Sentences with phrase «of school discipline practices»

In Summer 2011, Education Secretary Duncan and Attorney General Holder announced the launch of a collaborative project — the Supportive School Discipline Initiative (Initiative)-- between the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Justice (DOJ) to support the use of school discipline practices that foster safe, supportive, and productive learning environments while keeping students in 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.

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The introduction of mindfulness and regulation practices, tools for building emotional intelligence practically and playfully, and positive discipline practices designed to be integrated into everyday life at school and / or home.

At 10 a.m., members of New York Communities for Change, Alliance for Quality Education, Public School Parents «call out Families for Excellent Schools» reports and ads that promote racist discipline practices, and criminalize Black and Latino children by playing fast and loose with facts,» City Hall steps, Manhattan.

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.

The one unambiguous, reform - driven victory of the last two decades has been the successful networks of urban charter schools that we used to call «no excuses» schools before the term, which once meant there's no excuse for adults to fail children, fell into disrepute and it became de rigueur within the movement to criticize those schools» discipline practices instead of applauding them for sending tens of thousands of low - income kids of color to college, which not long ago was nearly the entire point of the movement.

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.

Greene's recognition of the values - laden nature of discipline systems all but begs for choice: Parents should be able to weigh, as one factor among many, schools whose philosophy about behavior management, classroom culture, and approach to student discipline most closely mirror their own beliefs and practices.

Culturally Responsive Classroom Management (CRCM) seeks to provide «all students with equitable opportunities for learning» by minimizing discriminatory school discipline practices that occur when the behaviors of nondominant populations are misinterpreted.

Danielle upholds inquiry - based learning as best practice and she aims to promote the discipline of science within her school community.

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

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.

Finally, the letter contains a significant appendix of «illustrative» specific suggestions for policy and practice that could serve to help states and districts avoid violations, urging schools to reduce the use of suspension and other forms of exclusionary discipline, focusing instead on positive approaches.

«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.

The 2014 letter declares that «Studies have suggested a correlation between exclusionary discipline policies and practices and an array of serious educational, economic, and social problems, including school avoidance... decreased academic achievement... increased likelihood of dropping out; substance abuse; and involvement with juvenile justice systems.»

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.

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.

Students and all members of the school community can learn and practice self - discipline, empathy, and accountability.

Presentations will focus on student voice and choice, new approaches to discipline, and school - wide practices of inclusion for all students.

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.

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.

The other method is restorative justice that works to lower rates of suspension and expulsion and to foster positive school climates with the goal of eliminating racially disproportionate discipline practices and the resulting push - out of students into the prison pipeline.

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 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.

The School Climate Bill of Rights is part of the District's larger effort to transform our discipline policies from traditional approaches toward more restorative practices.

Characterizing its practice as a «general practice for a specialized clientele,» the firm provides legal advice and expertise to handle any and all needs of a school district, including fair dismissal personnel issues, allegations of employment discrimination and EEOC complaints, other personnel disputes, student discipline issues, student tribunal hearings, civil rights claims, personal injury actions, federal and state constitutional claims and other litigation, special education and other legal issues involving disabled students, contracts, leases and other business needs, policy and rule development, construction disputes, bond and SPLOST issues and other financial matters.

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.

Providing a general law practice for a specialized clientele, Harben, Hartley & Hawkins meets all of the legal needs of school districts including: fair dismissal personnel issues, allegations of employment discrimination and EEOC complaints, other personnel disputes, student discipline issues, student tribunal hearings, civil rights claims, personal injury actions, federal and state constitutional claims and other litigation, special education and other legal issues involving disabled students, contracts, leases and other business needs, policy and rule development, construction disputes, bond and SPLOST issues and other financial matters.

Both traditional and charter schools need to change discipline policies to ensure practices do not lead to discrimination of students with disabilities.

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 - criminalization.

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.

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 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.

4) There are a wide variety of policies and practices among charter schools, on everything from discipline to uniforms (or no uniforms), curricular approaches, and school culture.

The school discipline guidance from the Department of Education has made these restorative practice more accessible for teachers.

Combine the struggles in improving literacy with low levels of classroom management skills among many teachers (another problem traceable to ed schools), the arbitrary nature of traditional school discipline practices, and the problems within American public education attributable to racialist practices such as ability grouping, and it is little wonder why the overuse of suspensions is such a problem for our kids.

We also have experience helping develop alternatives to exclusionary discipline practices, and we have tools and resources that can support your school's creation and implementation of school wide expectations and consequences.

We have experience helping develop alternatives to exclusionary discipline practices, as well as tools and resources that can support your school's creation and implementation of school wide expectations and consequences.