In addition to the District Code of Conduct we have adopted a school-wide motto and discipline plan with specific steps to help students understand expectations for behavior and the consequences of misbehavior.

Meadow View Motto

Citizenship, respect, responsibility, bring out the best in you and me.

We all know what’s right, we all know what’s good, we all do the things we know that we should.

Show your best self at Meadow View!

At the beginning of each day, each student begins anew with the expectations. Removal of cards, sticks, clothespins, stars, or other motivational tokens is usually involved. For each occurrence of misbehavior the consequences are as follows:

1st occurrence – Warning in classroom. Removal of card or other tokens may begin. First of five steps to be taken before visit to office.

2^nd occurrence – Time out (or other age-appropriate measure). Removal of card or other tokens. Second of five steps to be taken before visit to office.

3^rd occurrence – Note home to parent OR phone call to parent by teacher and/or student. Removal of card or other tokens. Third step of five taken before visit to office.

4^th occurrence – Phone call home to parent by teacher/or conference scheduled. Removal of card or other tokens. Fourth step of five to be taken before visit to office.

5^th occurrence – Office Referral with documented misbehavior from the teacher. All other steps shall have been exhausted, all motivational tokens removed and other motivational efforts shall have been attempted.

** A severe violation of school rules will result in immediate action by school administration.

NOTE: If class uses only 4 motivational tokens and parent has been contacted for 3^rd occurrence, on next occurrence move to 5^th occurrence.

This is the minimum guideline that teachers will follow when making referrals.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Principals and assistant principals are responsible for:

1. Disseminating and interpreting the behavioral and discipline standards and guidelines of the district and school.
2. Ensuring that all staff and students adhere to the District Code of Conduct.
3. Providing support and guidance to teachers in the implementation of the district and school behavioral and discipline standards and guidelines.
4. Working with parents and guardians when issues arise involving behavior and discipline of a student.

Teachers are responsible for:

1. Establishing specific standards of conduct in his or her classroom, including clearly defined consequences when those standards are not met.
2. Making regular positive contact with parents regarding students.
3. Communicating those standards to parents and posting them where students can see them throughout the year.
4. Teaching those standards, procedures, and consequences to students during the first two weeks students are in the class. Review and practice rules and procedures as necessary after breaks in the school calendar.
5. Teaching the standards to students joining the class after the initial two weeks of the school year.
6. Using consistency in enforcing classroom rules.

Counselors are responsible for:

1. Providing support and guidance to help students and parents understand, correctly interpret, accept, and follow the behavioral standards and guidelines of the district, school, and classrooms.
2. Providing support and guidance to teachers in the implementation of classroom management techniques and strategies.

Students are responsible for:

1. Accepting and following the behavioral standards of conduct expected by the district, school, and each classroom.
2. Asking for help when they do not understand the behavioral expectations or feel that they are unable to comply.

Parents and Guardians are asked to:

1. Become familiar with documents related to district and school standards of behavior and discipline and ask the school questions when they do not understand language or details in these documents.
2. Work with the school when issues arise involving their child’s behavior or consequences given to their child by the school or teacher.