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pdf of Discipline Rubric
Defining Aggressive Behaviors
Level 1:
Teasing: Name
calling, insulting or other behaviors that would hurt others’
feelings or make them feel badly about themselves.
Exclusion:
Starting rumors,
telling others not to be friends with someone, or other actions that would
cause someone to be without friends.
Interfering with Another’s
Belongings: Hiding,
damaging, invading privacy, stealing.
Level 2:
Hitting:
pushing, slapping,
grabbing
Level 3:
Severe Hitting:
Punching, kicking and
similar behaviors that may injure others.
Threat of Violence:
Includes both verbal
and written threats.
Harassment:
racial, ethnic, or
sexual name calling…or other severe forms. Retaliation
for being reported.
August 10, 2006
Dear Parents,
We are excited to share with you a new
Disciplinary Program that we are implementing school-wide at Villa this year.
Its rationale and practical application will be shared with you in
detail at our all school, mandatory Parent Meeting held in the Camelback High
School auditorium on Wednesday evening, September 6th at 7:00P.M.
Our desire is to raise the bar for
behavioral expectations when it comes to respectful interactions and common
courtesies. Our vision is to create a school-wide culture
of respect and compassion. Research shows that the best way
to go about this is for everyone to get involved. Students,
staff, and parents all play a very crucial role. It is a program that clearly
defines behavioral expectations and what the consequences will be if the
student chooses not to comply with them. Experts who have
worked with this program for several years say that we should expect to
experience a significant increase in reports of misbehavior during the first
three to four weeks of the program since students will be testing to see if
limits/consequences will be consistently enforced. After
that there should be at least an 85% decrease in these disciplinary referrals.
Since our meeting with you is not until
we’re into the fourth week of school, we are asking you for your support even
though you might not fully understand all the nuances surrounding it. If
your child receives a behavioral report, a school administrator will assist
them in calling home to tell you what they did and what the consequence will
be. (Please see the rubrics…there are two: one for
Aggression and one for Classroom/Playground Misbehavior). That
day or the next, they will spend a recess period in a “Reflection Room”
filling out a form that helps them to reflect on what they did and come up
with better ways to solve the problem or meet their needs in the future.
We are simply asking you to support the
school’s stance when dealing with your child. This
does not mean that you would need to give them another consequence at home
necessarily, but to handle it with an attitude of respectful support for this
new program. Of course if you have any questions, concerns,
or comments, we would welcome them at a time other than when your child calls
home to tell you what they have done.
We look forward to sharing this all with
you in detail on the 6th of September and thank you in advance for
your trust until that time. With our children growing up in
a culture that seems to tolerate and sometimes applaud “put-downs”,
disrespect, and violence we want to take a united stand that our school is a
place of peace, support, and kindness.
See
you on the 6th!
The
Villa Staff
