Sentences with phrase «in school discipline practices»

«Efforts to find alternative consequences have increased in recent years in an effort to reduce the racial gaps that exist in school discipline practices.

As a member of the Miami - Dade County Board of Education, Gallon has worked to increase support for underperforming schools, improve equity in school discipline practices, and expand magnet schools to underserved communities.

Northwestern University's Simone Ispa - Landa, an education sociologist, has been named a 2018 William T. Grant Scholar for her work examining racial inequities in school discipline practices.

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How does the fact that it is a theological school constrain the concrete ways in which the disciplines function in these practices?

That the school necessarily includes those practices means, in this culture, that it must necessarily include academic disciplines.

Each would integrate theory and practice, foundational theology and secular disciplines, as well as experience in church and society with reflection in the divinity school.

The essential paradigm behind much of the school discipline practiced in the United States today — and certainly behind the zero - tolerance, suspension - heavy approach that has dominated since the 1990s — is behaviorism.

The Department of Education announced a series of long - awaited reforms to the school discipline code on Friday, including new policies aimed at lowering suspension rates, and new funding to support restorative justices practices and students in the criminal justice system.

FAMILIES FOR EXCELLENT SCHOOLS FIRST MADE an issue of school safety in February, shortly after the New York Times reported on controversial student discipline practices at Success Academy, the city's largest charter network, which maintains close ties to FES.

Students applying to the SoNM who have graduated from an accredited (or candidate) professional school or program (i.e., MD, DO, DC, DDS, etc.) and who are legally qualified to practice in that discipline, may be eligible for advanced - standing status.

We will then work in teams, across disciplines and schools within Harvard, and across the boundary between academia and practice.

She spearheads Morningside Center's restorative practices work, and has introduced restorative circles and discipline into dozens of New York City schools, as well as schools in Ohio, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Washington, DC.

-LSB-...] discipline has become the subject of one of the most polarizing and entrenched debates in education: Opponents of the Obama guidance argue that it has handicapped schools from ensuring schools are safe and productive learning environments; proponents assert the rules promote equity and prevent educators from resorting to punitive discipline practices that are ineffective at best and pernicious at worst.

So that it's not just a dyad that is building this supportive relationship but also a school that is full of positive energy and the kids are really wanting to go there and in effect really moving from punitive disciplinary practices perhaps to more relational (so to speak) discipline practices but in a positive direction.

In the real world, that means districts have to either practice stricter discipline than educators deem necessary in their low - poverty schools, and / or more lax discipline than educators deem necessary in their high poverty schoolIn the real world, that means districts have to either practice stricter discipline than educators deem necessary in their low - poverty schools, and / or more lax discipline than educators deem necessary in their high poverty schoolin their low - poverty schools, and / or more lax discipline than educators deem necessary in their high poverty schoolin their high poverty schools.

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

Where low expectations persist, schools face safety and discipline challenges and practice social promotion, moving kids along regardless of whether they have the skill set needed to succeed in the next grade.

I've touched on ethical questions about classroom discipline, promotion and retention practices, civic and moral education in ideologically fraught times, and school closure debates.

While discipline policies vary across schools, districts, and states — and as the nation's largest school district the New York City public schools are likely more bureaucratized and formalized in matters of school discipline than smaller districts — the scale, scope, and level of complexity of the legal regulations affecting day - to - day school practices appear quite formidable.

«The Standards for Mathematical Practice describe ways in which developing student practitioners of the discipline of mathematics increasingly ought to engage with the subject matter as they grow in mathematical maturity and expertise throughout the elementary, middle and high school years.

Wrapping these ideologically charged reforms into an expert national «consensus,» though, forces those who have concerns about these strategies to look askance at the SEL agenda — when it might instead make clear that there's room in the SEL coalition for those with diverse views on school discipline and instructional practice.

As of May 2015, 22 states and the District of Columbia had revised their laws in order to require or encourage schools to: limit the use of exclusionary discipline practices; implement supportive (that is, nonpunitive) discipline strategies that rely on behavioral interventions; and provide support services such as counseling, dropout prevention, and guidance services for at - risk students.

Restorative practices are a burgeoning alternative to traditional punitive justice such as suspensions (both in school and out of school) and other exclusionary forms of discipline.

Many practice a no - nonsense approach to discipline, for example, in which students are expected to follow rules or face suspensions — commonsense practices that many public schools are nonetheless outlawing.

This one volume brings together in readable, concise language the authoritative research on effective classroom practices in all major disciplines currently taught in elementary and secondary schools: the arts, foreign language, health, language arts, physical education, mathematics, social studies, and science, as well as generic practices that apply across all disciplines.

Researchers also saw examples of the positive impact of schools adopting Indigenous cultural practices — including the adoption of smudging ceremonies, talking circles and eagle - feather ceremonies in Canada and an alternative approach to student discipline in New Zealand focusing on restorative practices.

Effective remedies to improve instruction, learning and school climate (including, e.g., decreases in bullying and harassment, use of exclusionary discipline practices, use of police in schools, and student referrals to law enforcement) for students enrolled are implemented in any school where the school as a whole, or any subgroup of students, has not met the annual achievement and graduation targets or where achievement gaps persist.

These evidence - based approaches help schools support students with challenging behaviors and were recommended by the Mayoral Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline to keep students in school learning instead of punishing them through exclusionary discipline practices, which do not address the underlying causes of the behSchool Climate and Discipline to keep students in school learning instead of punishing them through exclusionary discipline practices, which do not address the underlying causes of the behschool learning instead of punishing them through exclusionary discipline practices, which do not address the underlying causes of the behavior.

«Democrats amended the platform to: support community schools with wraparound services in struggling neighborhoods; implement restorative justice and alternative discipline practices; invest in engaging STEM curricula; explicitly oppose high - stakes testing as a means to close schools or evaluate educators; support a parents» right to opt their children out of tests; and support and respect all educators and school employees.

Subsequently, he has looked more closely at what the theory might mean for schooling practice (e.g. in The Unschooled Mind, Intelligence Reframed, and The Disciplined Mind).

It highlights critical subjects that have arisen in charter schools, including the schools» obligations to avoid discrimination in admissions practices and the administration of discipline; and to provide a free appropriate public education for students with disabilities.

Finally, I provide the first evidence on how charter school entry may be related to changes in teacher perceptions of practices at district schools along five indexes: academic expectations, communication, engagement, school respect and discipline, and school safety.

However, some charter schools are criticized for their student discipline practices — including suspension, expulsion, and other actions resulting in the removal of students from the classroom — that disproportionately exclude and impact students with disabilities.

At Kirkwood School in Toppenish, Washington, they saw discipline referrals drop from seven per day to only two or three after only a few months of teaching lessons from the Second Step program in classrooms.18 But when SEL is part of a system that's also using prevention - focused approaches to discipline such as SWPBIS, restorative practices, and trauma - sensitive strategies, the positive impact can be greatly enhanced.

The National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools Equity Coalition released a joint statement urging the charter sector to commit to strong and fair discipline practices for all students, including students with disabilities, saying:

The data presented analyzes and compares the 2013 - 14 school discipline data for every district in the state that helped uncover promising practices and examples of effective educational accountability while at the same time highlighting the numerous areas for improvement and the deeper systemic issues that still need to be addressed.

Mon, October 23 to Fri, October 27 — Classroom Observations During school hours, CADRE parents will visit various South Los Angeles schools to observe school climate discipline practices in classrooms.

This shift in discipline policy would eliminate or reduce more traditional punitive practices like suspension currently adopted by many schools to a restorative justice model that would employ techniques such as peer mediation, student justice pane...

The move away from harsh, punitive, exclusionary (and, let's face it, ineffective) discipline practices in schools and districts across the country is a welcome wave of change.

We also can combat other forces that lower the confidence of children of color in their academic ability and their worth, such as the pervasive belief in this country in the bell curve of ability, school practices for tracking, disproportionate placement in special education, biased application of discipline procedures, and unequal access to Advanced Placement classes.

In virtually every school in the country, from the most mono - racial to the most diverse, discipline practices are set up to fail students of Color, both in design and implementation, and there are dire consequences for students who «struggle with discipline problems» in our world of hyper - criminalizatioIn virtually every school in the country, from the most mono - racial to the most diverse, discipline practices are set up to fail students of Color, both in design and implementation, and there are dire consequences for students who «struggle with discipline problems» in our world of hyper - criminalizatioin the country, from the most mono - racial to the most diverse, discipline practices are set up to fail students of Color, both in design and implementation, and there are dire consequences for students who «struggle with discipline problems» in our world of hyper - criminalizatioin design and implementation, and there are dire consequences for students who «struggle with discipline problems» in our world of hyper - criminalizatioin our world of hyper - criminalization.

Three strategies are emerging as promising alternatives to punitive discipline practices in schools:

Online toolkit for school superintendents and principals, teachers, parents, students, community leaders and organizations interested in learning about how to eliminate harsh, push - out discipline practices and put in place solutions that work for all students.

Guided by criteria developed with the input of hundreds of students across the city, the youth panelists provided formal feedback to the Boston School Committee on each candidate, evaluating them on their willingness to allow students to be involved in the decision - making process, their focus on equity in Boston schools, and their willingness to embrace and implement restorative justice practices to limit harsh school disciSchool Committee on each candidate, evaluating them on their willingness to allow students to be involved in the decision - making process, their focus on equity in Boston schools, and their willingness to embrace and implement restorative justice practices to limit harsh school discischool discipline.

Second, Black argues, although the Bloomberg piece touches on a truth by asserting that simply stopping or limiting suspensions can harm students» education, this occurs when a school does not at the same time reform its discipline policies based on positive behavioral support and programs based in restorative practices.

The «Classroom Efficiency Club» emerged in the 1990s from the efforts of a small group of educational entrepreneurs, most affiliated with charter schools, to develop classroom practices that would instill the discipline necessary for students to master foundational knowledge that could then serve as a base for more advanced learning.

This shift in discipline policy would eliminate or reduce more traditional punitive practices like suspension currently adopted by many schools to a restorative justice model that would employ techniques such as peer mediation, student justice panels, and «give back» resolutions to change student behavior.

This mission is reflected in the culture, pedagogy, and discipline practices of the school, which empowers young people to take responsibility for their own learning and transformation.

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.

Early adopters of the practice report dramatic declines in school discipline problems, as well as improved climates on campuses and even gains in student achievement.