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.
Not exact matches
Two
school bus
discipline policies available on the Web might serve as effective
models.
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...
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.
Regardless of my own prejudices concerning to the no - excuses
model of education, I hold a charter's autonomy in high esteem and would defend a charter
school's right to impose its peculiar
discipline policies as long as the
school is transparent in their practices, and as long as those practices are legal.
It's not always easy to tell whether the new approaches help overall student performance, because
schools interested in this type of experimentation are often innovating in other ways as well: changing grading
policies, moving to more project - based learning
models and rethinking
discipline strategies.
When hit with a class - action lawsuit over its
discipline policies, Marcovitz said he and his team saw it as yet another moment to adjust their
model, which now features «
schools within
schools» to address the needs of students with behavior issues, for example, with services like garden and music therapy.
As such, all the elementary
schools in his district have the same curriculum driven by the same comprehensive
school reform
model; the same
school environment and
discipline policy; and the same way of using Title I and other federal budget dollars.
In 2014, state - appointed district superintendent Donnie Evans implemented a
discipline policy that was
modeled on the Dignity in
Schools Campaign
Model Code of Conduct.
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.
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Imagine a
school where the leaders consistently
model good practices, proactively train staff, welcome parents as partners, focus on relationships (student - student, adult - student, adult - adult), use positive
discipline policies, and invest time and resources in and out of the classroom.