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Building a Positive Culture Empowering Faculty and Students Lisa Milliken, Cheri Greenfield, Christopher Noll. Effective Schoolwide Discipline 2008 Implementers’ Forum. Turner Ashby High School. Grades 9-12/Ages 14-21 Rural/Suburban School Enrollment--1129 Ethnicity: White 1014
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Building a Positive CultureEmpowering Faculty and StudentsLisa Milliken, Cheri Greenfield, Christopher Noll Effective Schoolwide Discipline2008 Implementers’ Forum
Turner Ashby High School • Grades 9-12/Ages 14-21 • Rural/Suburban School Enrollment--1129 • Ethnicity: • White 1014 • Hispanic 92 • Black 15 • Asian/Pacific Islander 7 • Native American 1 • 23% of Students on free/reduced Lunch • 13% of Students receiving special education services
#1 We Listened • Faculty survey/feedback • Cell phones, tardies, disrespect/disruptive behavior • Communication = consistency • Student survey/feedback • “Congratulate us for our great work.” • “Happier teachers” • Incentives for positive behaviors • “Can we have surveys about the teachers?”
#2 We Looked at Data • 6 Focus Behaviors • Cell phones • Dress Code • Tardy to school • Disrespect
#3 We Fixed What Wasn’t Working • New tardy policy • Clearly defined expectations • Movie • New discipline referral • Outlined responsibilities teacher vs. administrative
What was working? • Positive interactions between faculty and students
Benchmarks of Quality #7 Faculty feedback #27 Rewards linked to expectations #28 Rewards varied #31 Student involvement #32 Staff/faculty incentives
What We Did • Positive Referral • 12 Days of Christmas • Karaoke Incentive • Cell Phone Poster Contest • Guitar Hero Incentive • Faculty Incentives [Pictures will be included in this slide]
Outcomes • Increased Positive Interactions • Data to support intervention • Faculty Surveys • Lessons learned • Need for recognition is universal. • Faculty involvement/buy-in is essential. • Top-tier (repeat offenders): exists with faculty as well as with students.