SchoolWide Discipline

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Discipline of Special Needs Students in Florida

• School-Wide Discipline
• Stephen W. Smith, Ph.D.
• University of Florida
• Department of Special Education

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School-Wide Discipline

Individual System (1-3 of Students)
Target Systems (10 of students)
Universal System (all students)
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Some Interesting Data
Primary Prevention Programs
Cost Per Student
Strategy
11

• Violence Prevention Curricula

• Resolving Conflict Program

8
2

• Anti-Bullying Programs

• Comprehensive School Discipline Reform

6

• Behavior Management Training for Teachers

2
4
Some Interesting Data
Secondary Intervention Program
Strategy
Cost Per Student

• Mental Health Services

232

• In - School Suspensions

500
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Successful Preventive Programs Include

• Ongoing system that rewards students who engage
  in behavioral expectations.

• Dangerous/disruptive behavior results in
  correction.
• Problem behaviors neither ignored nor
  rewarded.

• Student data collected continuously and
• summarized for decision-making by local
  teams.

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Successful Preventive Programs Include

• School-wide teams design behavior support
  procedures.

• Clear administrative direction and support.

• Small number of behavioral expectations that
  define
• school culture.

• Behavioral expectations taught to all students.

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7 Major Components of School-Wide Discipline

• 1. Agreed upon and common approach to discipline.

2. Positively stated purpose statement.
3. Small number of positively stated expectations
for all students/staff.
4. Procedures to teach expectations to students.
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7 Major Components of School-Wide Discipline

• 5. Procedural continuum for encouraging displays
  and
• maintenance of expectations.

6. Procedural continuum for discouraging displays
of rule violating behavior.

• 7. Regular/frequent.monitoring procedures to
  evaluate effectiveness of discipline system.

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First Step For Each Schoolhouse

• Assess what is currently in place.

• Is it effective?

• What needs to be added or improved?
• (see seven components)

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Heres What One District Did

• Established district-level Coordinating Council

• Met monthly, led by a staff member with
  dedicated time

• Developed training curriculum and incentive
  structure

• Defined list of requirements needed for school
  to receive district support

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List of Requirements for Schools

• Define school-wide behavior program as one of top
  three school improvements initiatives

• Designate a representative team, including
  active
• administrator participation

• Attend three to four team-based training events

• Collect data on impact of effort

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Incentive Structure Included
1. 2000 per school per year
2. Coordinated training events
3. Team member release time to attend training

• Technical support/facilitation from District
  Coordinating Council

• Access to free/reduced development credit
  
• through local University/School District.