Sentences with phrase «school alternative discipline»

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If you disagreed with the use of spanking, you were to sign a form attesting to that at the beginning of each school year, and then were typically required to meet with the school administrators to determine an alternative discipline.

«The Rise of Alternative Education in China» by Johan Nylander, March 27, 2014, for CNN When five - year - old Xiao Ge starts primary school in Guangzhou next year, she won't endure strict discipline and mountains of homework.

All parents, guardians and caregivers are encouraged to refrain from hitting children on this day, and to seek alternative methods of discipline through programs available in community agencies, churches and schools.

«Changes made are minor and won't provide systemic change,» said Sarah Landes, a member of the Dignity in Schools Campaign, a collection of teachers, students and youth organizations working to reduce suspension and mandate alternative discipline methods.

They assess the evidence on critiques of exclusionary discipline and in support of alternative strategies, and discuss areas where additional research is necessary to understand the consequences of both for schools and students.

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.

Additionally, most districts also have «alternative schools» of one sort or another for students with discipline problems.

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.

Having their initial application for federal funds denied was «heartbreaking,» said Calhoun County Schools E-rate coordinator Kim Poteete, who also serves as the small district's alternative schools director, crisis managment coordinator, discipline committee chair, and federal programs coordSchools E-rate coordinator Kim Poteete, who also serves as the small district's alternative schools director, crisis managment coordinator, discipline committee chair, and federal programs coordschools director, crisis managment coordinator, discipline committee chair, and federal programs coordinator.

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.

The teenagers wrote opinion pieces on whether all students should be encouraged to attend college, the value of alternative teacher preparation programs such as Teach For America, the importance of desegregation, or the best approach to school discipline.

any student discipline or referral action taken against a student / offender, including but not limited to an out - of - school suspension, a teacher removal, an involuntary transfer to an alternative placement, an in - school suspension, a referral for community service, a referral for counseling, or a referral to the juvenile justice system or the criminal justice system, and the duration of such action; and

«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.

ALS» roots, however, lie in a more traditional approach to alternative schools: one that focused on discipline.

Over the past twenty years, educators have developed a wide variety of approaches and programs that come under the umbrella of SEL including: character education, conflict resolution and peer mediation, restorative justice and other alternatives to punitive discipline / suspension, bullying prevention, school climate work and more.

... instances where students of a particular race, as compared to students of other races, are disproportionately: sanctioned at higher rates; disciplined for specific offenses; subjected to longer sanctions or more severe penalties; removed from the regular school setting to an alternative school setting; or excluded from one or more educational programs or activities.

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

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.

SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOL DISCIPLINE The winter edition of the AFT's American Educator magazine shines a spotlight on the issue of harsh, discriminatory school discipline policies and the role that teachers can play in demanding and creating positive alternatives that support stuSCHOOL DISCIPLINE The winter edition of the AFT's American Educator magazine shines a spotlight on the issue of harsh, discriminatory school discipline policies and the role that teachers can play in demanding and creating positive alternatives that supportDISCIPLINE The winter edition of the AFT's American Educator magazine shines a spotlight on the issue of harsh, discriminatory school discipline policies and the role that teachers can play in demanding and creating positive alternatives that support stuschool discipline policies and the role that teachers can play in demanding and creating positive alternatives that supportdiscipline policies and the role that teachers can play in demanding and creating positive alternatives that support students.

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 climateSchool 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 climateschool climate data.

Restorative justice interventions or other discipline reforms may prove to be successful alternatives to out - of - school suspensions; however, their efficacy has not yet been evaluated in rigorously designed evaluations.

At three schools, 60 REAL HARD youth institutionalized a Code of Respect as an alternative to punitive discipline by engaging 3,835 peers to establish shared values that establish supportive and engaged learning environments.

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.

Restorative justice, or RJ as it is commonly called, is an alternative to punitive discipline that focuses on building positive school climates by creating strong bonds among students and teachers.

In this interactive session, participants will assess alternatives to exclusionary discipline that they have implemented in their schools.

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.

A commitment to alternative approaches to school discipline with an enhancement in the Restorative Justice program funding.

She also describes school districts that have revised their discipline codes, developing alternatives to zero tolerance in the form of positive support and interventions.

Overall, the GAO found that Black students, boys, and students with disabilities were all disproportionately disciplined in the 2013 - 2014 school year (the latest available data) and that disproportionality is widespread and persistent despite the level of school poverty, type of disciplinary action, or type of public school attended (e.g., traditional, magnet, charter, alternative, or special education).

This article covers the history of school discipline and suggests some alternatives to suspension.

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

Building school climate: leveraging relationships and embracing alternatives to exclusionary discipline

And some school boards — including those overseeing the Los Angeles and San Diego unified school districts — are passing measures like a «school climate bill of rights,» which, among other things, mandates that schools employ restorative justice as an alternative to traditional discipline when students get into fights or cause other trouble.

DENVER — A Colorado school superintendent said Friday he will keep disciplining students by placing them in isolated, 4 - by -6-foot rooms to study during school hours as an alternative to expulsion and as a way to reduce a high dropout rate.

By ensuring federal civil rights protections, offering alternatives to exclusionary discipline and providing useful information to school resource officers, we can keep America's young people safe and on the right path.»

A recent New York Times Magazine article on school discipline alternatives such as mediation and counseling describes these programs as time - consuming and «exhausting,» and makes clear that teachers are ill - equipped to deal with their demands and are resentful of their distractions from teaching and learning.

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 clasSchool 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 classchool 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.

School shooting developments: Confessed school shooter Nikolas Cruz had been assigned to an alternative discipline program, Broward County school officials are now acknowleSchool shooting developments: Confessed school shooter Nikolas Cruz had been assigned to an alternative discipline program, Broward County school officials are now acknowleschool shooter Nikolas Cruz had been assigned to an alternative discipline program, Broward County school officials are now acknowleschool officials are now acknowledging.

This webinar will provide data on these disparities and the equitable and effective alternatives of punitive school discipline.

But to be a solution to the discipline problem, an alternative school needs to be well - run.

Safeguard against an increase in and work to reduce reliance on other punitive discipline practices such as expulsions, school - based arrests or placements in alternative schools;

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 alternSchools 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 alternschools implement the moratorium and phase in positive alternatives.

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.

The National Association of Secondary School Principals «believes that the practice of corporal punishment in schools should be abolished and that principals should utilize alternative forms of discipline.»

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.