The Evolution of ESD

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The Evolution of ESD
PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
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Dozier Middle SchoolBy the Numbers
Demographic of students
Total 834
Native American 2
Asian/ Pacific Islander 40
Black ( Non- Hispanic) 423
White ( Non- Hispanic) 84
Hispanic 277
Unspecified 8
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Dozier Middle SchoolBy the Numbers
Populations Served of students
ESL ( English as a second language) 4
Free and Reduced Lunch 40
Homeless 1
SPED 13
Talented and Gifted 15
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Special Education services provided

• Severe and profoundly handicapped
• EMD (self-contained)
• LD (resource and self-contained)
• ED (resource and self-contained)
• Visually Impaired
• Speech
• Autistic
• Tourettes
• 504s

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COMPONENTSALREADY IN PLACE

• SMART

• STEP- UP

• Positive Referrals

• Power of I Redo Café Study Hall

• Pyramid of Intervention

• Commercials Slide Shows that teach appropriate
  behavior

• Employee of the Week and Instructional Leader of
  the Month

Teachers can personalize . . . .

• Student of the Week and TV Time with teacher
  during lunch, etc.

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Our Progress

• Total discipline referrals

• 2005-2006 school year

1350

• 2006-2007 school year

520

• 2007-2008 school year

718

• 2007-2008 school year Pilot classrooms

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OUR MISSION

• Doziers ESD Team will facilitate the building
  of a systemic and comprehensive behavioral
  intervention model. By teaching and encouraging
  behaviors that will contribute to a safe and
  orderly environment, we will promote academic and
  social responsibility.

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Developing School-wide Expectations-The SMART
Matrix

• Process
• Staff top 3 discipline concerns to address
• Distributed draft SMART Matrix by location for
  staff, including cafeteria staff, and student
  feedback
• Compiled responses and shared results

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SMART Matrix-The Pilot

• Choose six 8th grade classrooms to pilot
• Volunteer based on culture of our school
• Everyone works from SMART Matrix
• Each classroom teacher aligned classroom rules
  with school-wide expectations
• Taught expectations (15 minutes/day) and rules on
  SMART Matrix
• Acknowledgement system- Student input

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SMART Matrix-Lessons Learned

• Do not commit assumicide-must teach students
  behaviors/expectations/rules
• This is just as much about adults as it is
  students
• All staff need to acknowledge all students
• Plan for acknowledgement system before beginning
• Challenge Maintain consistency with teaching and
  acknowledging

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SMART Matrix-Whats Next

• Lesson plans for staff to teach expectations
• Post SMART laminated posters in classroom and
  nonclassroom settings
• Consider adding classroom guest to matrix
• Add SMART Matrix to Student Planner, School
  Website
• Present to PTA

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Data Driven Decision Making

• Absenteeism
• What did the data tell us?
• Rate, month, antecedent
• How did we intervene?
• Expectation
• Intervention
• Supports
• Outcomes

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ESDA living process

• Always revising based on data and implementation
• More efficient use of time
• Not an add on way to organize what we are doing
  for all students

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