On February 19th I spent the day at a PBIS training. It was a great reminder of systems. Our students are forgetting the Suisun Valley way and how to be a DRAGON. I came away with great reminders. We should be teaching/reviewing expectations at least 10 times a year. We need to be make sure that we are doing this with INTEGRITY: teach character ed. lesson 10 minutes every day, community circles either weekly/biweekly, always tie back misbehavior to our school rules (Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe, hand out TONS of positive!!! What I walked away with, if we ALL do this as a team, we will SEE a behavior shift- that is the GOOD news J
TIPS Problem Solving Elements:
The Problem Solving Process to do with your class:
· Do we have a problem?
· What is the precise nature of the problem?
· Why does the problem exist, and what can we do about it? (Hypothesis and Solution)
· What are the actual elements of our plan? (Action Plan)
· Is our plan being implemented and is it working? (Evaluate and Revise Plan) Check in after lunch recess every day until it becomes a habit. IF WE ALL DO THIS IT WILL CHANGE BEHAVIOR
What is the goal? (What do we want to see?)
BEHAVIOR IS A MESSAGE (APPELSTEIN, 1998). WHEN CHILDREN AND YOUTH MISBEHAVE, OFTEN IN VERY SERIOUS WAYS, SUCH AS SETTING FIRES, COMMITTING VIOLENT ACTS OF AGGRESSION, OR CUTTING THEMSELVES – IT’S AS IF THERE IS A NEON LIGHT FLASHING OVER THEIR HEADS, ANNOUNCING: I NEED HELP! I NEED HELP! FORTUNATELY, ADULTS CAN RESPOND TO THESE CALLS FOR HELP WITH AN EFFECTIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY. STRENGTH-BASED PRACTICE IS A PROVEN APPROACH TO GUIDING OFF-TRACK LIVES THAT POSITIVELY TRANSFORMS OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THIS ARTICLE
We will be evaluating our SPSA at our next staff meeting . Please take the time to look it over so we will be ready to work. We will then gather any feedback to help guide our SPSA plan for the following year =) I KNOW you're excited about that!!
Here is a link to our SPSA 2018-2019:
Observable Fish Moments at SV:
Be There: Thank you Heather M. and Sarah for finishing ELPAC testing for our site. Kristin thank you for organizing Read Across America day for our school.
Play: Have a great weekend!
Choose your attitude:
To actually choose how you respond to life, not just react, you must be intentional. Ask yourself throughout the day, "What is my attitude right now? Is it helping the people who depend on me? Is it helping me to be most effective?" NO EXCUSES!!
Make Their Day: Have lunch with a student!!
No comments:
Post a Comment