Booster/Refresher Training: Expectations & Rules Developed Benchmarks of Quality Items # 17 –

2 School-Wide Expectations Definition: A list of broad, positively stated behaviors that are desired of all faculty and students These expectations should be in line with the school’s mission statement and should be taught to all faculty, students, and families

3 Guidelines for Identifying Expectations Did your team:  Identify behaviors expected of all students and staff in all settings?  Select 3 to 5 behaviors?  State expectations in positive terms?  Select expectations that are general enough to be applicable in multiple settings, but specific enough to be of assistance in generating rules for targeted settings?

4 Rules for Unique Settings Definition: Specific skills you want students to exhibit and the procedures you want students to follow in specific settings

5 Guidelines for Identifying Rules Do your established rules:  Describe specific behaviors?  Are they observable? Are they measurable?  Apply to a limited number of settings?  Are all problem locations targeted?  Not exceed more than 5 rules for each problem setting?  Do your specific skills for each location convey the appropriate behaviors desired for success? USE YOUR DATA to identify and analyze the problems

Look at your BoQ Data

7 Data Review How did your team score on Items on the BoQ? What is working? What needs to be improved?

Do your established expectations address the problem behaviors that occurred last year?

Do you have appropriate rules established in the locations with the problem behaviors?

10 Related Activities Ideal Student Student Expectations Rules for Specific Settings The Core in your Classrooms You may want to revisit these activities

11 Your Core Curriculum for Behavior  Is there a common language for student behavior on campus?  Does this language represent the values of your school & community?  Does this language represent your school identity?  Were Faculty and Parent ideas solicited?  Does this language/core curriculum support your school’s mission statement?

12 Action Plan! Refine Expectations & Rules  Record action items for low-scoring Benchmarks items (17-21)  Record action items to inform/involve your stakeholders (faculty, students, families)  Implementation Tips may help BoQ Element: Expectations & Rules Developed