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Robert R. Church Elementary School-wide PBIS Plan

(Discipline Plan) 2015-2016

4100 Millbranch Road

Memphis, Tennessee 38116

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Guiding Principles• A commitment to continuous school improvement is imperative in order to empower

our students to become confident, self-motivated, and lifelong learners.• Our school must promote opportunities for all stakeholders to work together as a

community of learners.• A safe and physically comfortable environment enhances student learning.• Students should demonstrate essential knowledge and skills, actively solve problems,

and produce quality work.• Curriculum and instructional practices should vary to accommodate the different

learning styles of students.• Assessment of student learning should provide a variety of opportunities to

demonstrate their achievement.• Each individual is valuable with unique physical, social, emotional, and actual needs.

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Vision

• We are builders of the future, promoting academic excellence, high expectations, and innovation. All Trailblazers will be prepared for college and career.

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Mission

• The mission of Robert R. Church Elementary School is to provide a high quality education for all students through effective teaching and a meaningful curriculum. Our school will create a warm, nurturing learning environment where all children will reach their maximum potential, intellectually, socially, and psychologically. Our students will be equipped with the skills necessary to become productive citizens in a technology and information driven society.

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Philosophy Statement

• Robert R. Church Elementary School believes that education should employ certain methods and techniques suited to develop the whole child to the extent that he or she can realize the value of learning.

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Previous Results• For the 2013-2014 school year, Robert R. Church had a total of 267

disciplinary referrals. During 2014-2015 school year, we had 378 disciplinary referrals. We did not meet our goal for the 2014-15 year.

• However, we did meet our goals for reducing out of school

suspensions. In 2013-2014 we had a total of 186 suspensions. In 2014-2015 we had a total of 138 out of school suspensions, thereby exceeding our goal of decreasing suspensions by 5%.

• Our attendance rate was near the same for the 2014-2015 school year, 93.6%

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Goals or Objectives

• To decrease the number of fights by 5%

• To decrease the number of office referrals by 5%

• Increase student attendance to 96%

Attendance & SART Process Map and Role Assignments

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Attendance & SART Process Map and Role Assignments

  Role in Process Map Owner of role by name

1 SART Process Owner  Ashley Williams, Asst. Principal

2 Office of Attendance send list Ron Pope

3 Notify Parent of SART Meeting  Lavencia Jackson, Secretary

4 School Counselor convenes SART Meeting  Tamara Turner, Counselor

5 Meeting documented in SMS Discipline  Lavencia Jackson, Secretary

6 Student name placed on SART Watch List  T. Turner/ L. Jackson

7 SART Watch List monitoring  SART Team

8 Re-offenders reported to Principal  T. Turner/L. Jackson

9 Principal contacts re-offender parent and Truancy Officer

 Christye Lowe, PrincipalAshley Williams, Asst. Principal

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Attendance Self-Assessment

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Date: October 19, 2015  

School Name: Robert R. Church Elementary School

 

Attendance Team Members: Indicate which staff serves on the school’s attendance data team.  What is this team’s meeting schedule? The team gathers attendance data weekly. Students with 5 or more unexcused absences are identified. SART notices/letters are sent home by students for parents to attend SART meetings scheduled every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.

☐ Principal ☐ Assistant Principal(s) ☐ Guidance Counselor ☐ Attendance Secretary ☐ General Office Secretary ☐ Other: Nikkie Dunnewold, Music Teacher ☐ Other: ☐ Other:

Attendance Challenges: Describe your top 3 attendance challenges for your school. Be specific.

1.  Parents forget to send notes by their child when they are out sick.

2. Attendance rates tend to drop on Mondays and Fridays.

3.   Students are kept at home when other siblings or parents have appointments or are sick.

Attendance Self-Assessment continued

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School Data Summary 

Attendance Chronic Absenteeism Absences due to SuspensionsGoal Actual Goal Actual Goal Actual

   Please refer to attached graphs for attendance data.

       

Notes: School UpdateDescribe your plans for prevention and intervention strategies to address chronic absenteeism.  

Prevention Strategies Intervention Strategies

1. Homerooms with 100% attendance announced daily 1. SART Notices

2. 20-day attendance incentives for students with 100% 2. SART Meetings/Parent Student Attendance Plan (PSAP)

3. Attendance “Spirit Stick” 3. Referral to SARB

4. Weekly monitoring of attendance in Tableau & SMS 4. Referral to assigned Truancy Officer

5. 5.

Additional Comments:

SCS School-wide PBIS (Discipline) Team Worksheet 2015-2016

Name of School:Robert R. Church Elem.PBIS Team is representative

of the school faculty and includes an administrator.

Fill in the names of teammembers and designate counselor who will serve as

TeamLeader (TL) / Internal Coach

*Indicates members mandated by MEA contract; others may be invited as needed

Principal* Christye Lowe

Assistant Principal(s): Ashley Williams

Professional School Counselor* Tamara Turner (TL)/Internal Coach

School Psychologist

General Education Teacher(s) : Yolanda Brown (Librarian) Rachel Harbin (PE), LaJoyce Cole

MEA Representative* Nikkie Parker-Dunnewold

Elected Teachers (2)* Kimberly Hooper; Loretta Lyons

Special Education Teacher(s)* Bridgit Harper; Aaron Fowles

Related Arts Teacher(s): Mary Jane Hoover

Students

Educational Assistant(s)/ Non-Certified Staff

Community Member

Parents (2)* Keisha Gunter, Mildred Carroll

ISS Assistant (recommended) N/A

Cafeteria/Custodial Staff

Bus Driver

External PBIS Coach: Gina True

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Robert R. Church Elementary Meeting Dates 2015-2016

20 Day Reporting Period

Approximate Dates of Reporting Periods

All data for period entered into system (A)

SW PBIS Team meeting dates (B)

Faculty meeting dates to report interpretation of 20 day data (C)

1 8/10/15-9/04/15 09/09/15 09/16/15

2 9/8/15-10/6/15 10/07/15 10/14/15

3 10/7/15-11/10/15 11/11/15 11/18/15

4 11/12/15-12/14/15 12/16/15 12/16/15

5 12/15/15-1/27/16 1/27/16 02/3/16

6 1/28/16- 2/26/16 3/02/16 03/09/16

7 2/29/16-4/1/16 04/06/16 04/13/16

8 4/4/16-4/29/16 05/04/16 05/11/16

9 5/2/16-5/27/16 5/25/16 05/25/16

(A)Data should be entered promptly to enable review of accurate data. Deadline for data entry is the Friday following the end of the reporting period.Principal should identify person responsible for entering behavior data. Name and title of data entry designee: Ms. Valencia Jackson(B)Committee should meet within one week of final data entry for reporting period. Enter projected meeting dates in this column.Identify team member responsible for data summary to report to SW PBIS Team.Name and title: Tamara Turner, Professional School Counselor (TL)

Determine how you wish to examine your data: by location, by student, by infraction, by time of day, number of referrals per day per reporting period. Also consider office referral procedures and data integrity. (C)Faculty meeting to discuss behavior should be held within a week of the SW PBIS Team’s Meeting.Enter projected dates in this column. Identify persons responsible for sharing data trends for previous reporting period with the faculty.Name and title: PBIS Committee Members

Team may wish to lead faculty in brainstorming intervention strategies based on data. Share successes and areas of continued efforts.

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Robert R. Church Elementary Data Team Members

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Monitoring Process

• The School-wide PBIS committee will determine progress towards our goals by monitoring the 20-day reporting periods for office referrals, suspensions, and attendance. The committee will meet once a month as a team. After reviewing the data, changes will be made if needed.

Celebration• 20- Day Attendance Incentives

• First 100 Days Attendance Incentive

• Announcements

• School Sock Hops throughout the year

• Fun Fridays

• Faculty/parent meetings

• Additional School-wide incentives such as Fall Festival

• Trailblazer’s Shop-N-Go Incentive Store- students with Principal’s List, Honor Roll, Citizenship, perfect attendance, and those “Caught being Good”, will have the opportunity to earn Blazer Bucks. Bucks can be saved or spent in the incentive store at the end of each quarter.

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Robert R. Church Elementary School-wide Rules

• Respect Self

• Respect Others

• Respect Property

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Robert R. Church Elementary School-wide Rules & Behavioral Expectation Matrix

School-wide Rules

Classroom Cafeteria Hallway Restroom Bus

Respect Self Students will pay attention and follow the class routine

Students will walk in a single file line to retrieve their lunch; without talking

Students will walk to the right side of the hallway in a single file line; and honor all quiet zones

Students will properly use the restroom without horse-playing

Students will sit in their assigned seat on the bus and follow all bus rules and procedures

Respect Others Students will respect others personal space by facing forward and following all adult directions. Students will use kind words and actions towards peers and adults

Students will follow the rules of the cafeteria monitors and face forward with hands and feet under the table

Students’ hands are free of objects and to their sides

Students will go into their own bathroom stall and come out immediately

Students will keep their hands, feet, and objects to themselves on the bus

Respect Property Students will use things that only belong to them

Students will eat their own food on their tray without touching other student’s trays

Students will walk in the hallways with their hands to their sides

Students will properly use the restroom and exit without horse-playing

Students will keep their hands, feet, and objects to themselves on the bus

Staff & Office ManagedBehavior Chart

Minor Problem Behavior (Staff)

Definition Minor Examples

Major Problem Behavior (Office)

Definitions Major Examples

Inappropriate Language

Any spoken, written, or non-verbal communication that insults, mocks, belittles, or slanders another person.

Comments (profanity) and gestures that are not directed at an individual, harmless rumors. “All your family is dumb,” “This sucks,” “Crap,” “Butthead”, “Stupid”, “What the!”

Abusive Language/

Inappropriate Language/ Profanity

Verbal messages that include profanity, name calling or use of words in an inappropriate way.

Profanity directed at an individual, hostile threats either written, spoken, or non-verbal

Physical Contact/Physical

Aggression

Student engages in non-serious, but inappropriate physical contact.

Silly horseplay, playful grabbing, pinching, non-aggressive punching or slapping, chasing, shoving, inadvertent physical contact, stepping on feet

Fighting/ Physical

Aggression

Actions involving aggressive and/or serious physical contact where injury may occur (e.g., hitting, punching, hitting with an object, kicking, hair pulling, scratching, etc.).

Hitting, punching, kicking, hair pulling, scratching, choking, biting, inappropriate student to student sexual contact, or any aggressive acts committed with the intent to bully

Defiance/ Disrespect/

Insubordination/Non-Compliance

Student engages in brief or low-intensity failure to respond to adult requests.

Talking back, not following directions, sleeping, refusal to complete assignments, ignoring request of adult

Defiance/ Disrespect/

Insubordination/Non-Compliance

Refusal to follow directions, talking back and/or socially rude interactions.

Refusal to comply with established rules, leaving class without permission, overtly verbally defiant/argumentative

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Robert R. Church Elementary Flow Chart for Dealing with Problem Behaviors

Observe Problem Behavior

One-on-One Conferencewith student (s)

Implement more intervention(s)Ex. Time out in another setting

Change seating arrangement, etc.

Parent Communication/Conference(documented written and

verbal)

File necessaryDocumentation

Send Referral to Counselor

Necessary documentation will be filed

Administrator Determines consequence

Escort student to office

Is Behavior

Staff Managed?

Behavior Continues?

YES NO

NOYES

Verbal Warning/Redirect Ensure safety

Classroom Managed Counselor Managed Office Managed*Preparedness* Calling Out* Checking* Body Language* Making Noises* Cheating* Refusal to follow reasonable requests* Put Downs* Refusing to Complete Work* Inappropriate Tone/Attitude* Electronic Devices* Food/Drinks /Candy in room

* Bullying* Stealing* Poor Attendance* Low Self-Esteem* At risk Academically* Poor Hygiene* Chronic Minor Infractions* Verbal Conflicts•Poor Study Skills

* Physical Fighting* Threats*Intimidation/Harassment of other student(s) and/or Teacher(s)/Staff* Vandalism* Possession of Alcohol* Possession of Drugs*Possession of a Weapon*Inappropriate Touching/Sexual HarassmentElectronic Devices*Any other Mandatory Reporting Offenses; Category A, B, C & most of Category D Offenses

Teach the Rules, Expectations and Procedures

Robert R. Church Elementary School-wide rules, expectations, and procedures are communicated and taught through various means:

• Teacher modeling• Role playing• Student/Parent Handbooks• Parent meetings/conferences• Back-to-School/PBIS Kick-off

The classroom and school-wide rules are the same. They are displayed in every classroom and area throughout the building.

A lesson plan has been developed and will be used during the beginning (August), middle (January) and end (May) of the current school year. The school-wide rules, expectations, and procedures will be reviewed throughout the year as needed.

Students will be monitored for compliance of school rules and expectations and

will be rewarded accordingly.

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Lesson Plan for Teaching the School-wide Rules

Goals: (1) To accelerate the academic performance of all students

(2) To maintain a positive, safe, and respectful environment for all students

 

Objectives: (1) Students will understand and follow school rules in order to build a school atmosphere that promotes citizenship

and achievement

(2) Students will be able to recite the school-wide rules.

 

Activities: 1. The teacher will introduce the school rules by asking the following guided questions: Who can give me

examples of rules that we need to follow? Why do you think we need to follow these rules? Do you think we need

rules at school?

 

2. The school-wide rules will be introduced and taught to all students. Teachers will teach what each rule should

look like in each setting (refer to Behavior Matrix). Teachers will emphasize to students that the school-wide rules

are the same in every setting throughout the school. All students will be made aware of

where the school rules are located in the classroom as well as throughout the entire school building.

 

3. Upon completion of teaching the school rules, students will demonstrate their knowledge of the school rules by

modeling what each of the school rules look like in various settings and by having classroom discussions about the

importance of the school rules. Classroom discussions may be done orally or written.

 

Closure: 1. Close with the following question: If there were no rules here at school what would happen? 2. Review the

school-wide rules again with your students and their importance. Randomly ask students to name a school-wide

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Annual Back-to-School/PBIS Kick-off

• During the first two weeks of school, teachers should begin discussing the code of conduct, school rules and behavior expectations of all students. School-wide rules are posted throughout the building.

• The SCS Code of Conduct and school rules was also discussed with parents during a Back to School event on August 8th, and will be discussed again during Open House and Title I parent meeting on September 3, 2015.

• Faculty, staff, and students celebrated the beginning of the school with a back-to-school/ PBIS Kick-off, which was held on August 21, 2015. The code of conduct was reinforced, students modeled what our school uniforms should look like, and students modeled what behavior should look like throughout the building in various locations (breakfast, lunch, etc.). Procedures for arrival, dismissal, assemblies, etc., were also taught.

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School Procedures• Students may enter the building through the doors by the playground at 9:00a.m. All students

should report to their classroom for Breakfast in the Classroom. Breakfast for all students end at 9:30a.m.

• Students entering the building after 9:35 a.m. are considered tardy and must report to the main office.

• When passing to and from all classes/support, students must walk to the right side of the hallway without talking. The hallways are designated as quiet zones.

• The total lunch time has been set for 30 minutes, which allows 5-10 minutes of serving/seating time and 20-25 minutes of eating time. Students are to walk directly to the cafeteria line and wait to be served. Students will sit at tables assigned to their class. All food and trays should be placed in the appropriate areas.

• Programs will usually start at 2:00 p.m. for all grades. Please have students seated before the start of the program and ensure that they maintain satisfactory behavior. Based upon scheduling, some programs may be scheduled in the (a.m.) or (p.m.) of the school day. However, you will be notified in advance.

• Each teacher should handle all routine classroom discipline problems in the room and follow-up with parent correspondence when necessary.

• Any severe discipline problem should be brought to the attention of the principal immediately.• All students should begin preparing for dismissal at 3:50p.m. Bus riders will be dismissed at

4:00p.m., walkers at 4:05 p.m., and all car riders thereafter. All staff must report to their assigned duty posts at 4:00p.m.

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Classroom ProceduresMorning (A.M.)

Students report to their classrooms at 9:00 a.m. for breakfast. Put up backpacks and coats.Turn in all homework/student planners to its designated place.Give all notes and money to teachers.All students should be prepared and seated in designated area and begin working on their DO NOW.At 9:30 all students are ready for instruction

Afternoon (P.M.)/After LunchRestroom Break

End of Day/3:50 p.m.Prepare to go homeRetrieve backpacks and other belongings from lockerReturn to seat and wait to begin dismissal at 4:00 p.m.

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School-wide IncentivesTo promote positive behavior and attendance,

the following incentives are used at Robert R.

Church:• 20 Day Attendance Incentives• Honors Program• Dances• Fun Fridays• Theme Days• Trailblazer’s Shop-N-Go Incentive Store

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Teacher Incentives

• “Who’s in the Spotlight”- spotlights a teacher every month for their service to students. Each teacher is given an hour for lunch when they are spotlighted.

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Resources for Incentives

• AGAPE Children & Family Services

• Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

• Fluid Systems

Communication with Parents & Community

• A Back to School event was held for parents and students on August 8, 2015. Information about the SCS Code of Conduct and behavioral expectations were discussed. Backpacks and school supplies were given away. Our annual Title I parent meeting and Open House will be held on September 3, 2015.

• Conferences with community adoptors will be held at various times during the 1st and 2nd Semesters.

• An updated copy of the PBIS Plan will be placed on the school’s website once it is completed.

• School Newsletters

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Character Education

Robert R. Church Elementary School supports character education. A list of weekly character traits is given to faculty and staff by the school counselor. Each morning students from various classrooms (KK- 5th) introduce our character trait of the week. A schedule of weekly classroom assignments is given to all staff. Students displaying the character trait of the week appropriately, are recognized during the morning announcements on Fridays. In addition, “Workday Wednesdays” will beincorporated. Each student is encouraged to dress in professionalattire for the day. Each Wednesday, a career is highlighted and the character trait(s) associated with that career.

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ATOD Prevention

• Alcohol and drug prevention is covered in our Physical Education classes. These lessons are taught by our Physical Education teacher to all KK-5th grade students. Lessons are also emphasized in November/December during Healthy Choices Week.

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Bullying Prevention• Training with faculty regarding prevention of bullying; including defining

bullying/intimidation, recognizing early stages of bullying, strategies for addressing bullying, and SCS bullying/intimidation policy will be conducted by the school counselor during the month of September.

• Bullying Training/Harassment training for students will be conducted by the school counselor and will begin during the 1st quarter and extend into the 2nd quarter of the school year. All grades, KK-5th, will be included in these lessons. Bullying training will address the definition of bullying, bullying behaviors, feelings about bullying, students’ rights to a safe/bully-free environment, bullying prevention tips or how they can contribute to a safe/bully-free environment. Sessions will be taught using various classroom guidance lessons as well as activities used in the “No-Bullying” curriculum adopted by Memphis City Schools.

• Refresher lessons will be provided as needed

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Violence Prevention ProgramsRobert R. Church Elementary School will use the following programs to address comprehensive violence prevention.

• Individual/Group Counseling (used with selected students to teach anger management, conflict resolution, and social skills. Group counseling members meet once a week for a 6-8 week period. Sessions are led by the school social worker and/or school counselor.

• Classroom Guidance (used by the school counselor with KK-5th grade students. Topics may include; bullying, conflict resolution, decision making, etc. Students will be seen once a month depending upon scheduling).

• Character Education (weekly character traits provided to teacher and staff to emphasize to all students. Each class will be assigned a day to introduce the character trait of the week during morning announcements. Students caught displaying the character traits appropriately, will be spotlighted on Fridays during announcements.

• No Bullying (various lessons used by the school counselor to teach bullying awareness/prevention).

• SCS Gang Awareness and Prevention Department

• The Memphis Police Department

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Intervention Strategies• Students who have been referred to the office 2-5 times, may be referred for the

following services:

• Group Counseling conducted by the school counselor and/or school social worker (group topics are dependent upon the common behavior(s) shared by more than one student). Topics may include, but are not limited to ; self-esteem, getting along with others, anger management, conflict resolution, decision-making, etc.

• Individual Counseling conducted by school counselor and/or school social worker for those students who may need more individual attention than can be provided in a small group.

• Behavior Intervention Plans/Functional Behavior Assessments/Behavior Contracts to address specific problem behaviors

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Secondary Intervention (Tier 2) Evaluation

The following tools will be used to evaluate and determine progress of

secondary interventions:

• Teacher Behavior Logs

• Parent Communication Logs

• Progress Reports

• Disciplinary Referrals

• Monitoring/Assessment of Behavior Intervention Plans/Functional Behavior Assessments

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Tertiary Interventions (Tier 3)• Tier 3 students are identified by teacher/principal referral, analysis of data in SMS Power

School. For continuous or severe behavior problems, students are referred to the Student Review Team (SRT)/Student Support Team (S-Team). Parents/guardians, teacher, principal, school counselor, school psychologist, and school social worker are present in the meeting. A Functional Behavior Assessment/Tier 3 Behavior Plan is developed for the student. The team may also determine if further psycho-educational testing is needed.

• Success of interventions is monitored by keeping track of teacher logs, progress reports, number of disciplinary referrals, suspensions, etc. FBA’s and Behavior Intervention Plans are monitored periodically to determine if the plan is working. If the plan is not working, the SRT will meet again to make necessary changes or make further recommendations.

• Currently there is 1 expulsion.