Airways Middle School 2006-2007

2601 Ketchum Road

Memphis, Tennessee

Goals & ObjectivesExpectations

Goals and Objectives

Goals:• To increase attendance • To increase parental involvement

Objectives:• To reduce the number of referrals to the office by 80%• To reduce the number of suspensions by 80%• To reduce the number of bus referrals by 80%

MCS Blue Ribbon Discipline Committee Worksheet 2006-07

Airways Middle School Principal* Mrs. Sharon P. Griffin

Assistant Principal Mr. Deartis Barber, III

Professional School Counselor* Mrs. Ravyn Jones

School Psychologist

Administrative Assistant Ms. Cammesha Sims

MEA Representative* Ms. Aretha Cox

Elected Teacher(s) (2)* Mr. Melvin Smith & Mr. McGlothian

Special Education Teacher(s)* Ms. Sheila Lomax

Related Arts Teacher(s)

Students Little Ms. Shaterrica Richardson

Educational Assistant(s)/ Non-Certified Staff Ms. A. Brown

Community Member Rev. Dwight Montgomery

Parent(s)* Ms. Webber

Central Office or Board of Education Member Mr. Martavious Jones

Cafeteria Staff Ms. Peete

Bus Driver Ms. Richmond

Other Dr. Carolyne T. Clark, Instr. Facilitator

*Indicates members mandated by MEA contract

Blue Ribbon Discipline Committee

• What needs to happen for this team to meet once every 2-4 weeks?

• Someone on team designated to be responsible for data from Blue Ribbon Website

• Complete Meeting Schedule for the year

Meeting ScheduleReporting Period Approximate

Dates of Reporting Periods

All data for period entered into system (A)

Blue Ribbon Discipline Committee meeting dates (B)

Faculty meeting dates to report interpretation of 20 day data (C)

1 8/14/06-9/11/06 9/15/06 9/12 & 9/26 9/13/06

2 912/06-10/11/06 10/13/06 10/9 & 10/23 10/18/06

3 10/12/06-11/8/06 11/10/06 11/14 & 11/28 11/08/06

4 11/9/06-12/11/06 12/15/06 12/12 –Xmas 12/13/06

5 12/12/06-1/24/07 1/26/07 1/9 & 1/23 1/31/06

6 1/25/07-2/22/07 2/23/07 2/13 & 2/27 2/28/06

7 2/23/07-3/29/07 3/30/07 3/13 & 3/27 4/4/06

8 3/30/07-4/27/07 5/4/07 4/10 & 4/24 5/2/06

9 4/30/07-5/25/07 5/29/06 5/8 & 5/22 5/29/06

Airways Golden RuleDo Right Things Right

All students should:

• Respect yourself

• Respect others.

• Respect the learning..

Behavioral Expectations Matrix

Rules Classroom Cafeteria Hallway Restroom Bus

Respect

Yourself

•Report to All scheduled classes EVERY DAY on time.•Be honest and truthful.•Control your behavior regardless of others and make a choice to do right things right.•Clean up after yourself.

•Use common sense, decency, and manners while in the cafeteria for breakfast or lunch.•Eat your food in a civilized and respectable.•Clear your eating area of all trash and discard it in the appropriate receptacle.

•Walk to various locations in the school.•Use locker only at permitted times.•Own your actions while in the hallway.•Remain in compliance to school school uniform policy and procedures.

•Enter restroom only for their designated

use.•Use restroom supplies in an appropriate and responsible manner.•Leave restrooms neat and orderly.

•Enter the bus in a safe and orderly fashion.•Immediately take a seat and refrain from loud talking or noises.•Refrain from eating or drinking on the bus.•Remove all personal belongings as you exit the bus.

Respect

Others

•Speak to others in a kind manner and call people by their appropriate name.•Treat others in a cooperative fashion and seek to help other people.•Listen to others when they have a legitimate role of speaking aloud in class.

•Demonstrate courtesy and respect to all cafeteria staff.•Touch and handle only your food items during your stay in the cafeteria.•Engage only in conversations with people seated at your table.

•Walk to your right side of the hallway.•Keep continuous movement in hallways and stairwells.•Move with the most minimum level of noise and sound.•Exit from the hallway as soon as possible

•Refrain from conversations while in the restroom.•Utilize common sense and common courtesy in using restroom supplies.•Exit restroom immediately upon completion, allowing others an opportunity.

•Exhibit decency and manners while on the bus.•Allow others to share the bus seat with you without hesitation or hindrance.•Show kindness to other students and obedience to the driver.•Clear from aisle immediately and take your seat.

Respect

the

Learning

•Come to school everyday and report to class prepared and on time.•Take pride in tour learning area by keeping it neat and clean.•Value your school supplies and materials as essential instruments.•Cherish the opportunity you have to increase your knowledge.•Demonstrate your best work as you complete all assigned assignments.

•Adhere to all cafeteria policies and procedures.•Move from the line to your assigned section.•Sit at your tablein chair in an appropriate manner.•Remain in your seat at the table in your assigned area until your teacher directs you to assemble in a line to return to class.•Move from the line to your assigned section and take a seat immediately.

•Refrain from disturbing classes while in the hallway.•Secure and possess valid hall pass if in the hallway.•Avoid leaving class if at all possible and strive to remain absent from hallways during class times.•Demonstrate your best-learned behaviors while present in the hallway.

•Refrain from unruly behavior while in the restroom.•Secure and possess valid hall pass if in the restroom.•Limit restroom breaks, particularly during class times.•Demonstrate your best-learned behaviors while present in the restroom.

•Comply with all components of the Bus contract you signed.•Display courteous language and behavior.•Pick up any books left on the bus and turn them in to the office.•Report unsafe situations and events immediately to school personnel.

How we teach the rules and proceduresPrevention Model

• Fight Free Schools- encourage problem solving by utilizing conflict resolution, and by significantly reducing bullying and fighting.

• MCS Family Life Education and Health & Wellness Curricula-taught in PE and classrooms by employing No Bullying, Too Good for Violence, and Too Good for Drugs techniques.

• Airways Middle School incorporates a comprehensive violence prevention program entitled G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education and Training) which is taught in the 7th grade science classes.

School-Wide Procedures

• Students must report to homeroom by 7:a.m.• Students must exit the building promptly at 2:15p.m.• Students will exchange classes under the strict

supervision of a team of teachers.• Students must use the restroom during the changing of

classes.• Students must eat during their scheduled lunch times.• Students should walk on the right side of the hallway and

adhere to Zone signs.

Classroom Procedures

• Students must adhere to rules posted in teachers’ classrooms.

• Students in the hallway during instructional time must have a hall pass.

• Students must enter the classroom with necessary supplies.

• Students should not leave the classroom the first nor the last fifteen minutes of the class period.

School Wide Incentives

• Perfect Attendance Dances• U.S.A. (United Scholars of Airways) Students that have never been referred to the office

for discipline infractions.• Free out of uniform Day• Surprise treat and gifts• Positive phone call home• Public Acknowledgement• Free or reduced admission to extra-curricular

activities.• Other Incentives

Teacher Incentives

• Procedures for recognizing and encouraging positive teacher interaction, for example:– Attendance prizes– Students can recommend– Drawing for prizes (tickets given to students

may also have teacher name, so when student gets prize, so does teacher who gave the reinforcement)

Resources for Incentives

• Adopters• Community agencies & businesses• Restaurants• Fundraisers• Churches• Parent organizations• Teachers• Parents

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Step 1: Warning Letter

A I R W A Y S M I D D L E S C H O O L S t u d e n t W a r n i n g L e t t e r

D A T E : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T O : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F R O M : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R E : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T h i s l e t t e r s e r v e s a s d o c u m e n t a t i o n o f a w r i t t e n f o r m a l i n i t i a l / e a r l y i n t e r v e n t i o n t o w a r n y o u a b o u t y o u r d i s r u p t i v e b e h a v i o r t h a t i s d e e m e d u n a c c e p t a b l e a t A i r w a y s M i d d l e S c h o o l . B e l o w i s a d e s c r i p t i o n a n d e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h e o f f e n s e . L e v e l # _ _ _ _ _ O f f e n s e : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T h e e x p e c t a t i o n i s t h a t y o u r b e h a v i o r i m p r o v e s a n d t h i s w a r n i n g l e t t e r i s a f o r m a l w r i t t e n r e p r i m a n d o r r e p r o a c h t h a t i s w a r r a n t e d i n r e g a r d t o r e d i r e c t i n g y o u r b e h a v i o r t o c o n f o r m t o t h e s t a n d a r d s o f a p p r o p r i a t e b e h a v i o r a t A i r w a y s M i d d l e S c h o o l . S t u d e n t ’ s S i g n a t u r e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * T h i s W a r n i n g L e t t e r m a y a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t y o u r c o n d u c t g r a d e . P h o n e R e c o r d I n f o r m i n g P a r e n t ( s ) o f W a r n i n g L e t t e r S t u d e n t ’ s P a r e n t ( s ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P h o n e N u m b e r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T i m e C a l l e d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N o t e s f r o m p h o n e c o n f e r e n c e : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Step 2

A I R W A Y S M I D D L E S C H O O L L e t t e r o f R e d i r e c t i o n f o r S t u d e n t B e h a v i o r

D A T E : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T O : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F R O M : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R E : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T h i s l e t t e r s e r v e s a s d o c u m e n t a t i o n o f a n e s c a l a t e d i n t e r v e n t i o n t o R E D I R E C T y o u r d i s r u p t i v e b e h a v i o r t h a t w i l l n o t b e t o l e r a t e d a t A i r w a y s M i d d l e S c h o o l . B e l o w i s a d e s c r i p t i o n a n d e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h e o f f e n s e . L e v e l # _ _ _ _ _ O f f e n s e : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D a t e o f W a r n i n g L e t t e r P r e v i o u s l y G i v e n t o S t u d e n t : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T h e e x p e c t a t i o n i s t h a t y o u r b e h a v i o r i m p r o v e s a n d t h i s l e t t e r o f R E D I R E C T I O N i s a n a d v a n c e d r e p r i m a n d o r r e p r o a c h t h a t i s b e i n g a d m i n i s t e r e d i n a n a t t e m p t t o r e d i r e c t y o u r b e h a v i o r t o c o n f o r m t o t h e s t a n d a r d s o f a p p r o p r i a t e b e h a v i o r a t A i r w a y s M i d d l e S c h o o l . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h i s w r i t t e n l e t t e r o f r e d i r e c t i o n , y o u a r e a l s o b e i n g a s s i g n e d t o o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c l a s s r o o m i n t e r v e n t i o n s t r a t e g i e s ( p u n i s h m e n t s ) : C o n f i s c a t i o n o f i t e m a n d / o r l o s s o f p r i v i l e g e s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D i s c i p l i n a r y a d j u s t m e n t o f c l a s s s e a t i n g a s s i g n m e n t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I s s u a n c e o f S c h o o l C o n f e r e n c e R e q u e s t f o r m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T e a m D e t e n t i o n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O t h e r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S t u d e n t ’ s S i g n a t u r e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * T h i s L e t t e r o f R e d i r e c t i o n w i l l a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t y o u r c o n d u c t g r a d e .

Step 3: ConferenceStep 4: Behavior Contract

A I R W A Y S M I D D L E S C H O O L T e a c h e r / T e a m C o n f e r e n c e w / S t u d e n t

D A T E : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S t u d e n t ’ s N a m e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G r a d e - S e c t i o n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C o n f e r e n c e C o n d u c t e d i n R o o m # _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T h i s l e t t e r s e r v e s a s d o c u m e n t a t i o n o f a F I N A L s t a g e i n t e r v e n t i o n t o d i s c u s s w i t h y o u t h e s e r i o u s n e s s o f y o u r d i s r u p t i v e b e h a v i o r t h a t h a s b e e n j u d g e d n o t t o b e i m p r o v i n g a t A i r w a y s M i d d l e S c h o o l . B e l o w i s a d e s c r i p t i o n a n d e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h e o f f e n s e . L e v e l # _ _ _ _ _ O f f e n s e : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D a t e o f W a r n i n g L e t t e r : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D a t e o f L e t t e r o f R e d i r e c t i o n : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T i m e C o n f e r e n c e B e g a n : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T i m e C o n f e r e n c e E n d e d : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I n a t t e n d a n c e : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N o t e s f r o m C o n f e r e n c e : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T h e e x p e c t a t i o n i s t h a t y o u r b e h a v i o r i m p r o v e s a n d t h i s c o n f e r e n c e i s t h e l a s t r e p r i m a n d o r r e p r o a c h t h a t w i l l b e i s s u e d i n r e g a r d t o c o r r e c t i n g y o u r b e h a v i o r t o m e e t t h e s t a n d a r d s o f a p p r o p r i a t e b e h a v i o r a t A i r w a y s M i d d l e S c h o o l b y y o u r t e a c h e r ( s ) b e f o r e y o u r d i s c i p l i n a r y f i l e i s f o r w a r d e d t o t h e s c h o o l ’ s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . S t u d e n t ’ s S i g n a t u r e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R e s u l t s f r o m c o n f e r e n c e : D e v e l o p m e n t o f S t u d e n t B e h a v i o r a l C o n t r a c t ( s e e a t t a c h e d ) P a r e n t a l C o n t a c t : _ _ _ p h o n e c a l l _ _ _ S c h o o l C o n f e r e n c e R e q u e s t ( s e e a t t a c h e d ) F i n a l C l a s s r o o m I n t e r v e n t i o n : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R e f e r r a l t o G u i d a n c e ( s e e a t t a c h e d ) R e f e r r a l t o A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ( s e e a t t a c h e d ) * T h i s c o n f e r e n c e s e r v e s a s a n i n d i c a t o r o f c o n d u c t t h a t i s e x t r e m e l y l e s s t h a n s a t i s f a c t o r y .

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D A T E : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S t u d e n t ’ s N a m e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G r a d e - S e c t i o n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T h i s l e t t e r s e r v e s a s a F I N A L c l a s s r o o m i n t e r v e n t i o n t o a d d r e s s m y d i s r u p t i v e b e h a v i o r t h a t h a s b e e n d e e m e d u n a c c e p t a b l e a t A i r w a y s M i d d l e S c h o o l . T h i s B e h a v i o r C o n t r a c t i s t h e l a s t c l a s s r o o m i n t e r v e n t i o n t o b e e m p l o y e d b y t h e t e a c h e r b e f o r e t h e e x e c u t i o n o f a D i s c i p l i n a r y R e f e r r a l t o t h e s c h o o l ’ s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ p r o m i s e t o c e a s e a n d d e s i s t f r o m p e r p e t r a t i n g t h e d i s r u p t i v e b e h a v i o r ( s ) , w h i c h h a v e p r e v i o u s l y b e e n a d d r e s s e d i n c l a s s r o o m W A R N I N G L E T T E R , L E T T E R O F R E D I R E C T I O N , a n d T E A C H E R / T E A M C O N F E R E N C E . I f I a m s u c c e s s f u l i n c o r r e c t i n g m y b e h a v i o r a n d d e m o n s t r a t i n g t h e a c c e p t a b l e e x p e c t e d b e h a v i o r , I w i l l e a r n t h e f o l l o w i n g i n c e n t i v e ( s ) a n d / o r p r i v i l e g e s . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I f I c o n t i n u e t o d e m o n s t r a t e t h e u n a c c e p t a b l e b e h a v i o r s f o r w h i c h I h a v e b e e n w a r n e d , r e d i r e c t e d , a n d c o u n s e l e d a b o u t , t h e n m y d i s c i p l i n a r y f i l e w i l l b e f o r w a r d e d t o t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d I w i l l b e s u b j e c t t o a d m i n i s t r a t i v e d i s c i p l i n a r y p r o c e d u r e s , w h i c h m a y i n c l u d e b u t a r e n o t l i m i t e d t o E x t r a c u r r i c u l a r P r o b a t i o n , S a t u r d a y D e t e n t i o n , S c h o o l S u s p e n s i o n , o r E x p u l s i o n . T h e e x p e c t a t i o n i s t h a t m y b e h a v i o r i m p r o v e s a n d t h i s B e h a v i o r C o n t r a c t i s t h e F I N A L r e p r i m a n d o r r e p r o a c h t h a t w i l l b e i s s u e d b y m y t e a c h e r ( s ) i n r e g a r d t o e l i m i n a t i n g m y b e h a v i o r p r o b l e m s a t A i r w a y s M i d d l e S c h o o l b e f o r e h a r s h e r r e m e d i e s m a y b e e m p l o y e d . I u n d e r s t a n d t h i s c o n t r a c t a n d a g r e e t o c o m p l y w i t h t h i s a g r e e m e n t a n d a b i d e b y A L L s c h o o l r u l e s , p o l i c i e s a n d r e g u l a t i o n s . S t u d e n t ’ s S i g n a t u r e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * V i o l a t i o n o f t h i s B e h a v i o r C o n t r a c t w i l l f u r t h e r a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t y o u r c o n d u c t g r a d e a n d s c h o o l e n r o l l m e n t s t a t u s .

Review of Important Disciplinary Forms

• Student Statement form

• PDS (steps 1-4)

• School Conference Request

• Disciplinary Referral

Administrative Interventions

• Saturday Detention / Intervention Sessions

• Cafeteria Duty / School Service Duty

• Extra-curricular Probation

• School Conference Request

• Parent Contact

• Report to MCS Security / MPD Officers

• Counseling

Character Education

• Students have weekly works that focus on character. (Honesty, Responsibility, Cooperation, etc.)

• MCS Family Life Education and Health & Wellness Curricula-taught in PE and classrooms.

• Airways Middle School uses the comprehensive violence and drug prevention program called G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education And Training)

Harassment and Bullying Prevention

• Annual harassment training is done with faculty (8/06)

• Training with faculty regarding prevention including defining bullying/intimidation, recognizing early stages, providing strategies for addressing (8/06)

School Safety Plan

• Safety plan was submitted in 10/05

• Drills will be conducted once a month

• Training once a semester

• Plan will be reviewed 10/06

Monitoring Process

• School, classroom, and individual discipline data are analyzed each six weeks by the Student Behavior Committee. Needed adjustments are made to the school-wide behavior plan, coaching is provided for teachers, and the S-Team process is used to develop intervention plans for students with at-risk behaviors.

Proactive Interventions

Classroom• Daily greeting of students by teachers• Signals• Proximity• Remediation Lessons• Helping• Defining limits• Direct Address

Action Steps

School-wide• Greeting students as they enter the building &

class each day• Daily motivational message• Contracts signed by students• Conflict resolution• S-Team• Meaningful Work• Active PTSA

Prevention Programs

• Programs you are using to address comprehensive violence prevention (such as Mendez Too Good for Drugs, Too Good for Violence, Second Step, Responsive Classroom, bullying prevention programs, Peer Mediation, conflict resolution, Peaceable Schools, etc…)

• Implementation (taught by whom, to whom, how often)

Intervention Plan

In-School Suspension Plan• ISS is one consequence in our system of

progressive levels of consequences.• Students complete individual assignments,

reflect on their ISS placement, and discuss, the practice, positive behavior choices.

• Students will complete individual packets of classroom assignments.

In-School Suspension Plan

• Airways Middle School follows the guidelines of Memphis City Schools through the Division of Student Engagement for the ISS Program.

• Students are referred by the administration, and monitored by the ISS teacher and the school

administration.• Activities in room include class assignments from

teachers, character education building activities, real-world discussions, and anger management

activities.• Student support includes: ISS teacher,

teachers,volunteers, peer tutoring, and parents.

Secondary Intervention Evaluation

We will use the data from the Chancery SMS

system to determine if our interventions are

successful.

Tertiary Interventions

• The School Support team identifies students through teacher referrals and

discipline infractions.

• Our behavior intervention plan is called the

Progressive Discipline System (PDS)

• We monitor these interventions with data from the Chancery SMS.

Results

• Our ADA has increased from 89% to 92%.• Alternative consequences other than

suspension. • Airways was the only middle school to

participate in the “Hold My Hand Project”

to increase parental involvement with incentives.• We will use data from REA to compare last

year’s numbers with the previous year’s

Green zone 0 – 1, yellow zone 2 – 5, red zone 6+ office referrals

Primary Prevention:School-/Classroom-Wide Systems for

All Students,Staff, & Settings

Secondary Prevention:

Specialized GroupSystems for Students with At-Risk Behavior

Tertiary Prevention:Specialized

IndividualizedSystems for Students

with High-Risk Behavior5%

CONTINUUM OFSCHOOL-WIDE

INSTRUCTIONAL & POSITIVE BEHAVIOR

SUPPORT

15%

% of Students

80%

Celebration

• Airways Jets Award celebrates the unique contributions of faculty, staff, and students toward the accomplishments of school goals.

• School-wide and teacher academic achievements are celebrated at the beginning of the year.

• Individual students, homerooms, entire grade-levels, and the entire school enjoy celebrations for achieving fight-free goals.

• Parties are given when bus riders and homerooms achieve school goals• An eighth grade year-end picnic, promotion program, and 8th grade week

will be used as rewards.• Individual classroom and team celebrations, pizza parties, and field trips

will also be utilized as means of celebration.

Conclusion

Airways Middle School is implementing the current school-wide discipline plan.

The goal of each member is to demonstrate Relationships, Responsibilities, and Results and to provide an equal opportunity for every child to learn in a positive environment.