Week+1+(April+28)


 * Discussion on Monday, April 28:**
 * While reading/reviewing the book in more depth, we will pick out things that we feel will work for us or will address needs that we see for our own classroom management styles.
 * Beyond our own classrooms, we'd like to look at consistency between classrooms, which might include:
 * Posters with Classroom Rules - actively using them with students (teaching rather than announcing)
 * Using the quote from the training, "We'll treat everyone fairly, but not necessarily the same." (p. 34) - Students should know that fairness means providing students the individualized approaches they need to be successful
 * A set of steps to go through while dealing with discipline so that IF the situation ends up in the office, everyone involved will know what steps transpired previous to the visit


 * Discussion on Tuesday, April 29:**
 * The atmospheres of our schools and the environments we create in our classrooms can be improved upon if we establish a meaningful discipline plan. It must be a plan that's worth "teaching", not just announcing. Both students and staff would then know what is acceptable and what is not.
 * Students "on the fence" need to know what classroom limitations are and they need to know you care; these really play a part in whether their behavior tends to the positive or to the negative; this can vary widely from classroom to classroom.
 * Having positive expectations for all students, no matter how you feel about their behavior or performance, is key. Keeping this in mind, try to look behind their behavior to find what drives them to behave the way they do.


 * Discussion on Wednesday, April 30:**
 * The PDP may not be funded, so are we going to continue? Everyone agreed yes - because we want to change the way we do things in our own classrooms next year and we need to be ready to implement it. We would also like to see more structure and consistency in the ways we do things as an entire school.
 * What do we want out of this? Be ready to discuss this in more depth on Friday...
 * Changes in our own classrooms to be proactive about discipline and classroom management
 * Changes in our school to make things more consistent and structured for kids (and for us)
 * An environment that encourages positive relationships, where everyone involved knows the limitations, and there are logical consequences in place

Can all teachers get access to the Power School discipline log?
 * Discussion on Friday, May 2**
 * We discussed the possibility of continuing our discussion through the Wiki, instead of meeting.
 * Processing Form [|Middle School Processing Form_1.doc]: We will introduce the form, during next year's Building Days. We hope to establish processing teams, so that students have a designated place to process.
 * Office referral offenses: should be for the most serious and visible offenses and backed by more than a talk or a warning. We would like to establish building-wide consensus on what offenses constitute office referral.
 * Four Indicators of an Effective Office Referral System (p.49)
 * System for lunch detention: how do we establish a manageable and effective system? Sack lunch?

We will create possible/rough plans for the following: Arsenault, Peterson: Special Situation Rules of Conduct (outside classroom) Zimmer: Discipline Plan: Offenses=Consequences Kennedy: "Crossing the Line" Offenses, sack lunches for detention Barnett: Classroom Rules of Conduct DeHaven/Kennedy: Power Struggles