Booker T. Washington HS
School-wide PBIS Plan
(Discipline Plan)
2014-2015
715 S. Lauderdale St. ● Memphis, TN 38126
Alisha Kiner, Principal
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Guiding Principles
• Vision
• Mission
• Beliefs
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Vision
Booker T. Washington High School's mission is
for students to become equipped with the
intellectual, technological and social skills that
will allow them to exceed the expectations of
state and national standards.
One Team, One Goal: To Educate, Elevate and
Illuminate Students Who Are Top Rate.
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Mission
Booker T. Washington High School will provide
each student with an education in a safe,
supportive environment that promotes selfdiscipline, motivation and excellence. The entire
school community will be fully committed to
utilizing the academic, technological, and social
resources necessary to develop self-sufficient
life-long learners.
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Beliefs
• Student learning is our chief priority
• Given a variety of instructional strategies and assessments, all
students, including special needs students, can achieve higher levels
of academic success
• Given a safe, supportive and challenging environment, students will
be able to accept shared responsibility for their own academic
achievement
• Teachers, students, staff, parents, and community share in site-based
decision-making which establishes and sustains a culture of
respectful, self-directed, life-long learners
• We will continue to follow a policy of research-based staff
development to equip our faculty with the knowledge and skills
necessary and assess student learning.
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Goals or Objectives
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Increase student attendance by 5%
Decrease office referrals to office by 10%
Decrease suspensions by 10%
Decrease ISS repeat offenders by 2% each six
weeks.
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SCS School-wide PBIS (Discipline) Team Worksheet 2014-15
Name of School:
Administrator*: James Bush
Principal: Alisha Kiner
Professional School Counselor* Shalonda Williams/ Gwendolyn Robinson
Booker T. Washington
Middle and High School
PBIS Team is representative of the
school faculty and includes an
administrator.
School Psychologist --------------
General Education Teacher(s)
SCEA Representative* : Dexter Flannagan
Elected Teachers*: Michael Holmes, Walter Wolfe, Doris Jones, Tecia Marshall
Special Education Teacher*: Sarah Speed
Related Arts Teacher(s) ---------Students: --------Educational Assistant(s)/ Non-Certified Staff – Mr. T. Donald
Fill in the names of team
members and designate counselor who
will serve as
Team Leader (TL) / Internal Coach
Community Member ----------Parents: Ms. Tymika White
ISS Assistant *: Michael Phillips
Campus Monitor*: Doris Webber
Cafeteria/Custodial Staff ---------Bus Driver -----------------External PBIS Coach:
Other: Samantha Greer
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Meeting Schedule
See Next Slide for Further Instructions on Names of Team Members
• The (PBIS) Discipline Team meets every other
Monday from 3:30pm-4:30pm in the library.
• Each agenda/ minutes are submitted to the
Instructional Facilitator and the Internal PBIS
Coach.
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Monitoring Process
• How is data used by the School-wide PBIS Team to determine
progress toward goals and Action Plan?
• The PBIS Team will present Compstat Report
out- SDIS at the Leadership meetings every
20-day period.
• One presenter will be chosen from the PBIS
(Discipline) committee to present data to the
Leadership Team.
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Celebration
• How do you communicate your successes
School-wide, at the staff level and at the
student level?
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Announcements
Bulletin Boards
Publications
Website
Faculty/Parent meetings
Community Events/ Programs
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School Rules
• Be courteous. Keep your hands, feet,
and negative remarks to yourself.
• Follow directions the first time given.
• Always be on time and prepared.
• Respect yourself, others and school
property.
• Eat and drink in the cafeteria only.
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Behavioral Expectation Matrix
RULES
CLASSROOM
Be Prompt.
Arrive to
class on time
Be Respectful.
Follow
No shouting
directions first across the table
time given
Be Responsible.
Bing all
classroom
materials to
class
Be Safe.
Keep hands
and feet to
self
CAFETERIA
Arrive in the
cafeteria before
the tardy bell
sounds
HALLWAY
RESTROOM
BUS
Move
quickly to
class
Use the
restroom in
between
classes
Arrive at the
bus stop on
time.
Walk to the
right side of
the hall way
No horse
playing in the
restroom
Use your
“inside” voice
when speaking
to others.
Empty your tray No running
after eating
or shouting
in the
hallway
Flush and / or
throw away all
personnel
items
Don’t leave
paper, trash, or
personal items
on the bus.
No throwing
items or
running in he
cafeteria
Wash you
hands before
leaving the
restroom
Remain in
your seat
while the bus
is moving.
Walk to the
right side of
the hall way
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Develop Pre-Referral Behavior
Classification
(Develop & Insert your charts of Staff Managed and Office
Managed behaviors based on the sample on the following page)
Staff Managed
Minor Problem Behavior (Staff)
Office Managed
Major Problem Behavior (Office)
Inappropriate Language
Abusive Language/ Inappropriate Language/
Profanity
Physical Contact/Physical Aggression
Fighting/ Physical Aggression
Defiance/ Disrespect/ Insubordination/
Non-Compliance
Defiance/ Disrespect/ Insubordination/
Non-Compliance
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Staff & Office Managed
Behavior Chart
Minor Problem
Behavior (Staff)
Definition
Minor Examples
Major Problem
Behavior (Office)
Inappropriate
Language
Any spoken, written, or
non-verbal
communication that
insults, mocks, belittles,
or slanders another
person.
Comments (profanity) and
gestures that are not
directed at an individual,
harmless rumors. “All
your family is dumb,”
“This sucks,” “Crap,”
“Butthead”, “Stupid”,
“What the!”
Abusive
Language/
Inappropriate
Language/
Profanity
Student engages in nonserious, but
inappropriate physical
contact.
Silly horseplay, playful
grabbing, pinching, nonaggressive punching or
slapping, chasing,
shoving, inadvertent
physical contact, stepping
on feet
Fighting/ Physical
Aggression
Student engages in brief
or low-intensity failure
to respond to adult
requests.
Talking back, not
following directions,
sleeping, refusal to
complete assignments,
ignoring request of adult
Defiance/
Disrespect/
Insubordination/
Non-Compliance
Physical
Contact/Physical
Aggression
Defiance/
Disrespect/
Insubordination/
Non-Compliance
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Definitions
Major Examples
Verbal messages that
include profanity, name
calling or use of words
in an inappropriate way.
Profanity directed at an
individual, hostile threats
either written, spoken, or
non-verbal
Actions involving
serious physical contact
where injury may occur
(e.g., hitting, punching,
hitting with an object,
kicking, hair pulling,
scratching, etc.).
Hitting, punching,
kicking, hair pulling,
scratching, choking,
biting
Refusal to follow
directions, talking back
and/or socially rude
interactions.
Refusal to comply with
established rules, leaving
class without permission,
overtly verbally
defiant/argumentative
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Develop Pre-referral Flow Chart
Observe problem
behavior
Find a place to talk with
student(s)
Is
behavior
staff managed?
YES
NO
Ensure safety
Write referral &
Escort student to office
Problem solve
Determine
consequence
Problem solve
Determine
consequence
Follow procedure
documented
Follow
documented
procedure
NO
File necessary
documentation
Does
student
have 3?
YES
Follow
through with
consequences
Send
referral to
office
File necessary
documentation
Follow up
with student
within a
week
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Teach the Rules,
Expectations and Procedures
• Describe here how you communicate and teach the
School-wide rules, expectations and procedures
including:
– Classroom rules should be the same as school-wide rules;
behavioral expectations may differ by location
– Lesson Plans (taught within at least the first 5 days each semester
and ongoing booster/review sessions as needed) See sample next
page and see websites at end of document for more examples
– Opportunities for practice
– Active monitoring of rule following behavior
– Posting rules prominently in all areas of building(s)
– Media (announcements, Channel 1, etc.)
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School Procedures
SEE PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK
http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/btwashington.hs/site/resources.shtml
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Entering school
Closing of school/buses
Passing Classes
Lunchroom
Assemblies
Referrals
Restrooms
Hall passes
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School Procedures
SEE PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK
http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/btwashington.hs/site/resources.shtml
Entering the Building
• Students may enter the building beginning at 7:30AM
• Students may enter the school building through the front doors (Lauderdale
Street) entrance from 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM
• Students may only go to the cafeteria or the atrium area before the bell
rings at 8:00 AM
• Students may enter building in appropriate school uniform only and come
through the metal detectors.
• Students are expected to be in their 1st block class by 8:15AM.
• All students who arrive to school after 8:15AM should have a parent check
them in school at the Georgia Ave entrance. Classroom consequences will
be implemented during this time period.
• The student must make arrangements to make up any missed
assignment with the first block teacher.
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School Procedures
SEE PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK
http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/btwashington.hs/site/resources.shtml
Cafeteria
• Students will respect the authority of supervising monitors.
• Students will talk using quiet voices.
• Students will remain seated, if not in the serving line.
• Students will keep their area clean and dispose of all trash in
the appropriate places.
• Students will display appropriate behavior in the serving
lines/areas.
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School Procedures
SEE PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK
http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/btwashington.hs/site/resources.shtml
Assemblies
• Students will enter assembly area with the classroom
teacher.
• Students will not talk upon entering, during, or
leaving the assembly.
• Students will sit up straight and be attentive.
• Teachers are to remain with classes in auditorium.
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School Procedures
SEE PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK
http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/btwashington.hs/site/resources.shtml
Closing of School
• Students must exit the building at 3:15 p.m. There is NO
re-entry into the building once the students are dismissed.
• Bus riders are dismissed at 3:10 p.m.
• Teachers are to monitor the halls as students are leaving
to ensure that students are safe and exiting the building.
• If teachers/ students have after school activities, they are
to exit the building and report to the gym. Students will
be picked up from the gym by their sponsor and be
escorted to the meeting location by the sponsor.
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School Procedures
SEE PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK
http://www.mcsk12.net/schools/btwashington.hs/site/resources.shtml
Hall Passes
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Take care of personal business between classes. Teachers should not
let students out of the room except in true emergencies.
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If a student leaves class without permission, it warrants an immediate
office referral.
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Students should remain seated until the bell rings at the end of class.
The teacher will dismiss the class – not the bell!
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Students should not be allowed to leave AT ALL, for any reason,
during the first 15 minutes and the last 15 minutes of each class
period.
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Students MUST have a hall pass at all times – NO EXCEPTIONS!
(this includes taking attendance scanners).
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School-wide Incentives
Students who follow the rules would be
rewarded by:
1. Out of uniform pass
2. Ice cream socials
3. Lunch with an administrator
4. Field trips
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Teacher Incentives
• Drawings for prizes
• Extra planning block
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Identify Your Resources for Incentives
• Adopters
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STREETS
Emmanuel Center
FedEx
BTW Alumni
Community agencies & businesses
Restaurants
Fundraisers
Churches
Parent Volunteers
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Communication with
Parents & Community Partners
• Communications and activities with parents
and community members about PBIS and your
School-wide PBIS Plan.
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School Website
School Newsletter
Parentlink
Coffee with Kiner
Email blasts
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Character Education
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Health/ P.E.
School-Wide Rules
Advisor and Advisee sessions
Guidance Sessions (school counselor)
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ATOD Prevention
• Lifetime Wellness classes include an alcohol,
tobacco, and drug prevention components taught
by the Wellness teacher.
• Midtown Mental Health allocates two staff
members on Monday of each week to provide
support for students involved in alcohol, tobacco,
or drug abuse, personally or within their families.
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Bullying Prevention
• Training with faculty: Please give implementation
details
– Professional development (PD)will be provided to faculty
annually by the school counselors
– PD will define bullying/intimidation, recognizing early
stages, and providing strategies for addressing
• Training of students: Please give implementation
details
– Professional development (PD)will be provided to students
annually by the school counselors
– This program is in conjunction with SCS policy/ curriculum
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Violence Prevention Programs
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Peer Mediation
Kingian Nonviolence
Bullying prevention programs
Conflict resolution
• These programs take place during classroom
guidance sessions as well as group and
advisor/advisee sessions.
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Tier 2/Intervention Team
(For Students with 2-5 Office Referrals)
• Team members: School Counselor,
administrator, appropriate instructional staff and
behavior related personnel.
• Will monitor group and targeted interventions
such as group counseling
• Evaluate outcomes of interventions and make
adjustments for students
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Intervention Strategies
• Describe secondary interventions (Tier 2) for
students who have been referred to the office 2
- 5 times, such as:
– group counseling (the group will depend on the
infraction)
– Brief/simple behavior plans for repeated minor
infractions and over 5 days out of school
suspension (using BIM and other resources),
– During meetings plans will be evaluated.
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Tier 3 Tertiary Interventions
(For students with 6 or more office referrals)
• How does your School Support Team (S-Team)
identify and plan for these students?
Teachers, Guidance Counselor, Parents and the student are a part of
the planning to create the best most fruitful options for the student.
• Number of expulsions 2013-14: 1
• Number of suspensions 2013-14: 45
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Green zone 0 – 1, yellow zone 2 – 5, red zone 6+ office referrals
CONTINUUM OF
School-wide
INSTRUCTIONAL &
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR
SUPPORT
%
%
Tier 1
Primary Prevention:
School-/ClassroomWide Systems for
All Students,
Staff, & Settings
Tier 3
Tertiary Prevention:
Specialized
Individualized
Systems for Students
with High-Risk Behavior
Tier 2
Secondary
Prevention:
Specialized Group
Systems for Students
with At-Risk Behavior
% of Students
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2013-2014 PBIS School Triangle
1%
100%
98%
96%
94%
92%
90%
88%
86%
84%
9%
6+
2-5
0-1
90%
BTW 2013-14
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