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also require parents’ signatures on calendar pages, assignment book pages, or detention slips at

their own discretion.

4. Music/ Physical Education/ and Library- Students are expected to maintain appropriate

behaviors in all areas of the building and in all classes. Teachers may elect to send their

classroom behavior charts with their students to music, physical education, and library. In this

way, the teachers of the elective classes will be able to track student behaviors and

communicate this information efficiently to the classroom teachers. A classroom teacher may

elect instead to send a clipboard for tracking student behavior or receive slips from the elective

teachers communicating the infractions and allowing the classroom teacher to change the color

placements of students when they return from electives.

5. Office Referrals- When a student is referred to the office for a major behavior infraction, when

possible, the teacher should complete a referral slip to accompany the student or should

complete a referral slip and send it with another student soon after the student is sent to the

office. The office will complete the referral slip and send it back with the student so the teacher

is aware of the disciplinary measure that will take place as a result of the major behavior

infraction and the office referral.

6. Referral for Behavior Plan Development- When a teacher believes a student is not succeeding

within the Tier I building-wide discipline system, the teacher should complete an RTI referral

form for behavior. An RTI coordinator (either the principal or guidance counselor) will contact

the teacher to schedule an IAT meeting with the teacher(s), parents, principal, and the student

when possible.

7. Positive Reinforcement System- It is our belief that a balanced discipline system does not

depend exclusively on positive punishment (providing a negative consequence for unwanted

behaviors), but also includes positive reinforcement (rewarding the demonstration of wanted

behaviors). For this reason, the school will establish and maintain a building-wide positive

reinforcement system that utilizes a token economy. Students will be able to earn tokens for

certain types of positive behaviors, which may include staying on green for the day, helping

other students, demonstrating outstanding positive behavior, and for some students making

progress within an individualized behavior plan. Tokens can then be redeemed for rewards

chosen by the students. Once earned, tokens will not be taken away for future negative

behaviors.

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