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Thomas Jefferson High School Discipline Committee

Thomas Jefferson High School Discipline Committee. Focus on Learning. Objective. Provide a clear overview of how the discipline process will work for all stakeholders at Thomas Jefferson for 2011-2012 school year. How We Got Here. Colorado TELL Survey results – spring 2011

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Thomas Jefferson High School Discipline Committee

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  1. Thomas Jefferson High School Discipline Committee Focus on Learning

  2. Objective • Provide a clear overview of how the discipline process will work for all stakeholders at Thomas Jefferson for 2011-2012 school year.

  3. How We Got Here • Colorado TELL Survey results – spring 2011 • Ms. Just and Administrative team met in April and discussed discipline process as it was at TJ • Team decided that process needed to be re-evaluated • Solicited discipline plans from area high schools in and out of DPS (Bruce Randolph, ThunderRidgeHS, Brighton HS) • Focus Group conducted with students – May • Focus Group with teachers and security staff – May • Discipline Committee formed by volunteer teachers

  4. Discipline Committee • Eileen Adair • Brett Butera • Linda Estlund • Matt Santamborgio • Matt Spampinato

  5. Focus group feedback

  6. Feedback continued…

  7. Feedback continued…

  8. Feedback continued…

  9. Feedback continued…

  10. What does leap say about classroom management? (LE-4) • Teacher communicates high behavior expectations for all students and holds all students accountable. • Teacher rarely needs to stop instruction to address misbehavior, or when necessary, handles it quickly and resumes instruction. • Instances of misbehavior, especially repeated ones, are addressed, not ignored. • Teacher’s responses to misbehavior are effective and fair from student to student; responses are proactive and respect students’ dignity. • Teacher’s attitude communicates warmth and love, as well as a non-negotiable demand for student effort and mutual respect.

  11. Focus on learning 3-Step process to re-focus students on learning in the classroom

  12. Focus on learning • At Thomas Jefferson High School, our teachers and staff are committed to your learning and development into a young adult. We will create a safe and nurturing learning environment that allows for all learners to prosper. To help ensure that learning takes place in every classroom and at all times, the teachers of Thomas Jefferson have a three-step process to keep students on track : • Address the behavior needing correction with the student • Explicitly explain what the student needs to do to be successful • Give the student the choice to correct the behavior, and remain in the learning environment

  13. How the process works

  14. How do we support this? • Campus Security stationed at the “T” on 1st and 3rd floor • Campus Security stationed at front desk • Teacher(s) stationed in passroom • Teacher(s) stationed in cafeteria • Teacher(s) roaming to assist in gathering students

  15. Duty – a team approach

  16. Passroom • Pass room monitors will maintain a quiet academic environment. Student progress will be tracked using a spreadsheet. Teachers from each core subject will contribute essential skills worksheets and readings etc.… These items will be compiled into pass room work packets for students to complete if they have no other work to do. Additionally, a library of textbooks will be compiled for student use. Teachers will keep track of the textbooks by requiring students to use a sign-out sheet.

  17. Hall Monitor/walker • Hall monitors will walk a “beat” that is designed to cover the entire building in regular intervals. Hall monitors will interact with students using a fair, firm, and friendly tone. Through the use of a radio they will coordinate efforts with school security. Tardy and truant students will be escorted to the dean’s office where appropriate action will be taken. Students may later be escorted to class. Students with no class will be escorted to the Lunchroom. Security will be called to assist in the event that students are reluctant to comply with the hall monitors request.

  18. Lunch Room supervisor • It is necessary to provide a place for students to be so that the halls can be kept clear (eventually a comfortable student lounge may be developed). These students are usually juniors and seniors, so they will be loosely supervised, “given space” and allowed to relax. The lunchroom will serve as the location for students without a class, for a particular period, to hang out.

  19. Duty Schedule for 2011-2012 • Each period there are teams of teachers ranging from 4-5 available people • It will be left to the teams as to who does each duty each day (pass room, cafeteria, hallway) • Duty Schedule

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