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1. Gold Cards and Dragon Stars Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School
Tracy Krum
Heather Cronk
Sherry Ulrich
Lisa Insinger
2. Response to Intervention
3. Developing a School-Wide Positive Behavior System 1. Establish a committee
2. Establish behavioral expectations
3. Define expected behaviors
4. Teach expected behaviors
5. Celebrate expected behaviors
6. Discourage inappropriate behavior
7. Collect and analyze data
5. 1. Establish a CommitteeTeam Members Administrator
Coach/Team Leader
Data Manager
Grade Level Representatives
Life Skills and the Arts representatives
IU
Support Staff representatives
Guidance Counselors
Intervention Specialist
Behavioral Specialist
6. CommitteeFunctions Develop school wide expectations, behavioral matrix, and lesson plans.
Set up and maintain data management system and acknowledgement system.
Share data with building staff.
Identify students in need of secondary and tertiary supports.
Be cheerleaders for SWPBS process.
7. 2. Establish a clear set of positively stated school- wide behavioral expectations Self assessment
3-5 positively and broadly stated expectations
9. 3. Clearly define expected behaviors for classroom and non-classroom settings using a Matrix Defines the expected behaviors for specific settings
Creates the curriculum that will guide the teaching of expected behaviors
11. 4. Establish Procedures for Teaching Expected Behavior Teach behaviors like we Teach academics
Model and practice expected behaviors
Pre-correcting and acknowledging our part of the teaching process
Review Supervision Plan
12. Behavior Lesson Plans Step One: Select the skill to be taught
Take skills directly from behavioral matrix
Step Two: Write the lesson plan
Name the skill and school-wide expectation
Introduce the rule/skill (I Do)
Demonstrate/Model the rule/skill (We Do)
Students practice the appropriate behaviors (You Do)
14. Tips for Teaching Behavior Lessons should take place in actual setting
Students should practice real examples (never practice non-examples)
15. Training In-service days
AM professional time
All staff trained
16. Training Lesson plans were demonstrated for teachers.
The schedule for teaching behaviors to students was explained.
Teachers were assigned lesson plans to teach (example: cafeteria monitors taught cafeteria)
17. Teaching Expectations to Students Special Scheduling first two days of school
Expectations were taught in the actual setting (on the bus, in the bathroom).
18. Re-Teaching When students do not follow the rules and expectations they are sent to re-training.
The re-training is done on their time.
The students demonstrate the appropriate behavior.
19. Booster Sessions Booster sessions are provided during targeted times of the year
Use school wide booster sessions
20. 5. Establish a continuum to encourage/celebrate expected behaviorsAcknowledgement Plan Dragon Stars
Gold Card
21. Acknowledging & Encouraging Expected Behaviors Why?
To reinforce the behaviors taught
To encourage what we want
To harness the influence of the kids showing expected behaviors
To strengthen positive behaviors that can compete with problem behavior
As a prompt for adults to recognize behavior
22. Warning!! Do NOT attempt the following
without first implementing
the rules and expectations!!!!
23. Dragon Stars Tangible reward
Documents positive behaviors in terms of:
SPARRR:
Safe
Peaceful
Ready
Respectful
Responsible
24. How Dragon Stars Work Step One:
Dragon Stars are:
Printed and copied on colored paper
- a different color each marking period
Distributed to teachers/staff in their mailboxes
25. Step Two:
Teachers:
Recognize students for positive behavior
- Dragon Stars remind us to do that!!!
26. Step 3:
Students:
Turn in their Dragon Stars at the main office during designated times through the following process:
Type their name into a laptop
Draw a number
Write their name in that space on the numbered white board
When a row or column fills up, we have Dragon Star winners!!!
27. Winners Named on announcements
Called to the office to receive a prize
- prizes are obtained through donations and fundraising
Special prizes are awarded on special occasions/holidays
***One staff member winner is selected also ***
28. Gold Cards An extra incentive program for 8th graders
All 8th grade students start out the marking period with a Gold card
30. More on Gold Cards Good behavior = keeping Gold card privileges
Examples of privileges:
leaving 2 minutes early at end of day
popcorn at lunchtime
chewing gum (designated time and place)
At the end of each marking period, Gold card holders attend a special event (e.g. Bingo night, karaoke)
At end of year, holders will go to Knoebels (a local amusement park)
NO CARD = NO GO!!!
31. Gold Card Karaoke
32. Reminder Do not attempt the REWARD systems without
first
establishing RULES
and
teaching EXPECTED BEHAVIORS
33. 6. Establish procedures for discouraging inappropriate behavior Strikes, Fouls, and Concerns
34. Discipline Overview
35. Discipline Screen
36. Time of Day
37. Place of Infraction
38. Type of Infraction
41. 7. Establish procedures for data collection and analysis Discipline
Positive Reinforcement
42. DragonStars per Time of Day
43. DragonStars Per Category
44. Total Infraction per CategoryCompared with the 2006-2007 school year
45. Total Infraction per MonthCompared with 2006-2007 school year
46. Total Strikes per MonthCompared with 2006-2007 School Year
48. Questions ?