OffensesGrade: K-12

6. TEACHERS:What are students trying to tell us?

7. INSPIRE “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” ― William Arthur Ward What kind of teacher are you?

8. What we know about our students? They need to be emotional, cultural and academically supported. • They need to be loved/ cared for. • They need your attention and support. • They need to be heard. • They need to be empowered. • They need encouragement. • They need consistency. • They need positive role models. THE STUDENTS CARE!

9. “If a child doesn’t know how to read, we teach.If a child doesn’t know how to swim, we teach.If I a child don’t know how to multiply, we teach.If a child doesn’t know how to drive, we teach.If a child doesn’t know how to behave we...TEACH?...PUNISH?Why can’t we finish the last sentence as automatically as we do the others?”~Herner, 1998 Think About It

10. Our School-Wide Expectations Be a Cheetah & ROAR R (Respectful) O (On Task) A (Achieving) R (Responsible )

11. School Commitment My job is to keep you safe. Your job is to help keep it safe!

12. Crescent Expectations • Build community in the classroom with students. • Build positive relationships with students and parents. • Build community as a team. HOW DO WE DO THIS?

13. Expectations @ Crescent As apart of the RTI/ Conscious Discipline behaviorial program: • Enforce Our School Commitment /ROAR in your classroom. • Morning and Goodbye greetings

14. Expectations @ Crescent Power of Language: Its not what you say, its how you say it! Be Assertive! Create ways to be helpful board/ Classroom Agreements with students Friends and family board / Photo albums Filling the Bucket and/or Kindness Tree in classroom, something that promote positive behavior and community in the classroom.

15. Expectations @ Crescent • Be a S.T. A. R ( Breathing Activities) • Classroom meetings/Circle time • Brain Breaks throughout the day ( K-6 grades) • Assign classroom meaningful jobs to students • Absent Ritual- We missed you!

16. Expectations @ Crescent • Create a safe place/ need a timed short break area. • NO students should be in the hallway taking breaks • Behavior Reflections sheet and journal are available to students. • Weekly communication with parents with newsletter, postcard, joy notes, or a phone call. • Celebration and We Care centers

17. Expectations @ Crescent • M. A. P It ( Visuals in the classroom rules) • The Brain seeks patterns! • Meaningful behavior program ( DOJO/ Behavioral Chart) that consistent • Participate in monthly Character Education lessons and assemblies – October Stomp out Bully Assembly.

18. TEACHERS: How do we develop Positive Relationships with Parents and Students?

19. 10 minute Break

20. Changing Today’s Classroom Starts with YOU!

21. School Wide Disciplinary • All Deans will be meeting once a month to discuss ways to improve overall campus culture. • Our goal as the Deans is to support teachers and students in the classroom. • Empower teachers, parents, and students to make positive changes together.

22. School Wide Disciplinary • Deans will provide resources, classroom observations, and feedback to teachers, students, and parents. Assist teachers in finding ways to solve problems with student. • Our role will be to identity, assess, and track behavior and work with teacher, student and parent to create a plan to address the behavior. • Deans will NOT accept students sent to the office for minor offences. We must work with the student to engage the learning process.

24. School Wide Disciplinary Policy • RTI- Behavior Tiers/ PBIS • http://www.pbisworld.com/ • What does this mean? • How do we use the Tiers for RTI?

25. Before you say….Go to the office!! • Build positive relationships: Seek to understand the behavior. • Use classroom positive reinforcement/rewards • Use classroom interventions • Use classroom consequences program • Phone call home to parents • Develop Student/teacher behavior contract

26. Referrals and MORE Referrals….. Quick Facts on Referrals: • Deanscan get 5-10 referrals a week from teachers/staff • 57- 60 staff members • Over 1000 students in our district • 35 weeks in a school year • Estimate280-350 referrals a year for a Dean • 209 results in Suspensions and many students asked to leave the district • 2015-2016: There were 5 Deans/leaders on campus: Estimate 1,750 referrals were written District-Wide • December, May & June is the highest months for referrals

27. School Wide Disciplinary Procedures • NEW Disciplinary Procedures for K-12th • Snap Suspensions for fighting, violent behavior, and severe disrespect ( such as cursing at teacher/student). • Incident Report Process: • ( MUST HAVE 3 incident reports, before the teacher can write the initial referral on student) • Referral Stages ( see handout) • Reverse Suspensions- Superintendent Office • Parents will be send out this information and hold us accountable.

29. Classroom Management Teachers sharing best classroom practices.

30. Ways to engage students in the classroom • Classroom Management plan will be used as mentoring and evaluation tool by School leader and Deans to support teachers. • Executive Skills Lending Library (handout) • Effective Classroom Management & Instructional Strategies Self- Assessment ( hand out) • Learning Style Inventory ( hand out) • Clear Directions ( hand out) • Traffic Light ( hand out) • Effort Rubric ( hand out)

31. Teacher Resources

32. Celebrate: YOU ARE A STAR!