Good instruction and clear expectations are the best way to promote appropriate student behavior. E Complex follows the Dixie school-wide rules to help maintain consistency for students.  We teach students the rules at the beginning of the year and periodically review them.  The following rules and guidelines for success are worded positively so that we emphasize what is appropriate, rather than what is inappropriate.

CHAMPs 

We use the CHAMP method to make sure that students know what behavior is expected in each activity.  CHAMP expectations are given at each new activity and reviewed throughout the year.

C- Conversation: level 0: no talking, level 1: whispering to neighbor, level 2: normal speaking voice,  level 3: projecting for class to hear or outside voice, level 4: emergency attention signal

H- Help: options for student to obtain help-raising hand, asking neighbor, getting up to ask teacher, etc. 

A-Activity: clearly describe what students are to do 

M- Movement: what movement is allowed? None, to new seat, to cubby, etc. 

P- Participation: what will behavior look like if students are participating well? 

Classroom Store

Students each receive 15 stickers on the class behavior chart at the beginning of each month. (We start with 10 as we are not in school the whole month of August.) At the end of the month students’ stickers left on the behavior chart are cashed in for money to use at the class store. (1 sticker = $1) The store is filled with a variety of things including snacks, toys, books, special class activities, games, and other prizes donated by parents. Items are priced in a wide range so students have the opportunity to save for the big things or get a quick reward.

Students may also earn stickers for their personal sticker sheet that are cashed in for classroom store money at the end of the month.  Stickers are earned when students display appropriate and extraordinary behavior.   

Consequences

Most of the time, students make good choices in their behavior, but they are still learning and occasionally make mistakes.  In E Complex, we have the same plan among teachers because students move throughout the complex to all three teachers.  We use a sticker system to provide extra motivation for students. The stickers are kept for “cash-in” at the store at the end of the month, but the levels of consequences start over each day.

If a student does not meet CHAMPs expectations or breaks a Dixie Rule, the student is redirected or reminded of the rules.  If the student repeats the action or does not follow the directions, he or she will pull a sticker for each incident and the following consequences result.  Each step is designed to help the student get back on track.  After the third sticker pulled in one day, a note is sent home, signed by a parent, and returned the next day to inform parents of the behavior.  We want parents to know what is going on in the classroom so that the teachers and parents can support the student together. 

1.  The student must pull a sticker from the behavior chart. The sticker is placed in the discipline log beside the child’s name. The first sticker is a warning.  Students have been taught that the warning is a signal for them to change their behavior.

 2. If the student continues the behavior the same day, he or she must pull another sticker.  The sticker is placed in the discipline log, and the student fills out a Think-Time form. The student fills the form out at the designated time-out desk that is isolated from other students. This form is designed to help students identify and fix their behavior. The student may return to his/her seat when a teacher has had a conference with the student. 

3. If the student still continues the behavior or makes another poor choice, he/she pulls another sticker and has 30 minutes of isolation during which the student will complete instructional assignments in the designated time-out area in the complex. A RULES form is filled out by the teacher.  It lists the rules that the student has broken.  This RULES form is sent home to be signed by the student’s parent. 

4. A fourth sticker pulled in a day results 60 minutes of time-out during which the student will complete instructional assignments.  The information is documented on the RULES form.

In the case of certain behaviors, the student receives an automatic office referral:

·        bullying

·        stealing

·        damaging property

·        possession of a dangerous object

·        physical aggression towards self or others

·        gross noncompliance/disrespect

·        leaving the classroom or building without permission