Building a Positive Culture Empowering Faculty and Students Lisa Milliken, Cheri Greenfield, Christopher Noll Effective Schoolwide Discipline 2008 Implementers’ Forum
Turner Ashby High School Grades 9-12/Ages Rural/Suburban School Enrollment Ethnicity: White1014 Hispanic 92 Black 15 Asian/Pacific Islander 7 Native American 1 23% of Students on free/reduced Lunch 13% of Students receiving special education services
Faculty survey/feedback Cell phones, tardies, disrespect/disruptive behavior Communication = consistency Student survey/feedback “Congratulate us for our great work.” “Happier teachers” Incentives for positive behaviors “Can we have surveys about the teachers?” #1We Listened
#2We Looked at Data 6 Focus Behaviors Cell phones Dress Code Tardy to school Disrespect
#3 We Fixed What Wasn’t Working New tardy policy Clearly defined expectations Movie New discipline referral Outlined responsibilities teacher vs. administrative
What was working? Positive interactions between faculty and students
Benchmarks of Quality #7 Faculty feedback #27 Rewards linked to expectations #28 Rewards varied #31 Student involvement #32 Staff/faculty incentives
What We Did Positive Referral 12 Days of Christmas Karaoke Incentive Cell Phone Poster Contest Guitar Hero Incentive Faculty Incentives [Pictures will be included in this slide]
Outcomes Increased Positive Interactions Data to support intervention Faculty Surveys Lessons learned Need for recognition is universal. Faculty involvement/buy-in is essential. Top-tier (repeat offenders): exists with faculty as well as with students.