>> I'm also wondering, Dan, what your thoughts are on adopting new policies or what's federal or state or local barriers should be removed in effort to improve school climate, to help
with school discipline issue.
Not exact matches
And we, as a society, are finding ways to transcend the existing gaps at a rapid pace,
with such ideas as mindfulness in
schools rather than
issuing detention and offering free positive
discipline education at local API Support Groups.
We work
with parents across North America looking for help
with things like establishing healthy sleep patterns, potty training their child, implementing positive
discipline strategies, transitioning into daycare and
schooling, dealing
with picky eating, fostering giftedness, and so many more
issues.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew and other educators at the Changing
School Climate breakfast discussion on March 23 at union headquarters in Manhattan said the Positive Learning Collaborative and Community Learning Schools are proven methods to help students cope with emotional issues and improve school disci
School Climate breakfast discussion on March 23 at union headquarters in Manhattan said the Positive Learning Collaborative and Community Learning
Schools are proven methods to help students cope
with emotional
issues and improve
school disci
school discipline.
The
school also has an assistant principal who helps
with major student
discipline cases that are ongoing and pervasive and is the lead administrator on
school climate and culture
issues, Schweitzer said.
I tend to take
school politics,
discipline issues, and accountability in stride because, no matter what, they come
with the territory, but the children must come first.
Members of Congress debated a directive to drive down disproportionately high
discipline rates for students of color
with Republicans questioning whether similar policies in a Florida district allowed the accused Parkland, Fla., shooter to avoid being arrested despite his reportedly frequent
discipline issues at
school.
Adding fuel to the social - emotional - learning bonfire is its recent association
with hot - button
issues, such as reforming
school discipline into restorative justice.
For example, dissatisfaction
with performance in a charter middle
school that is not captured by test scores (such as
discipline issues or a poor fit between the student's interests or ability and the curriculum being offered) could lead parents to choose to send their child to a traditional public high
school.
I may not be able to read the continually revised commandments on the barn wall much better than Boxer, but I'm pretty sure that
issuing policies
with respect to
school discipline, special education, admissions, and transportation necessarily interfere
with school operations.
We need to create a
school - wide culture and curriculum that enables us to utilise the full capabilities of our teachers and by tapping into their vision, passion and
discipline we can help them to build partnerships
with the children and parents to prevent mental health
issues.
Although we understand a good deal about student - level characteristics that influence
school success and failure, there is much still to be learned - and much knowledge still to be shared across
disciplines and professions — about children who struggle
with emotional and behavioral
issues that affect education.
The extent to which Uncle Sam should intrude himself into
school discipline practices — and the extent to which «disparate impact» should intrude itself into federal civil - rights policies — are hugely important
issues,
with or without charter
schools.
As Politico's Caitlin Emma notes, the Obama administration has already acted on such data, teaming up
with the Department of Justice to
issue guidance to deter
schools from bias in how they administer
school discipline.
The administration has also revoked rules and guidance dealing
with other
issues, including Obama - era protections for transgender students, and it is in the process of reviewing guidance aimed at preventing discriminatory
school discipline on which, in testimony before Congress, DeVos said she would «defer to the judgment of state and local officials.»
But there is one Victorian
school that is tackling the
issue full steam ahead
with the introduction of a fabrication lab that can be used across all
disciplines.
Given the same teachers, principal, building and
school supplies, filling a
school with upper middle class kids
with involved parents will create a «good»
school, while filling that same
school with low income and minority kids
with uneducated parents will probably create a «bad»
school with low test scores, safety
issues, and
discipline problems.
Unfortunately,
issues as complicated as teacher evaluation and college costs — let alone
school discipline and campus sexual assault — can not simply be ironed out
with mandates, federal «guidance,» and more money.
Such moves would be in keeping
with the recommendations of SAISD's Student
Discipline Task Force which is working to transform our
schools» approach to student
discipline issues.
For instance, members of the Equity Coalition have published joint statements on
discipline and to the Trump Administration and 115th Congress regarding critical
issues impacting students
with disabilities in charter
schools.
Demand that
school leaders invest in really supporting students by providing social and emotional support, like access to
school psychologists and restorative justice counselors, and spaces where students can work through problems instead of calling law enforcement to deal
with discipline issues.
Given that the vast majority of our
schools are comprised of predominantly students of color, the culture and climate work we do
with schools inevitably intersects
with issues of race and disproportionality in
discipline.
Today, as we celebrate Martin Luther King, jr., I am thinking about the continuing plight of black boys and men in America, especially the
issue of unequal treatment by our
school system — including
with regard to
discipline and punishment — and the related reality of our nation maintaining a massive prison complex disproportionately filled
with black and brown men.
In Jordan, I found a group of devoted
school leaders who were struggling
with many of the same
issues school leaders are grappling
with stateside: Class sizes are large, student
discipline is an
issue, the teacher and principal pipeline is impacting human capital, funding is tight, and inequality translates into uneven outcomes for students.
Being part of the E4E - New York Teacher Policy Team on
School Climate and Student Discipline, I had the opportunity to work with other passionate NYC educators in proposing recommendations to improve school discipline issues affecting our sc
School Climate and Student
Discipline, I had the opportunity to work
with other passionate NYC educators in proposing recommendations to improve
school discipline issues affecting our sc
school discipline issues affecting our
schools.
Parents (and stakeholders) may contact Mrs. Tunson about Student Support Services for students
with special needs, any
school discipline issues, and Instruction related to Career / Vocational Education classes / teachers and World Language classes / teachers.
Matt, enough... You of all people know that AF
schools discriminate against non-English speaking families, they refuse to take their fair share of students who need special education services, they out - migrate any students
with behavioral
issues, they engage in
discipline policies that most would consider child abuse, they refuse to hire or certify their teachers in appropriate numbers...
Coming back to the
school discipline issue, this will help students develop positive relationships
with teachers and one another and avoiding problematic behaviors.
In 2014, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice
issued guidance to assist public
schools with administering student
discipline without discriminating on the basis of race, color, or national origin.
Participants discussed how
schools can improve their climate and culture,
with a focus on supporting non-punitive
discipline strategies like restorative justice, which help
schools peacefully address conflict and behavioral
issues without removing students from classrooms or
schools.
One of the other concerns is that children
with special needs, do not speak English and / or have
discipline issues are frequently sorted out of charter
schools.
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.
According to the study, «many teachers believe a need to comply
with federal guidelines and a fear of penalties and the potential loss of federal dollars pushed MPS administrators to reduce
discipline numbers however possible; even going so far as to stop
issuing suspensions or even detentions for clear violations of
school rules.»
The national group, Alliance to Reclaim Our
Schools, issued a statement explaining: «As public schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class, public community schools.
Schools,
issued a statement explaining: «As public
schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class, public community schools.
schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance
discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back
with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class, public community
schools.
schools.»
Keville hired a full - time social worker and three social work interns (in addition to the
school's two full - time guidance counselors) to help children deal
with emotional problems that may lead to
discipline issues.
Likewise,
issues surrounding
school discipline loom large,
with middle - class standards of behavior and decorum recast as a form of cultural hegemony imposed by well - off, mainly white parents intent on remaining in control.
APP graduates faced greater headwinds than other new principals, leading
schools with greater levels of students eligible for free or reduced priced lunch, students who are over-age for their grade level, teachers who are inexperienced, and
discipline issues.
The Office of Civil Rights in the Obama Department of Education even
issued guidances effectively coercing
school districts into meting out racially proportionate
discipline —
with predictably disastrous results.
In the second episode of CASconversations, CAS President Dr. Rosie O'Brien Vojtek sits down
with Attorney Tom Mooney to talk about a number of
issues impacting
school administrators, including the 2017 legislative session, teacher evaluation practices, funding of the state teacher pension system, and the importance of being
disciplined in the use of social media and electronic communications.
ACNJ is working
with members of the New Jersey Council for Juvenile Justice System Improvement's Education Subcommittee and the Youth Justice New Jersey Coalition to address
discipline and behavioral
issues in
schools.
That many in the
school reform movement have either been reluctant or outright hostile about working
with Black Lives Matter and criminal justice reform activists on addressing
issues that are tied to
schools (including overuse of harsh
school discipline and the penchant of traditional districts to refer children to juvenile courts), has also made it easy for NEA and AFT to win over some activists.
Given that the vast majority of our
schools are comprised predominantly of students of color, the culture and climate work we do
with schools inevitably intersects
with issues of race and disproportionality in
discipline.
Meanwhile a video released last month by the American Civil Liberties Union showing a Kenton County, Ky.,
school police officer handcuffing an eight - year - old kid in special ed once again cast light on how American public education has escalated overuse of harsh
discipline by using law enforcement to deal
with behavioral
issues that should be handled by teachers and
school leaders.
Sarah Yatsko takes
issue with recent talking points about
school discipline, and offers evidence to inform a better conversation.
«The U.S. DOE in collaboration
with the U.S. DOJ has already
issued «best practice» guidance for reducing disparities in
school discipline on the basis of race, color, sex and disability,» Wojnaroski wrote in her reply.
Traditionally, the AP was most often delegated to handling bus routes and
discipline issues, but as the need for new principals increases, APs are being tapped to take on
school leadership roles
with fewer years experience as teachers or in administrative roles.
Dealing
with discipline issues is a fact of life for teachers and administrators for every
school.
As a professional and scholar I conscientiously and actively pursue professional activities in order to keep myself current
with issues and concerns surrounding reading and language arts, maintain and expand professional relationships
with colleagues in my
discipline and other related
disciplines, continue to be a relevant and productive contributor to my
discipline and other related
disciplines, and to add visibility to my department,
school, and university.
(Zernike, 2016) Based on the controversy
with school discipline, the high turnover rates of teachers in years of expansion, the low levels of student achievement, tensions
with neighboring public
schools, and other
issues, we argue that this CMO is doing just that.
As the primary author for Safe & Civil
Schools, Dr. Sprick has produced numerous articles, books, and multimedia resources that assist
school personnel in dealing
with issues of
discipline and classroom management.