Keystone Elementary School

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Keystone Elementary School

• Home of the Cougars4301 Old Allen Rd.
• Memphis, Tennessee 38128

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Guiding Principles - Beliefs

• We believe that all children have value.
• We believe that all children can learn and
  achieve excellence.
• We believe that all decisions should stem from
  what is best for the child.
• We believe that all programs should come from our
  dedication to student learning and achievement.
• We believe that all students should be provided
  with an education that will support learning in
  our ever-changing world.
• We believe that school success is directly
  related to the positive relationships between
  parents, stakeholders, educators, and students.
• We believe that by addressing childrens social,
  emotional, cultural, and physical needs we can
  inspire a lifelong love for learning, respect,
  tolerance, and a sense of self worth.
• We believe that children learn best when they are
  actively engaged in creative, meaningful work
  that allows them to demonstrate their knowledge
  and understanding in a variety of ways.
• We believe that every day presents opportunities
  for learning and growth.
• We believe that children learn trust, patience,
  empathy, and other valuable character traits
  through positive interactions.

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Mission

• Keystone Elementary is committed to providing a
  challenging and meaningful learning environment
  that promotes academic excellence, builds strong
  character, and develops social awareness in order
  to encourage students to become responsible
  decision-makers and lifelong learners.

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Vision

• We believe that the most promising strategy for
  achieving the mission of Keystone Elementary
  begins by providing a positive, inclusive, and
  caring environment where educators are dedicated
  to continuous self improvement and to maintaining
  high expectations for every student.

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Blue Ribbon Goals and Objectives

• Create a system of accurate reporting of all
  behaviors and consequences to SMS.
• Document student attendance, including tardies
  and early check-outs, and provide interventions
  for those students with excessive absences,
  tardies, and or early check-outs.
• Implement a school-wide behavior plan and use it
  consistently.

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Keystone Elementary Blue Ribbon Discipline
Committee Worksheet 2007-2008
Principal Dr. Dee Weedon
Assistant Principals Mr. Alfonzo Smith
Professional School Counselors Judy Sandlin Ellen White
School Psychologist Dr. VanceStewart
General Education Teachers (also elected) Karen Vogelsang Greg Dillender
MEA Representative Carolyn Moore
Special Education Teachers Dr. Kathy Cooper
Related Arts Teachers Michelle Barger
Educational Assistants / Non Certified Staff Beverly Dawkins
Community Members Tracy Houston
Parents Inger Spikner
Central Office or BOE Member Kevin McCarthy
Cafeteria Staff Vernita Shannon
Other Karen McPherson


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Meeting Schedule
20 Day Reporting Period Approximate Dates of Reporting Periods All data for period entered into system (A) Discipline Committee meeting dates (B) Faculty meeting dates to report interpretation of 20 day data (C)
1 8/13/07-9/10/07 9/14/07 9/19
2 911/07-10/10/07 10/12/07 10/17
3 10/11/07-11/7/07 11/9/07 11/14 11/28
4 11/8/07-12/10/07 12/14/07 12/19 1/9
5 12/11/07-1/23/08 1/25/08 1/30 2/6
6 1/24/08-2/21/08 2/22/08 2/27 3/5
7 2/22/08-3/28/08 4/4/08 4/9 4/16
8 3/31/08-4/25/08 5/2/08 5/7 5/14
9 4/28/08-5/23/08 5/30/08
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• Blue Ribbon/ Discipline Committee
• Data Entry
• Discipline data will be entered promptly to
  enable review of accurate data.
• Discipline data will be entered in a timely
  fashion.
• Deadline for 20 day data entry is the Friday
  following the end of the
• reporting period.
• Team member responsible for data entry Mr.
  Smith, Assistant Principal
• Committee Meetings/Data Examination
• Committee will meet within one week of final
  data entry for reporting
• period.
• Data will be examined by location, student,
  infraction, and teacher.
• Team member responsible for data delivery Mr.
  Smith, Assistant Principal
• Faculty Meeting
• Faculty meeting to present and discuss data
  will be held within a week of
• the Discipline Committee meetings.

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Keystone Elementary School Rules

• Keystone Cougar Conduct...
• Be Responsible
• Be Respectful
• Be Safe

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Behavior Expectation Matrix
Keystones Code of Conduct Morning Entry Classroom Hallway Cafeteria And/Or Assembly Recess Restroom Bus Afternoon Exit
Be Respectful Enter quietly Walk Go directly to breakfast or to class Listen Be polite use good manners Follow the rules Walk in line Follow noise zones Keep hands feet to self Stay seated Be polite Listen Express appreciation Talk softly to the people seated around you Keep hands feet to self Follow rules Include others Invite others to play Play by the rules Be quick quiet Knock first Wait your turn Walk to your bus Wait your turn to board Sit quietly listen to the driver Walk quietly as you leave Go directly to your trans- portation.
Be Responsible Obtain pass before going to restroom Set a good example for others Purchase bookstore supplies before bell rings Do not visit other hallways Take care of classroom equipment Have supplies Complete homework class work Learn daily schedules Takes notes reports home Show others proper behavior Follow noise zones Get what you need as you pass through the line Take care of your own food supplies Walk in line Wait to discard trash Follow playground rules Stay in appropriate boundaries Wear coats jackets as needed Take care of toileting needs quickly quietly Wash hands before exiting Clean up any trash leave restroom orderly Follow bus rules Set a good example Have backpacks ready Listen for your bus color to be called Walk to your designated exit area Carry take care of personal belongings Have all books supplies for homework Listen for exit directions
Be Safe Walk Keep hands feet to self Carry backpack properly Walk Keep hands, feet, objects to self Use supplies properly Walk Stay in line- keep hands feet to self Watch where you are going Walk Stay in line Use utensils only for eating Stay seated Keep hands feet to self Watch where you are going Play on/with equipment appropriately Wait your turn Keep feet on floor Walk Wait in line Carry back- packs properly Walk Listen for exit directions
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How We Teach the Rules Procedures

• Student and Parent Handbook
• Behavior Expectations Matrix classroom delivery
• Posted Behavior Expectations Matrix -throughout
  the school
• Title 1 Open House - first two weeks of school
• Morning Meetings
• Teach in context of location or activity
• Modeling and role playing
• Lesson Plans

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School Procedures Entering School

• Teachers and teacher assistants will sign-in in
  the office and be on their posts by 815 each
  day.
• Teachers and teacher assistants will greet
  students in the hallway or doorway by name each
  day.
• No child will be dropped off at school before
  800.
• Safety patrol may enter the school at 750
  through the front doors and be on their posts by
  800 and remain until 825.
• Walkers, bikers, and car riders may enter through
  the front door at 800 for breakfast all others
  may enter at 810.
• Cafeteria doors will be closed for breakfast at
  820.
• Duties will be assigned to all teachers on a
  rotating basis.
• Duty teachers are expected to be on their
  assigned morning duty posts by 800 and remain
  until 825.

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School Procedures Entering School

• Students will walk on the right side of the
  hallway and be respectful.
• Students will take care of business and be in
  class before the 830 bell rings (book store,
  breakfast, etc.)
• Students who come in after 830 should be
  accompanied by an adult and check-in in the
  office an admit-to-class pass will be issued.
• Teachers must enter attendance into SMS by 900.
• Admit-to-class passes will be kept on file in the
  students folder in the classroom for the
  duration for the year. This will become part of
  the student folder.
• If the classroom door is locked, students will
  line up in the hall and wait quietly until the
  door is unlocked.

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School Procedures Uniforms

• All school personnel will be deliberate and
  consistent with enforcement of the MCS uniform
  policy.
• From 830 - 845, students will be required to
  call a parent to bring appropriate uniform. It
  is not the responsibility of the school to
  provide uniforms for the students.
  Out-of-uniform students will return to the
  classroom for instruction.
• Each out-of-uniform infraction must be written up
  as a minor infraction by the teacher.
• Per MCS Code of Conduct the students conduct
  grade will not suffer for this infraction.
• On the third out-of-uniform infraction, teacher
  will refer student to an administrator using a
  disciplinary referral.

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School Procedures - Hallways

• Students will line up according to teacher
  directions.
• Students must walk quietly on the right side of
  the hallway.
• Students not accompanied by an adult must have a
  hall pass.
• Students will be sent back to class unless they
  have a hall pass.
• Hall passes will be color coded by location.

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School Procedures - Cafeteria

• Cafeteria monitors will be responsible for
• - encouraging/maintaining appropriate noise
  level
• - distributing napkins and silverware as needed
• - reinforcing good table manners
• - attending to specific needs of students (sick,
  spills, etc.)
• - supervising students as they clean tables and
  floor areas
• - identifying problem behaviors and separating
  these students
• from the rest of the class at the
  table
• - informing classroom teacher of class and
  individual behaviors
• on an as needed basis
• - dismissing classes for clean-up and
• - assigning students to the time-out table
  and maintaining
• sign-in log.

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School Procedures - Cafeteria

• Students may self-select seats at their assigned
  table unless
• teacher or monitor directs otherwise.
• Silverware will continue to be collected in the
  baskets at the end of each row of tables at
  dismissal.
• All trash and food must be removed from the table
  and surrounding floor.
• In the disposal area, students will discard their
  milk and milk cartons and empty their trays into
  the designated containers.
• Students who bring their lunches will dispose of
  their remaining food items and paper products in
  the trash can in the disposal area.

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School Procedures Assemblies

• Assemblies will be organized according to grade
  levels (Pre-K-2, 3-5).
• Teachers and students should wait until called by
  the office before moving to the cafeteria or gym.
  
• Classes are to assemble quietly and sit in
  designated areas.
• Students must be taught to understand and respond
  to the a raised hand signal to designate quiet
  and attention.
• Teachers must remain with their classes and
  maintain appropriate student behavior during all
  programs.

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School Procedures New Students

• During the enrollment process, new students and
  parents will be introduced to administrators and
  the appropriate school counselor.
• Each new student will be assigned to a student
  ambassador by his/her teacher (grades 2-5).
• Each teacher will select his/her student
  ambassadors from the application process.
• School counselors will train student ambassadors.
• Student ambassadors will share information with
  new students.
• A Welcome to Keystone packet will be developed
  (checklist of information - map, school
  personnel, school rules, school procedures,
  etc.).

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School Procedures Closing of School

• 300 Students should begin packing-up for
  dismissal, Safety Patrol should be dismissed,
  duty teachers should move toward afternoon duty
  posts
• 305 bell Dismissal of walkers, bike riders,
  After-Care students
• After-Care students will report to the Commons
  Area.
• All teachers should be on their afternoon duty
  posts by the 305 bell.
• 310 bell Dismissal of car riders and day care
  riders to the cafeteria to wait for car lane
  number to be called.
• Students will sit at assigned tables according to
  car lane number.
• Car lane numbers and day car bus information will
  be radioed into the cafeteria.
• Staff will relay car lane numbers to waiting
  students via sound system and overhead projector.
  
• Bus students will be called by bus color.
  Students will line up at the front south exit to
  move to the buses in an orderly fashion.

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School Procedures Closing of School

• Students who are not picked up in car lane by
  330 will move to the hallway outside the office
  by the front door to sit on the floor and wait
  for their rides.
• Students may call home, if needed, at this time.
• Duty teachers will supervise the students who are
  not picked up by 330. Parents must come into
  the building and sign-out their children using
  the Late Student Pick-up Notebook. Duty teachers
  may rotate this duty.
• No teacher may leave prior to 330 without
  administrative approval.

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Individual Classroom Rules

• Focus for Development
• When developing classroom rules, teachers should
  always
• Be Proactive Structure classrooms for academic
  success - means having efficient routines,
  focused instruction, clear rules and
  expectations, direct teaching of expectations,
  and frequent monitoring.
• Be Positive Strive to interact frequently with
  each student providing non-contingent attention -
  acknowledgement and positive recognition when
  students are behaving appropriately. No yelling,
  no arguing, no humiliating, no sarcasm, no
  exception!
• Teach View incidents of misbehavior as teaching
  opportunities and calmly and consistently
  implement appropriate corrective consequences.

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Classroom Procedures

• Every teacher must have a plan for all procedures
  that take place during the day students asking
  for help, working in cooperative groups, turning
  in homework, getting up from seat, heading your
  paper, writing assignment protocol, lining up,
  unpacking/packing book bags, etc.
• Procedures will be taught, modeled, and
  reinforced the first six weeks of school and on
  an as-needed basis.

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Student Incentives

• Attendance
• Students who are in school all day M-Th can wear
  jeans to school each Friday.
• Students who have perfect attendance for the
  entire six weeks can participate in HATTS day
  (Here All The Time Students) and wear a hat the
  Friday after report cards.
• Weekly percentage class attendance will be posted
  on hallway bulletin boards.
• Six weeks attendance rewards will be issued for
  highest percentage per grade level.

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Student Incentives

• Behavior and Work Habits
• Super Citizen Award Each teacher will select
  one student each week who has had a good
  attitude, been kind to others, or displayed good
  work habits.
• These students will be announced over the
  intercom on Friday morning and will receive a
  certificate and pencil from the Principal or
  Assistant Principal.
• A group picture will be taken each week to be
  displayed on a bulletin board for all to see.
• A Sock Hop (K-2) (3-5) will be held in the
  Playroom - 30 minutes each for students with Es
  in Conduct and Work Habits each grading period.

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Student Incentives

• Leadership
• Student ambassadors membership (Grades 2-5)
• Safety Patrol participation (Grade 5)

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Resources for Incentives

• Adopters
• PTA
• Community members
• Individual donations
• School funds

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Classroom Consequences

• Individual teachers will develop Classroom
  Management Plans for
• administrative approval.
• Grade levels should work to establish consistency
  in plans.
• Suggested immediate consequences may include
• (1) verbal warning
• (2) logical consequence (may include one or
  more of the following
• think sheet, action plan, time-out in
  room, time-out with a
• partner teacher, clean-up duties,
  special seating, loss of
• privilege such as classroom job, loss
  of eating lunch with
• classmates, walking during 1/2 of a 20
  minute recess, etc.)
• and/or
• (3) phone call and/or note home.
• Students can not be held out of enrichment
  classes (art, music, physical education, library,
  and computer) as punishment.
• If bullying has occurred, follow the No Bullying
  Policy.

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Flow Chart
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School Procedures - BehaviorMinor Infractions

• MIRs are filled out only after
• You have verbally corrected or re-directed the
  student.
• You have had a private warning conference with
  the student identifying the specific behavior,
  that it is a problem and how it violates the
  classroom and/or the school rules.
• You have used logical classroom consequences
  (time out, loss of free time, moving a conduct
  marker, loss of leadership privileges, written
  apology, using a buddy teacher, etc.).
• If the behavior continues and a 2nd MIR is
  written, ask for a parent conference.
• Make the conference short and to the point.
• Stay focused on the specific misbehavior.
• Make a phone call if a conference is not
  possible. Record in contact log.
• Consult with the School Counselor.
• Use the Behavior Intervention Manual.
• Be able to document the interventions you have
  tried from this source as well as other
  interventions, consultations, and conferences.
  This will be required information when sending a
  student to the office after the 3rd MIR is
  written.

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School Procedures - BehaviorDiscipline
Referrals - Major Infractions

• A completely filled out Disciplinary Referral
  form MUST accompany any student sent to the
  office for a major infraction of school policies.
  Use flow chart to determine major infraction, if
  necessary.
• Complete and submit Disciplinary Referral Level
  should be appropriately coded based on MCS
  Student Code of Conduct.
• Submit student statement (dated and signed by
  student) that will become part of the
  Disciplinary Referral. This does not have to be
  written on the Disciplinary Referral a sheet of
  notebook paper will do.
• Submit Student Folder with Disciplinary Referral
  (contains all disciplinary information notes
  to/from parents/teacher, late-to-class passes,
  minor infraction reports, previous disciplinary
  referral forms, other pertinent information)
• Administrator will address the situation and the
  teacher will receive a copy of the MCS
  Disciplinary Referral Form with administrators
  action taken.

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In-School Suspension Plan

• Administrators will assign students to ISS and
  teacher will be informed.
• ISS coordinator will provide initial
  assignments/reflection package so that students
  are kept busy.
• ISS coordinator will collaborate with teacher who
  will provide assignments in a timely fashion.
• ISS coordinator will provide feedback on
  students status while in ISS using the ISS
  Behavior Log.
• Student must receive satisfactory feedback on ISS
  Behavior Log in order to earn their way out of
  ISS and back to the classroom.
• The ISS Behavior Log will be kept on file in the
  students yellow discipline folder kept on file
  in the ISS room.
• Student work will be monitored to ensure it is
  correct and complete. This is not a tutoring
  session!
• The ISS coordinator will place student work at
  the end of the day in teachers mail box.
• ISS coordinator will follow-up on paperwork and
  parent signatures.

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In-School Suspension Plan

• ISS Rules
• (1) Absolutely no talking
• (2) Stay in your seat
• (3) Complete all assignments,
• (4) Lunch in ISS room,
• (5) Restroom breaks in the clinic,
• (6) Report to ISS room at 830
• (7) Dismissal is from ISS room at 305
• Student behavior will be reported to counselors
  and principals, if there is misbehavior during
  ISS, the suspension will be extended and parents
  will be notified.

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Behavior Referrals S-Team

• Before a referral can be made for student
  behavior, teacher must have
• (1) a conference with the student,
• (2) a conference with the parent, and
• (3) consult Behavior Intervention Manual for
  help with providing student support.
• If steps 1-3 are unsuccessful, teachers should
  meet with grade level peers to discuss student
  behaviors and possible interventions (use
  Behavior Intervention Manual).
• Student is referred to a behavioral support team
  which may include S-Team members appropriate for
  the child.

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School Procedures Academic Referrals

• Before an academic referral can be made to the
• S-team, teachers must have
• (1) documentation of interventions tried
• (2) student and/or parent conference(s)
• (3) completed the requirements set forth by
  the S-
• Team process (copies of report cards,
  forms, test scores, etc.)

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Character Education

• Day 1 definition
• Day 2 synonyms
• Day 3 antonyms
• Day 4 quote
• Day 5 sharing experiences about when a child has
  experienced _____.

• Day 6 Positive behaviors that incorporate
  ______.
• Day 7 Teacher reads a story on topic.
• Day 8 Write about _______.
• Day 9 Role play
• Day 10 Examples of _____ seen at school.

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Harassment and Bullying Prevention

• BOE video on Harassment policy will be scheduled
  for all staff to view within the first semester
  of school.
• Faculty meetings will cover school plans for
  student bullying and harassment within the first
  6 weeks of school.
• Second Step K-2 state-mandated

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School Safety Plan

• See attached document Keystone Elementary
  School Emergency Management Plan.

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Prevention Programs

• Proactive Professional Development
• Community Support
• Adopt-a-School
• PTA
• Title One Compact
• Counselor support programs
• Second Step
• Character Ed program
• School wide incentives/programs
• Greater use of Behavior Intervention Manual

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Primary Intervention Strategies

• Classroom Management Plan
• Consult Behavior Intervention Manual for
  intervention and documentation
• Parent conference
• Document efforts, goals, and progress
• Grade level meeting/consultation
• Group counseling

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Secondary Intervention Strategies

• Strict Behavior Education program
• Daily teacher evaluations
• Simple behavioral assessment to evaluate behavior
• Rearranging the environment to support and
  encourage positive behaviors
• Intensive social skills training and support
  through
• - Homework club
• - Manners club
• - Tutoring
• - Community service projects
• Charts used for incentives and motivations with
  targeted/grouped students
• Active parental involvement - required parent
  conference to approve plan of action
• Parent training and management seminars
• Alternatives to suspension such as
• - After-school and before-school study hall
• - Daily check in out with adult in building
• In school mentors
• Behavior contracting
• Newcomers Club

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Tertiary Intervention Strategies

• Tertiary intervention requires a personalized and
  flexible program which is
• focused on the individual and the specific
  circumstances related to him/her.
• Before beginning this level of intervention, a
  Functional Behavior Assessment must be done. The
  Behavior Intervention Plan should be overseen by
  an individual support person who is working with
  the student to provide options for the child to
  use new skills as a replacement for problem
  behaviors.
• There must be rearrangement of the antecedent
  environment so that problems can be prevented and
  new behaviors encouraged.
• A safety plan should be part of the BIP. Students
  must have a place to go and re-group before
  returning to regular educational setting.
  Teachers must release students as necessary for
  this purpose. Activities and behaviors during
  down time must be documented and measurable in
  its approach to re-training.
• Tertiary intervention should be used with
  students who have on-going educational
  disruptions due to out of school suspensions
  (after 5 days), or if the students behavior is
  resulting in extended absences from the
  educational setting (ISS, extended time out,
  etc.).
• Consequences should promote positive behaviors
  and deter problems. Specify both goals and
  consequences according to the individual.

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Action Steps

• Consistent implementation across grade levels of
  behavior matrix, Keystone Faculty Handbook,
  Keystone Student and Parent Handbook, Blue Ribbon
  Plan, Student Code of Conduct, and District
  Policies
• Review and evaluate 20-day data, implementing
  strategies to address key issues as a result of
  data evaluation.
• Present and discuss findings from data evaluation
  in faculty and PLC meetings.
• Ongoing faculty training in behavior
  modifications.
• Implementation of student/class incentives

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Monitoring Process Evaluation

• S-Team
• Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)
• ISS (In-School Suspension)
• Behavior/Academic Data including
• - Blue Ribbon website data of office
  referrals
• - Cumulative/Special Education Files
• - Progress Reports/Deficiency Forms/Report
  Cards
• - TCAP
• - STAR
• - Formative Assessments
• - Minor Infractions
• - Disciplinary Referrals
• Attendance Conferences
• Teacher Communication Logs
• Counselor Intervention
• Data is reported properly then entered into the
  system on a timely basis
• The committee will review the data at regularly
  scheduled meetings and adjust the discipline plan
  as needed.

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Parent Community Involvement

• PTA Meetings
• Title One Parent Meetings
• Adopt-a-School Partnerships
• Counselor sponsored educational programs for
  parents.
• Family nights (Math, Science Nights)
• Faculty Community Clean-up Days
• After school programs
• Back to School Week
• Grandparents day
• Open House
• Career days
• Read to Me week volunteers read to classes.
• Student community service projects