Sentences with phrase «alternative discipline policies»

Alternative discipline policies allow students to learn from their mistakes without excluding them from the classroom, and they provide a safer and more supportive school climate.

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Of the program - and policy - based alternatives to exclusionary discipline, Steinberg and Lacoe report the most evidence for, and positive effects from, the Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) program, a strategy that aims to change a school culture by setting clear behavioral expectations, laying out a continuum of consequences for infractions, and reinforcing positive behavior.

In particular, schools will need to adopt alternative practices, rather than eliminating or dramatically reducing the use of exclusionary discipline in a policy void.

Many tout the practice as a groundbreaking alternative to zero - tolerance policies and a way to alleviate discipline disparities, while some say it's being oversold as a quick fix.

In addition to the growing body of research supporting the benefits of alternative campus discipline programs, there is now federal pressure for districts to rethink their practices: schools may face sanctions if discipline policies are found to unfairly target minority students.

Motivated to action by this news, Christina co-authored a policy paper with E4E colleagues that has supported her advocacy with her union and district for better training and support for teachers in using alternative methods for discipline and improving school safety and climates.

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In 2013, they led the passage of the School Climate Bill of Rights, which promises to end harmful discipline policies that push students — particularly boys of color — out of our schools, invest in smarter alternatives to suspension and provide clearer school climate data.

To enact these policies effectively, educators need protection from contradictory and overwhelming demands, training in viable alternatives to existing punitive discipline responses — including access to viable job - embedded professional learning communities — and sufficient and ongoing support for implementing new and better practices.

Many of the youth in the room were leaders who were instrumental in LAUSD's passing the Student Climate Bill of Rights, which favors alternatives that promote positive behavior over punitive school discipline policies.

Restorative justice as an educational policy relates to disciplinary policy and practices that strives to provide an alternative to punitive discipline, which leads to high suspension and expulsion rates.

Thanks to the tireless work of local advocates and organizers, officials in the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to put an end to suspensions for «willful defiance» with the adoption of a new school discipline policy that focuses on positive alternatives that keep students in the classroom.

Threat assessment represents an important component of a comprehensive approach to school safety that gives schools an alternative to zero tolerance discipline policies that have proven to be ineffective and counterproductive.

So that's — and the third one is just getting the research into the hands of the policy makers, because I believe that teachers and educators, when they see these connections that it's true that you can keep kids in school, pursue an alternative method of discipline and improve test scores, improve climate, improve graduation rates.

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We develop federal policy recommendations and national action strategies for promoting positive alternatives to zero - tolerance discipline, such as Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports, restorative practices, conflict resolution and mediation programs.

In support of this initiative, the Dignity in Schools Campaign is releasing a set of model school discipline policies that provide guidelines to help districts and schools implement the moratorium and phase in positive alternatives.

Part III addresses concerns that charter school leaders won't respond to growing knowledge about the harm caused by harsh discipline policies or to evidence of the effectiveness of non-punitive alternatives.

Provide parents and guardians with copies of all discipline policies, including the discipline code, student code of conduct, appeals process, process for re-enrollment, where appropriate, and other related notices; and ensure that these written materials accurately reflect the key elements of the disciplinary approach, including appeals, alternative dispositions, time lines, and provisions for informal hearings.

an article by Natalie Chap and Liz Sullivan on the policies suggested in the Model Code as positive and proven alternatives to policies that call for implementing a «law enforcement» approach to school safety and discipline.

Ensure that the school's written discipline policies provide for alternatives to in - school and out - of - school suspensions and other exclusionary practices (i.e., expulsions).

Ensure that the school's written discipline policy explicitly limits the use of out - of - school suspensions, expulsions, and alternative placements to the most severe disciplinary infractions that threaten school safety or to those circumstances where mandated by Federal or State law.

Many state - wide educational discipline policies strongly recommend using a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), such as Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) or Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS), to set school - wide behavioral expectations and clearly defined alternatives to suspension.

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Meanwhile, the school transitions to a restorative discipline policy, and staff members learn how to use restorative interventions to address situations in which harm has been done, creating an alternative to punitive discipline.

To better support families seeking dispute resolution alternatives, professionals in the many disciplines that work with family courts found a way to collectively meet and share information about methods and policies that promote families addressing conflict and finding resolution on their own instead of being dictated resolution by the courts.