8+BMP+Secondary

Our classroom will provide a safe, open and accepting learning environment in which students can achieve goals and foster a love for learning. Our guiding philosophy will be respect, and we will treat one another as we want to be treated, listen well to one another, and make our best effort daily. //I chose to focus on respect and on aspects related to success in the class statement of purpose. These items are instrumental in the classroom as well as life.// //I picked rules that I consider to be higher-level in thinking because I want students to develop a sense of autonomy and self-direction. I also want them to know that I have high expectations. If the school does not have a rule about cell-phone use and/or texting, I will swap out one of the above rules to address cell phone use.//
 * Behavioral Management Plan for a seventh-grade English class**
 * Statement of Purpose:**
 * Expectations:**
 * Be in your seat and doing the overhead assignment when the bell rings
 * Let other students finish their sentences when speaking and treat others with kindness and respect
 * Keep your eyes on your own papers, quizzes and tests and do your own homework
 * Ask for help when you need it
 * Keep your desk tidy and your and binders and assignments organized


 * Classroom entry procedure:**
 * Put homework in the teacher’s basket after entering class
 * Use the first minute of class for needed preparation and to say hello to peers
 * Get quietly and quickly started on the overhead assignment
 * Classroom bathroom procedure:**
 * Pick a time to use the bathroom that will make use of breaks in the classroom
 * Quietly walk to the side of the classroom and get the bathroom key
 * Make sure the teachers nods at you or acknowledges you before you head out to the bathroom
 * Return within five minutes
 * Late entry procedure:**
 * Make sure you have your tardy pass from the front office
 * Hand it to the teacher if she is at her desk; otherwise, put it in her basket
 * Put your homework in the basket as necessary
 * Quietly take a seat and become involved in the classroom activity
 * Work completion procedure:**
 * Turn your homework in on time
 * If your homework is going to be late communicate the reason why to the teacher as soon as entering the classroom
 * Turn in late assignments as soon as possible and expect a possible drop in grade
 * Participation procedure:**
 * Raise your hand to respond to a teacher’s question
 * Avoid calling out responses
 * When a student is talking, listen with respect
 * In group activities, allow others to finish their sentences and thoughts before responding

//I want to have procedures in these areas because I think they are some of the most important ones for middle-school students. I especially think that procedures for in-class participation are necessary because students need to develop skills to interact with others. I see so many adults that cut each other off when talking or interrupt one another. I believe that the business of giving my students an academic education includes instructions on communicating with others.//


 * Positive consequences:**
 * Daily: Smiles and praise
 * Intermittent: Students who have received five positive behavior marks by the end of the month for respectful or thoughtful behavior, which will be acknowledged out loud, can take advantage of the month-end “fun activity.” At this time, I will randomly select one of the students to be next month’s teacher’s helper.
 * End-of-semester: Students who participated in every month-end activity will have their names put into a bucket to win special coveted learning prizes, many which will be student-suggested. Students will see the teacher putting the prizes into the bucket so that they will be eager to work for them.

//I believe middle-school students will look down at stickers or similar awards as silly, but at the same time I do feel that they need immediate positive consequences, which I can supply through smiles and praise. The mid-range positive consequence will be an activity that is beneficial to the students or to society as whole. Perhaps we will stuff items for a homeless shelter. The idea is not to reward students with a “free” period at the end of the month because I don’t think that is truly an award. I want to offer them something that helps advance them.//

//I believe students need many chances to improve upon poorly-chosen behavior before deciding to send them to the principal’s office. I think that sending a student to the office too early in the stage of discipline can negatively impact the student’s willingness to change – something along the lines of ‘too much, too soon.’ Instead, I think repeated low-key reminders can help students to become aware of behavioral patterns that are in need of modification.//
 * Negative consequences:**
 * Step 1: Individual reminder: first warning
 * Step 2: Individual reminder: second warning
 * Step 3: Detention 1 with a written assignment
 * Step 4: Parent conference
 * Step 5: Detention 2 with a written assignment
 * Step 6: Office referral


 * Crisis Behavior Plan:**
 * Send the teacher’s helper or other student to the front office with emergency behavior card or pick up phone and call for help
 * Remove misbehaving student to hallway
 * Have other students sit quietly at their desks
 * Implement the negative consequences plan at the appropriate step
 * Follow-up with administration, parents and student following end of the behavioral crisis; document incident in the crisis journal

//Administration and/or the school nurse needs to be contacted as soon as possible in crisis situations. This always must be the first line of action. And follow-up must always be the last.//
 * Medical Crisis Plan:**
 * Send the teacher’s helper or other student to the front office with the emergency medical card or pick up classroom phone and call for help
 * Help in anyway possible
 * Move other students away from student
 * Make sure help is immediately brought to child – call 911 if necessary
 * After medical emergency is over, talk with parents and child and document the incident in the crisis journal
 * Action plan:**
 * Plan Toolkit: Hang up mission statement, classroom rules, procedures, and positive and negative consequences at the start of the school year
 * Lesson for teaching the plan to students: Go over plan the first day of class. Reiterate the second day of class. Ask for questions. Have students sign a copy of the plan.
 * Plan for sharing the plan with parents: Send home a copy of the classroom mission statement, rules and procedures and positive and negative consequences sheets and have them signed by parents. Discuss briefly during back-to-school night.
 * Recognition activities for students: Follow the positive consequences plan. Also, verbally tell students how much I appreciate them following the plan. Allow any students succeeding in the plan to participate in special school wide opportunities when they arise.