Keep your school on track with this powerful research-based behavior management tool!
This practical handbook offers administrators and school leaders a seven-step process for effectively preparing and implementing a schoolwide behavior discipline plan. Developed from a five-year federally funded project, this collaborative, proactive tool has been field-tested successfully in over 60 schools nationwide. Offering user-friendly forms and checklists, the author provides explicit instructions to help educators:
Define the purpose of the plan
Establish schoolwide behavior expectations
Teach and sustain behavior expectations
Correct problem behaviors
Collect and utilize data
Maintain the plan over time
Innehållsförteckning
Foreword Acknowledgements About the Author Introduction Section 1. Critical Perspectives1. Establishing the Need for a Proactive Discipline Plan2. Essential Features of a Proactive Schoolwide Discipline Plan3. Vital Role of the Principal and Administrative Support4. Establishing a Building Leadership Team Section 2. Components of a Proactive Schoolwide Discipline Plan5. Purpose Statement6. Schoolwide Behavior Expectations7. Teaching the Behavior Expectations8. Maintaining the Behavior Expectations9. Correcting Problem Behavior10. Using the Data11. Sustaining the Plan for the Long Haul Concluding Remarks Appendices References Index Credits
Om författaren
Geoff Colvin draws on his experience as a classroom teacher, administrator, researcher and instructor at the University of Oregon, and national public school consultant. Widely recognized as an expert on the subjects of school safety and violence prevention, Colvin has provided inservice training for teachers and administrators in more than 100 school districts and agencies nationally and internationally. He recently served as research associate at the University of Oregon and independent consultant in the areas of schoolwide discipline, school climate, school safety, and violence prevention, classroom management, and individual cases involving students with severe behavior disorders. Geoff also directed a juvenile detention school and a school program for youth with serious emotionally disturbances. Colvin has authored more than sixty publications, books, book chapters, journal articles, and video programs on the subject of teaching and managing students who exhibit the full range of problem behavior.