• Behavior Policy**

    We will use the online interactive behavior system Class Dojo to enforce our behavior policy. Students can earn points for positive behavior and lose points for not following school expectations. Behavior is tracked on a monthly basis. Positive individual student points carry over to the next month. Negative points do not carry over to the next month. 

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    Mrs. Newman DOJO link

    After joining our class, parents will be able to see when their child earns or loses points. Please opt in to receive notifications! Dojo displays information for two weeks, so parents should check their child’s data daily. If parents have questions about their child’s points, they should send the teacher an email to discuss it further. 

    How to Earn Points:

    Students will receive points for behaviors such as:

    Helping Others

    Working Hard

    Staying in Workspace

    Being On Task

    Showing Kindness

    Showing Positivity

    Participating

    Following Safety Rules

    Following Class Expectations

     

    How to Lose Points:

    Students will lose one point for the following behaviors:

    Disrespectful behavior towards the staff or classmates

    Interrupting the teacher or classmates

    Leaving your learning area/ classroom without permission

    Pushing and shoving

    Chewing gum

    Minor damage of property (zero cost)

    Being unprepared for class

    Throwing minor items

    Touching others

    Shouting out 

    Swearing

    Not meeting bathroom behavior expectations

    Missing Homework

    Running in the hallway or classroom

    Not meeting lunch & recess expectations 

     

    Students will lose three points and receive an automatic detention for the following behaviors:

     

    Repetitive threats of violence

    Battery/ Fighting (minor injury)

    Throwing desks or chairs

    Bullying or Cyberbullying

    Cheating/ Plagiarism

    Repetitive use of obscene language / gestures

    Stealing or defacing school property or the property of others (cost)

    Repetitive disrespect towards staff or classmates

    Use of sexual language or gestures

    Cell phone use during the school day

    		    

    Note: Administration, in collaboration with teachers, reserves the right to view incidents as severe enough to warrant automatic removal from an incentive.

     

    Individual Consequences:

    Loss of points fall under three categories: Classroom Readiness, Homework Completion, & Behavior. If a student loses 6 points in one category in a month they will receive a detention. Every additional 3 points lost that month results in another detention. All detentions will be served the following Friday from 2:30-3:15 in the STEM Lab with the staff member on duty. If a student receives three detentions, a meeting with the child, parent, teacher, and principal or leadership team representative is required. After 3 detentions are administered in a month, the next detention will constitute an in-school suspension. If there is a detention after that an out of school suspension will be distributed. 

     

    Individual Rewards:

    Students can redeem their points for various school prizes. We will determine and discuss these prizes with students!

     

    Whole Class Rewards:

    If the whole class receives a total number of points determined by the teacher by the end of the month, the whole class will receive a reward (i.e. donuts, extra recess, etc.). We will determine and discuss these rewards with students! Students who have received one or more behavior detentions that month will not have permission to receive the reward.

     

    Trimester Incentive:

    Students will participate in an incentive each trimester to acknowledge and celebrate their positive behavior. Students who have received a suspension that trimester will not participate in the incentive. 

     

    If a child is excluded from the trimester incentive they have the opportunity to earn it back by participating in a four-hour, self-initiated service project, which the teacher must approve first. A service project form will be given to the child to fill out. All service project forms must be signed by the parent, the person who received the service, the teacher and the principal. Phone calls will be made to confirm participation in the project. Service projects must be turned in three days prior to the incentive. If a student is held back from an incentive trip, they will be assigned work to fill their class periods. If they are not present on this day, they will still be held accountable for their work meeting the “sick student” deadlines.