1. August 4, 2011

2. Today’s Agenda 9:00 Welcome Back & Overview 9:30School Improvement Plans 9:45 Writing K-12 10:30Break 10:45Professional Growth Plans 11:00Walk-throughs 12:00 Lunch on your Own 1:15Bullying Prohibition Policy 1:45 New Student Handbook 2:45Helpful Hints/Fire Drills and Lock Downs 3:00Wrap Up/Adjourn

3. As We Begin

4. Unified District Vision A school and district culture of Collaboration and High Expectations through an Equity Lens that leads to academic success for all students. Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) are our vehicle for focusing our instructional practice and for implementing common assessments, RtI, and PBIS.

5. For Discussion Discuss your ideas for rolling out the Unified District Vision and Implementation Plan with your staff opening week.

6. School Improvement Plans Additional goals for writing and sense of belonging - District writing data and student survey results Change in focus for the behavior goal from number of referrals to percent of students with 1 or fewer discipline incidents - Alignment with PBIS Tier 1 SIP’s due electronically on August 26 Grade level/department/team plans due to principals September 30

7. Writing Break-Out Discussions Discuss/brainstorm SIP writing goals and strategies

8. Break

9. Professional Growth Plans Sign up for 30 minute meeting Email completed template by Monday, August 29 - Three goals including one for instructional leadership and one for cultural leadership - Identify the actions, strategies, and resources needed - Identify the evidence that will demonstrate you’ve met each of your goals

10. Walk-Throughs Watch the video and write down the evidence you observe for each criteria Small group discussion - What are the three criteria areas that the teacher did well? - What are three areas for growth? - What is your evidence?

11. Lunch Break

12. Bullying Prohibition Policy Purpose – safe and civil learning/work environment General statement of policy - includes - Student and staff behavior -Bystanders/indirect condoning of bullying behavior -Cyber bullying Definition Reporting Procedures School District Action (should consider age/maturity) Training and Education - Annual staff and student information/training - Bully prevention (PBIS pilot) - Revised policy is in new student handbook

13. New Student Handbook – Guiding Principles Research-based -National research on discipline best practices -PBIS research -MDE Disproportionality Report - Strong recommendation from the research to reserve referral for expulsion for the most severe of offenses The changes to our handbook bring us in line with our neighboring districts The revised handbook has a more welcoming and user- friendly format for families, staff and administration -

14. New Student Handbook Letter to Families Expanded Shared Responsibilities Introduction to District-wide PBIS Examples of Behavior Interventions Sample Matrices of Behaviors to be Taught District-wide Behavior Referral Form Student Handbook: Rights and Responsibilities Four Levels of Behavior Offenses Examples of Appropriate Interventions Offenses and Interventions Matrix Guidelines for Special Education Students Alternative Educational Services Procedures Additional Discipline Information Glossary of Terms Appendices

15. Four Levels of Behavior Offenses Level 1 Offenses Level 2 Offenses Level 3 Offenses Level 4 Offenses Generally addressed at the classroom level Generally addressed by an administrator and focused on keeping student in school Generally results in dismissal or suspension Referral for expulsion

16. Behavior Scenarios Discuss and determine: What would begin to proceed? What is the behavior infraction? What is the level of the behavior infraction What is an appropriate response?

17. Scenarios 1. Two students are standing in line. The begin to argue and then begin pushing one another. 2. A student is talking to another student as the teacher is talking to the class. The teacher reminds the student to stop talking, but a few minutes later, the student is talking out of turn again. 3. Two students get into an argument in the cafeteria. The situation quickly becomes physical, and the two students begin hitting and punching one another. 4. A student takes another student’s binder and puts it in their locker.

18. Scenarios - Continued 5. A student sends a harassing text message to another student. 6. A student takes another student’s new winter jacket and it is found in the student’s locker. 7. A student sends a harassing text message to another student for the second time. After the first occasion, the student met with the administrator and the parents were notified. 8. A student arrives to school, and a pocket knife falls out of his jacket pocket. He is sent to the office, where he reports that he had a boy scout meeting the night before where they used their pocket knives and he forgot he had it.

19. Next Steps Meeting with the assistant principals Introduce new handbook to staff Continued discussion at principal and assistant principal meetings Questions? Thoughts?

20. Checklists Monthly helpful hints Fire drills and lock downs

21. Wrap Up and Adjourn Some thoughts about leadership…