{"id":418,"date":"2009-08-11T22:15:02","date_gmt":"2009-08-12T02:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sau51.org\/pes\/?page_id=418"},"modified":"2015-11-23T16:57:42","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T21:57:42","slug":"discipline-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sau51.org\/pes\/parents\/discipline-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Discipline Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 align=\"center\">Respect | Responsibility | Safety<\/h3>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><strong>PES Discipline Policy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>School Discipline \u2013 A Brief O<\/b><b>verview<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to Educator Ruth Charney, \u201cThe word discipline is derived from the Latin root <i>discipline<\/i>, meaning <i>learning<\/i>. It needs to be associated with positive acts and feats of learning, rather than negatively associated with punishment. Teaching discipline requires two fundamental elements: empathy and structure. Empathy helps us know the child, to perceive his\/her needs, to hear what he\/she is trying to say. Structure helps us set guidelines and provide necessary limits.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>PREMISES<\/strong> \u2013 Our Approach to Discipline<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Goal is to help children develop behaviors most conducive to learning<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Children need to share in responsibility and decision-making that affects their education <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 External discipline leads to internal discipline &#8211; self- discipline &#8211; which becomes foundation for self- approval and self acceptance <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Discipline is encouraged by an orderly classroom <\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Discipline is a form of instruction (not viewed as punishment); individual needs sometimes dictate individual programs <\/p>\n<p><b>SCHOOL VALUES<\/b> \u2013 Established by Universal Team (a representative group of staff) <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Respect <\/li>\n<li>Responsibility <\/li>\n<li>Safety <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>BEHAVIOR MATRIX<\/b> \u2013 All Children and Staff Contributed <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What values look like in various school settings <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>PROACTIVE STRATEGIES<\/b> \u2013 Recognizing Positive Behaviors and Addressing Negative Behaviors <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reinforcing \u2013 noticing and encouraging <\/li>\n<li>Reminding \u2013 helping to remember <\/li>\n<li>Redirecting \u2013 focus on rules and expectations <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>LOGICAL CONSEQUENCES<\/b> \u2013 Means to Respond to Inappropriate Behaviors <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You break it, you fix it <\/li>\n<li>Abuse a privilege, lose a privilege <\/li>\n<li>Take a break (thinking time) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TAKE A BREAK<\/strong> \u2013 Thinking Time <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Minor<\/i> disturbance or offense<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Time out from activity<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Opportunity to reflect on behavior<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TAKE A BUDDY BREAK \u2013<\/strong> Removal from Classroom <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Serious<\/i> disturbance or offense<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Failure to take break in orderly, respectful manner<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Excluded from classroom entirely<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Must demonstrate readiness to rejoin activity (typically 5-10 minutes)<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Discussion of behavior, reflection, alternatives<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BACK ON TRACK<\/strong> \u2013 Student Support Center <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>More serious<\/i> disturbance or offense<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Continuation of misbehavior in buddy room<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Out of control<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Willful power struggle<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Must demonstrate readiness to rejoin activity, make apology of action, meet behavioral expectations<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Sending teacher makes parent contact<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SCHOOL SUSPENSION \u2013<\/strong> Exclusion from School <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Gross <\/i>misconduct<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li><i>Refusal<\/i> to conform to the reasonable rules of the school<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Suspension decision made by school administration<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Re-entry meeting required<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<li>Re-entry meeting includes parent and adult involved<b> <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Maintaining high standards of student discipline in school that allow for optimal teaching and learning represents a significant challenge for us all. The understanding and support of our community have been important in this work and is greatly appreciated by our P.E.S. staff. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Respect | Responsibility | Safety PES Discipline Policy School Discipline \u2013 A Brief Overview According to Educator Ruth Charney, \u201cThe word discipline is derived from the Latin root discipline, meaning learning. It needs to be associated with positive acts and feats of learning, rather than negatively associated with punishment. 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