My
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Discipline
Issues: Are the consequences fair and are our students benefitting?
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Action Planning
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Research
Question: What difference would the Disciple
Management Team (DMT) make regarding the percentage of students in ISS per
six weeks and the effectiveness of consequences for the level of each
offense? How will the DMT be consistent in handling discipline issues as each
situation is different? How do discipline referral consequences (ISS or
PACES) affect student performance?
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Exploration
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Goal: The objective of this action research
project is to reduce the amount of time a student is not involved in
instructional learning, administer fair consequences to every student, and to
determine if consequences affect student performance.
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Action Steps(s):
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Person(s) Responsible:
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Timeline: Start/End
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Needed Resources
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Process for Monitoring
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Evaluation
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1.
Interview
other professionals about their discipline issues and how they are handled.
Search blogs concerning the issue.
(Setting the
Foundation)
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Theresa
Coleman
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August
2013- September 2013
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Interview
questions, blogs
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NA
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Gather
information and determine which best practice would be practical for our
campus.
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2.
Meeting
with the Discipline Management Team (DMT) to examine data from previous year
and start decision-making process. (Develop a deeper understanding)
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DMT
Committee
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September
2013
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Skyward/Dmac
reports (referral/student %, grade averages)
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Chart
or graph
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Reflection:
summarize thoughts and ideas from meeting
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3.
Meeting
with faculty and staff: the specifics and non-negotiables for classroom.
(Setting the Foundation)
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Murrell
Stewart, Principal
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September
2013
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Results
and ideas from meeting
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NA
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Reflection:
summarize thoughts and ideas from meeting
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4.
Review
report: skyward/Dmac
(Analyzing data)
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Theresa
Coleman
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Weekly/
every two basis
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Skywaard/Dmac
reports
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Chart
or graph results that include student/referral %, types of infractions, Grade
monitoring
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Reflections
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5.
DMT
meeting: asking more questions, address needed issues
(Exploring Patterns)
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DMT
Committee
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End of every 6 weeks (1st
semester)
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Notes
from previous meetings, chart
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Chart
or graph results that include student/referral %, types of infractions, Grade
monitoring
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Reflection
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6.
Teacher/student
evaluation: Has in/out-of-school suspension effected six week’s grade or
Faculty meeting
(Exploring patterns)
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Murrell
Stewart, Theresa Coleman
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End
of 1st and 2nd six weeks (October and November 2013)
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surveys
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Survey
results, meeting minutes
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Reflections
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7.
DMT
Meeting: Assess progress and
achievements, discuss any modifications in discipline. (Determine a direction,
Take action)
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DMT
Committee
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End
of 3rd six weeks (January 2013)
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All
data collected: reports, charts, surveys, additional questions
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NA
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8.
Monitor
the data concerning discipline issues and referrals observing any changes.
(Sustaining Improvement)
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DMT
Committee
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2nd
semester
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Skyward
and DMAC reports
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Note
any drastic changes in the results
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Reflection
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Action Plan Guide
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Theresa-
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing in the evaluation section for #7. Not sure if you meant it that way. I like the idea that you have for your topic. I was wondering if your campus is able to use corporal punishment? I am in a small 1A district and it is used at all the campuses. Also, you might want to add a section about sharing (it was talked about in the book). Other wise it looks good and well thought about.
Thanks Leigh Ann! I will definitely re-evaluate it again and consider what you mentioned. To answer your question about corporal punishment, no our district stopped doing that a couple of years before I started working there. That is not an option. Thanks again for your suggestions.
ReplyDeleteTheresa, we have a similar research project. I will look forward to seeing your progress. How will you evaluate what is a fair discipline action for each student? I'm not clear on that?
ReplyDeleteI just had a meeting with my mentor, and I suggested a general foundation guide that the DMT will create collaboratively. For example, the consequence for not having a pencil should be nothing more than lunch detension (in my opinion), not 10 days of in-school suspension (ISS). To answer your question, the committee will determine reasonable consequences. The team will consist of principal, AP, myself, and selected group of 3 more teachers.
DeleteHi, Is your target group everyone that gets in trouble? Just wondering..at our school there's a lot of discipline to keep up with. You might consider taking a survey with the students and look at their point of view. Ex: Did this punishment deter you from committing the same offense?
ReplyDeleteYes, the target group would be anyone who had to be sent to the AP with a referral. I also thought about getting feedback from the students to get imput from all who is involved.
DeleteAs a classroom teacher I always used a referral as a last resort, I didn't like having kids miss my class by being in ISS.
ReplyDeleteWhen setting the Foundation with teachers, you may want to create a "cheat sheet"for teachers (after the meeting) to use when dealing with infractions in the classroom.
I am the same way; I rarely wrote referrals because I either handle the situation in class, or there is no issues.
DeleteI mentioned to my mentor that a non-negotiable should be posting their discipline procedures in every classroom. Every teacher has their own rules for discipline. Those rules should be exhausted and documented before the child is referred to the DMT. My mentor suggested we also post 5 qualities of the "perfect student" for teachers to refer to when needed.
The cheat sheet would be a suggestion they could use if they don't have anything definite in place. Thanks, that's a great idea.
Theresa,
ReplyDeleteThis is a great ARP as a student I always hated the rules some of my teachers made simply because I felt they weren't "fair". If you can agree on rules with students and get them to believe they are fair they will 100% follow them a lot better! I really like this plan please keep us updated!
Thanks for the suggestion. It means a lot to middle school students to be involved in any type of decision-making; they have that "grown up" type feel. This was considered.
DeleteI will keep everyone posted.