1. Conscious Discipline Items to gather before the meeting:
Treats for staff
CD and player
Assign greeters
Wishing well (?)
PowerPoint
Laptop
Group Norms
Approximate time: 30 min.
Intro: Connector (Wishing Well) – Barb
Groups of 4
Explain how to wish someone well
Remind staff that they can pass or wish everyone in the group well
Begin PowerPoint – Kristen
Slide 1 and 2 talk about what is conscious discipline

2. Conscious Discipline Researched based program
Promotes permanent behavior changes in children and adults
Creates a school community

3. The Balanced Child
Slide 3 – Sally
The balanced child

4. Models of Discipline Competitive Model
Possible to change and control others
Rules govern behaviors and upheld through consequences
Conflict is a disruption in the learning process
Slide 4 – Dana
Competitive Model

5. Community Model We can only change ourselves
When we control ourselves, we feel empowered
Conflict is an opportunity to teach
Love is the best motivator
Slide 5 – Stephanie
The community model

6. My job is to keep you safe, and your job is to help keep it that way.
In other words…
My job is to keep you safe, and your job is to help keep it that way.
Slide 6 – Michael
Job of staff and students

7. Skill 1 – Composure Become the person you want your children to see
Slide 7 and 8 – Judy
What does composure look like?

8. Composure - Principle 1
We must be in control of our thoughts and feelings before helping others.
No one can make you mad without your permission

9. Stop Take a deep breathe And Relax S.T.A.R. Slide 9 and 10 – Marcie
Introduce the star technique
Teach actions to the song
Sing song with the music

10. S.T.A.R. Song When you’re feeling really angry No matter where you are
There’s a way to feel better
There’s a way to be a star
With this one thing to remember
You’ll stop anger in its tracks
Chorus:
Stop, take a deep breath and relax

11. It’s All About the Brain
Works best when it feels safe
When under threat, our brain sounds an alarm (fight, flight, or deceive)
In stress the brain will “downshift” (e.g. physical, psychological, intellectual, emotional, cultural, resources)
Slide 11 and 12 – Alexis
Talk about the brain and stress
Brainstem

12. Emotion
Memory
Survival
Fight or Flight
Reason
Logic
Brain Science 101

13. Morning Meeting Activity to Unite Activity to Disengage Stress
Activity to Connect
Activity to Commit
Slide – 13
Using it in the classroom

14. In other words, we are all in this together.
Slide 14 - Everyone
My job is to keep you safe, and your job is to help keep it that way.

15. All Together All together we can live in peace
Sisters, brothers in the sun
Working playing everyday with love
All together we are one
(Repeat three times)
Concluding Song - Everyone