| Each level has both rewards and consequences. Each teacher
maintains a Teacher Intervention Log, which is a personal log sheet
on each student (see attachments). At the end of each day, any incident
is logged onto the Master Log, kept in the school office. At the end
of each week, the number of incidents and what class the incident
falls under determine placement. Placement is determined weekly.
Because our students come to us with a clean slate and no preconceived
idea (unless they are a repeat), they are placed at Level 1, our
highest level.
Weekly Level Placement
Students at the end of the week who have no “A” violation,
two class “B” violations, or more than 5 “C”
violations will be in Level II.
Level II students can have break the next week, beginning the following
Monday a.m., only if they have but one Class “C” violation
before break and will have to stand during P.E. if they have one
violation after lunch. If during the week, they have more than one
Class “B” violation, they go to Level III (Or if they
have a total of 8 write-ups).
Students at the end of the week who have had 1 violation of Class
“A,” 3 violations of Class “B,” or 8 violations
of Class “C” will be in Level III (or a total of 10
violations = Level III placement).
Level III students will get no break, have to stand during P.E.,
will have an assigned lunch table, no computers during free time—in
general, no privileges. If students in Level III have no Class “A”
or no Class “B” violations, and no more than 3 Class
“C” violations then on Friday, they can have break and
not stand at P. B.
On most occasions, any violation(s) of Class “A” will
result in Level III. The office will make the call. The teacher
will post and log any violation at the end of each school day.
Students in Level III for two consecutive terms, in addition to
all previous conditions, will be assigned a desk during lunch and
will not talk. He/she will be assigned an area during physical education
and will stand. A five-page assigned report will be due each morning
and is to be given to the teaching assistant upon arriving at school.
The report will be six words to a line and neatly written. If for
any reason the report is not acceptable, the required number pages
will be doubled and due the following morning. If the student fails
to turn in his/her pages, then a parent teacher conference will
be held and the student may be suspended for not obeying school
rules. All suspensions will result in a zero in all subject areas;
no work will be made up. If a student is absent, the report is due
upon returning to school.
If a student is in Level III for three consecutive terms, he/she
may be suspended from school and may be referred to the Disciplinary
Hearing Authority for further action.
Obviously, any habitual offense could become an “A”
or “B” offense and will need to be dealt with at the
office and could result in isolation, loss of break/privilege(s),
etc.
Procedures for Intervention
Two “C” or one “B” write-up, following
a warning break time will mean the student will not have break.
The students who miss break will go to the designated room and write
or copy something meaningful for the entire 15 minutes.
Students who get two “C” or one “B” write-ups
after break during the day will have to standing during P. E. time.
The staff uses discretion and good judgment when informing the
student that he/she has a write-up. At times, the student can be
kept after class to be informed, so they are not confronted in front
of their peers.
Students who are late to school are written up by the office.
The staff posts all incidents at the end of the day. If a student
at the end of the day, has four or more “C” write-ups,
or two “C” write-ups, he/she will get no break and have
to stand the next day at P. E.
The principal monitors and is responsible for informing all students
of their status. The staff does not tell the student that he/she
is to miss a break. Any write-ups occurring during class are placed
in the attendance box outside of the classroom door after each class.
Attendance posting is done by the secretary, and each individual
situation will be considered by the principal.
The following behavioral management strategies are used at Dry
Valley School:
A. Positive consequences
(1) Trusting relationships by adults
(2) Acceptance by adults
(3) Believing in them
(4) Positive praise
(5) Special privileges
(6) Level placements
(7) Return to home school
(8) Good grades
(9) Computer time
(10) Internet
(11) Breaks
(12) Physical education
(13) Field trips — canoeing, bowling, etc.
(14) Movies
(15) Free time
B. Negative consequences:
(1) Verbal warning
(2) Loss of free time
(3) Time out
(4) Seating away from group
(5) Loss of privileges/Change in level placement
(6) Corporal punishment
(7) Extra class assignments
(8) Reports
(9) Conference with parents
(10) Conduct reports sent home
(11) Isolation
(12) Exercise
(13) Loss lunch until work is finished
(14) Suspension
(15) In and out of school suspensions
_________________________________Principal
_________________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature _____________________________________
Student Signature ___________________________________________ Date
A copy of the plan is given to the student and parent to read and
sign, then return to school. This system allows the student and
parent to be aware of the consequences of specific behaviors.
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