Orleans Elementary Blue Ribbon Plan

2007-08

1400 McMillan

Memphis, Tennessee 38106Mrs. Dorothy Murrell, Principal

School Character Points

• Reading First School• Drama Club• Black Tie Tuesday Club• Art Club• Science Club• Computer Club• Caregivers Club• Orleans School Choir• Spanish Club• Book Club• Title I School

Guiding Principles Values

The purpose of Orleans Elementary School is to develop our students academically, socially, emotionally, and physically to the best of their abilities. Therefore, the parents as well as the students, must realize that educational opportunities will not be available to those students who do not try to benefit from school attendance and whose continuing disruptive behavior hinders the progress o f other pupils. The primary objective of classroom discipline is to insure proper work and learning conditions for all students.

It is expected that teachers will maintain a standard of student behavior, which is consistent with Board Policy, and standards established by the principal and other teachers at Orleans School. All children can be corrected or helped by all teachers or any adult working on the staff, if necessary. We all are here for the benefit of the students,

It is each teachers; responsibility to promote respect for authority, to prompt prompt and regular attendance and to expect desirable behavior or conduct from the students. Good discipline or conduct must be maintained in order for learning to take place.

Every effort will be made to instill in Orleans students the idea of self-discipline and respect for the rights of others. Proper conduct is required of all students at Orleans School. Principals and teachers are charged with the responsibility of using any necessary Board of Education policies or procedures in regard to discipline in order that schools can function effectively.

VisionOrleans Elementary School with the support of parents and the community is dedicated to:

Providing a safe, caring, secure, and stimulating academic environment that meets individual needs and ensures the success of each student.

• Meeting individual needs and ensuring students will be able to read with comprehension, write effectively, and compute accurately in order to meet the challenges they will face in the future.

• Facilitating a literate community where thinking critically and reasoning logically is encouraged and practiced among all stakeholders.

• Setting and attaining goals, building self-esteem and instilling a sense of responsibility for

learning in all students as well as celebrating their success.

Goals and/or ObjectivesGoal 1: Decrease fighting by 50%

Objectives: 1. Students will participate in conflict

resolution groups with school guidance counselor

2. Students will discuss and role play school rules during Morning Meeting

Goal 2: Reach or exceed the system wide attendance rate of 95%

Objectives: 1. Students will receive incentives for grades with the

highest attendance rate 2. Students will receive individual incentives for 100% attendance each six weeks.

MCS Blue Ribbon Discipline Committee Worksheet 2007-08

Name of School:_Orleans Elementary

SchoolBlue Ribbon DisciplineCommittee is representativeof the school faculty andincludes an administrator.

Fill in the names of committeemembers and designate a TeamLeader (TL)

*Indicates members mandated by MEA contract

Principal* Dorothy Murrell

Literacy Leader

Professional School Counselor* Lillie Pinkston

School Psychologist Celeste Cockrill

General Education Teacher(s) Keshia McKinney

MEA Representative* Vincent Thomas

Elected Teacher(s) (2)* Lisa Wright Demetric Davis

Special Education Teacher(s)* Sloan Thurston

Related Arts Teacher(s)

Students Joppa Martin 5th Grade 5th Grade

Educational Assistant(s)/ Non-Certified Staff Sharon Jones

Community Member Gladys Lowe

Parent(s)* Mona Thomas

Central Office or Board of Education Member Stephanie Gatewood

Cafeteria Staff Barbara Moore

Bus DriverOther

Blue Ribbon Discipline Committee

• The Blue Ribbon Discipline Committee will need to devise a monthly meeting schedule.

• The Instructional Facilitator will retrieve Blue Ribbon data from the website every 20 days and distribute the data to the Blue Ribbon Committee members.

• The Blue Ribbon Discipline Committee will meet after reviewing the data. After data is discussed, the Blue Ribbon Committee will present findings to the faculty. This data will be used to implement strategies to decrease inappropriate behavior and reward appropriate behavior.

Meeting ScheduleApproximate Dates of Reporting Periods

All data for period entered into system (A)

Blue Ribbon 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 9/25/07 10/03/07

2 911/07-10/10/07 10/12/07 10/23/07 10/31/07

3 10/11/07-11/7/07 11/09/07 11/27/07 12/04/07

4 11/8/07-12/10/07 12/14/07 12/18/07 12/19/07

5 12/11/07-1/23/08 1/25/08 1/29/08 2/06/08

6 1/24/08-2/21/08 2/22/08 2/26/08 3/05/08

7 2/22/08-3/28/08 3/29/08 4/09/08 4/10/08

8 3/29/08-4/26/08 5/3/08 5/7/08 5/08/87

9 4/29/08-5/24/08 5/28/08 5/24/08 5/28/08

Reporting Period

School Rules

• Follow Instructions the first time given

• Respect self, others and authority

• Practice self-control

• Keep our school’s walls, floors, and grounds clean.

Sample Behavioral Expectation Matrix

Rules Classroom Cafeteria Hallway Restroom Bus

How we teach the rules and procedures

• Assemblies

• Role playing and Modeling

• Morning Meetings

• Afternoon Announcements

• Guided Discovery

• Student Agenda Books

• Rules displayed throughout the school

School Procedures• Entering School• - Quietly enter the building through the main entrance (office area) at 8:00 A.M.(In case of inclement weather students will be allowed to enter at 7:45) Pre-K-2nd line up to the right

3rd-5th line up to the left– Proceed to the cafeteria if eating breakfast– Proceed to the cafeteria tables if a student does not eat breakfastClosing of School– Bus riders and daycare van riders are dismissed to the cafeteria by a teacher at 3:00 P.M.– Fifth and fourth grade is escorted to the front of the building at 3:10 P.M.– Pre-school students remain in their classroom until picked up

• Hallway– Students are to use quiet voices– Students are to walk and stay to the right of the hall– Students must have a hall pass during school hours

• Cafeteria– Quietly enter the cafeteria in a straight line– Quietly enter serving line and get all food and utensils while in serving line– Walk to assigned tables and remain seated unless given permission by an adult– Use inside voices– Form a line to empty trays– Clean area with assigned cafeteria monitors– Line up to meet teacher– Friday is “Quiet Day” – Students should not take food from the cafeteria

• Assemblies– Classes are called by grade to come to the assembly– Classes enter the assembly quietly– Classes are to be on their best behavior and respect all participantsPlayground– Students are not to play tackle football or wrestle on the playground– Students are to remain with teachers

School Procedures• Classroom Interventions (Before Office Referral)

– Weekly Reports (parents signature)– Positive communication– Student Conference– Refer to Behavior Intervention Manual by Hawthorne

and devise a Behavior Modification Plan tailored for the student’s particular behavior

– Handle all routine classroom discipline problems in the room and follow up with parent phone call (Please refer to Behavior Incident List)

– Time out in another classroom– Arrange a parent conference– Office referral

Classroom Procedures

• Each class will devise its own set of rules and procedures which will include logical consequences and rewards in regards to:– Getting up from seat– Asking for help– Cooperative groups– Turning in Homework– Writing Assignment Protocol

• Hall Passes are required when exiting the classroom without a teacher

School Wide Incentives

• Attendance– An incentive is given for the grade level that receives

the highest attendance average for each six weeks

• Cafeteria– Class caught being good will be rewarded a camera

on the “Caught Being Good Bulletin Board” weekly. The class with the most cameras at the end of the month will be rewarded with a popcorn party.

Teacher Incentives

• Attendance Prizes• Students

– Drawing for prizes (tickets given to students may also have teacher name, so when student gets prize, so does teacher who gave the reinforcement)

• Cafeteria– 30 minute break for teachers whose class had

the most cameras for caught be in good

Resources for Incentives

• Adopters- Monumental Baptist Church, First Congregational Church, and Tri-State Defender

• Community agencies & businesses

• Parent Teacher Organization

General Procedure for Dealing with Problem Behaviors

Observe problem behavior

Problem solve

Determineconsequence

Follow proceduredocumented

File necessarydocumentation

Send referral to

office

File necessary documentation

Determine consequence

Followthrough withconsequences

Problem solve

Follow documented

procedure

Write referral &Escort student to office

Follow upwith student

within aweek

Is behavior major?

Does student have 3?

NO YES

NO YES

Find a place to talk with student(s) Ensure safety

Character Education Orleans Elementary has adopted and is currently utilizing the

Megaskills Curriculum. The Curriculum includes the following Pillars of Character: Confidence,Motivation,Effort,Responsibility,Initiative,Perseverance,Caring,Teamwork,Common Sense, Problem-Solving, and Focus. The Megaskills Curriculum will be given to each grade chairperson to share among teachers and students on the grade level. The items that follow assist with the implementation of character education.

• A Character Education Bulletin boards are displayed throughout the school

• Teachers emphasize character traits during morning meetings.• Our guidance counselor conducts small and large groups using the

Character First Curriculum.• Students are encouraged to exhibit character traits throughout the

instructional day.

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• Lesson plans are prepared by the teachers as well as the P.E. teacher in order to address these issues.

• Flyers are posted around the school for more detail information.

• Information is given to the students, parents and the community.

Sexual Harassment

• Video was shown during teacher in-service August 6, 2007 and information about the policy was given to each person in the school building.

Harassment and Bullying Prevention

• “Diffusing Anger” Training will be Wednesday, October 24, 2007 from 3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. The training will be presented by Ms. Ptorey Crutchfield

• Training will be for the entire faculty

School Safety Plan

• Orleans Elementary School Safety Plan will be submitted October 2007.

• Dates for Fire Drill Trainings:

9-28-07 10-4-07 11-7-07 12-13-07 1-25-08 2-22-08 5-10-08

• Dates for Fire Drill Plan review:

10-09-07 through 10-12-07

• Dates for Earthquake Drill Trainings:

• 10-12-072-8-08

• Dates for Severe Weather Safe Area Drill Trainings:

11-06-07 through 3-06-08

Monitoring Process

• The Blue Ribbon Discipline Committee will analyze discipline data once every 25 days. The committee will use the findings from the data and develop interventions that best meet the needs of the student. Input from all stakeholders is encouraged.

• The Guidance Counselor will submit a feedback form for each student that is referred and inform the principal and teacher of the student status.

Action Steps

• Implement Responsive Classroom Approach. This approach emphasizes a caring learning community in which academic and social learning are fully integrated throughout the school day.

• Administrative support for teachers• Implementing the use of the Behavior

Intervention Manual to target inappropriate behavior and devise a detailed plan to alleviate/manage the behavior.

• Ongoing professional development

Prevention Programs

• D.A.R.E• GREAT (4th grade prevention program)• Peer Mediation• Junior Deputy• MegaSkills

Monitoring Process

Action Steps

Prevention Programs

Intervention Plan

• Individualized Incentive Plan (Behavior Modification Plan)

• Group Counseling with school guidance counselor

• Buddy System (Teachers ask their buddy teacher for support/assistance with challenging behaviors.)

In-School Suspension Plan

In-School Suspension Plan will be finalized once an In-School Suspension person is assigned.

Secondary Intervention Evaluation

• Teacher, Counselor and Administrator’s Documentation Folder of student’s behavior and incidents

• Blue Ribbon Data

Tertiary Interventions

• The Blue Ribbon Support Team will meet monthly to monitor students who are in secondary intervention. After reviewing all the student’s data and Documentation Folder, plans will be made to fit the needs of the individual student.

• Success will be monitored by identifying decreases/increases in behavior and/or incidents.

Results

• Students and teachers are eager to achieve the school-wide incentives.

• Responsive Classrooms is helping students take ownership of their actions and requiring them to think logically before making decisions to solve problems.

Celebration

• Teachers celebrate success in faculty meetings, free-time and special recognitions

• Students celebrate success in the classroom, morning announcements, parties, sock hops, movie day, and treasure chest

Conclusion

• Orleans Elementary will be a place where children are eager to learn in a safe environment. Our school’s focus is “Working Together We Can Make a World of Difference as we declare Every Child. Every Day. College Bound.”