Focus on a few things

and make them great.

Behavioral Expectations

6 Pillars

Accountability

Effective Grading Practices

• Part of the culture• Student of the week• Awards

• Grades reflect progress toward standards• HW at 0%

• Traditional and alternative discipline• Communication with parents• Report card comments

Why?

Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 37H, 37 H ½, and 37 H ¾

(b) Any principal, headmaster, superintendent or other person acting as a decision-maker at a student meeting or hearing, when deciding the consequences for the student, shall exercise discretion; consider ways to re-engage the student in the learning process; and avoid using expulsion as a consequence until other remedies and consequences have been employed.

Why?

What to expect this year• Revisit Student

Handbook

• Revisit Faculty Handbook

• Renewed focus on effective teaching practices

• Peer-observations

• Update report card comments

• Conversations about classroom management

• Conversations about effective grading practices

• Increased focus on the 6 Pillars of Character

• More work with the Zones of Regulation

When/How?• Revisit Student

Handbook

• Revisit Faculty Handbook

• Renewed focus on effective teaching practices

• Peer-observations

• Update report card comments

• Conversations about classroom management

• Conversations about effective grading practices

• Increased focus on the 6 Pillars of Character

• More work with the Zones of Regulation

Throughout• Revisit Student

Handbook

• Revisit Faculty Handbook

• Renewed focus on effective teaching practices

• Peer-observations

• Update report card comments

• Conversations about classroom management

• Conversations about effective grading practices

• Increased focus on the 6 Pillars of Character

• More work with the Zones of Regulation

Start soon• Revisit Student

Handbook

• Revisit Faculty Handbook

• Renewed focus on effective teaching practices

• Peer-observations

• Update report card comments

• Conversations about classroom management

• Conversations about effective grading practices

• Increased focus on the 6 Pillars of Character

• More work with the Zones of Regulation

Oct/Nov• Revisit Student

Handbook

• Revisit Faculty Handbook

• Renewed focus on effective teaching practices

• Peer-observations

• Update report card comments

• Conversations about classroom management

• Conversations about effective grading practices

• Increased focus on the 6 Pillars of Character

• More work with the Zones of Regulation

Email Shawn• Revisit Student

Handbook

• Revisit Faculty Handbook

• Renewed focus on effective teaching practices

• Peer-observations

• Update report card comments

• Conversations about classroom management

• Conversations about effective grading practices

• Increased focus on the 6 Pillars of Character

• More work with the Zones of Regulation

Email Katelyn• Revisit Student

Handbook

• Revisit Faculty Handbook

• Renewed focus on effective teaching practices

• Peer-observations

• Update report card comments

• Conversations about classroom management

• Conversations about effective grading practices

• Increased focus on the 6 Pillars of Character

• More work with the Zones of Regulation

Opportunities• Update report card comments

• Service-Learning

• Modeling authentic learning