2012Summer Institute

DIPLOMAS NOW AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS AND

SUPPORTS IMPROVED DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS

2012Summer Institute

RESEARCH FINDINGS

High suspension rates occur in schools where extensive amounts of time are spent on discipline related matters (Davis & Jordan, 1994)

Social, emotional and mental health support for students in schools can decrease the need for suspension and expulsion (Committee on School Health, 2003)

A range of resources are necessary to support students and decrease the likelihood that students will engage in behaviors requiring disciplinary action (Committee on School Health, 2003)

SUSPENSIONS & EXPULSIONS

2012Summer Institute

BROADMOOR MIDDLE SCHOOLBATON ROUGE, LA

A DN SCHOOL FOR THE 2011 – 2012 SCHOOL SESSION

• Good News!!!– Significant Reductions in Suspensions from 2011 to 2012– Last school year 48.8% of unique regular education

students and 29.9% of special education students were suspended

– This school year 16% of unique regular education and 8% of unique special education students were suspended

• Difference of 32.8% for regular education students• Difference of 21.9% for ESS• Less than 10% of ESS students with 2 or more Fs

2012Summer Institute

STRATEGIES USED TO LOWER SUSPENSIONSPBIS SUPPORT AND COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS

• De-escalation – workshops conducted by Dr. A. Sorrell– Staff / Student(s)– Student / Student

• Behavior Support – Internal and External– Internal from resources in the school such as school

counselors, CIS– External from resources such as DN consultants like Dr.

A. Sorrell and other agencies in close proximity

2012Summer Institute

DIPLOMAS NOW SUPPORTS

PBIS SUPPORTS

• Universal Screeners – All students screened and tiered during the first quarter

• Check In / Check Out – conducted by Dean of Students for Tier 2 students

• Classroom Management Plans – due from all teachers the first week of school

• Training for all faculty and staff (provided by DN)• Data consistently analyzed to determine next

steps

2012Summer Institute

STRATEGIES…

THERAPY GROUPS

• CKAP Social Skills Group – students with School Building Level Committee (SBLC) recommendations from 4th to 6th grade

• Conflict Resolution Groups – 8th grade students who were involved in multiple fights

• Behavior Incentive Groups – 6th grade students who have been suspended or sent to the Time Out Room (TOR) multiple times

• Individual Counseling – 30 students counseled on an ongoing basis

• Crisis Intervention Support – as needed

2012Summer Institute

DN SPONSORED PRESENTATIONSSCHOOL – WIDE PROGRAMS

• Family Services of Greater Baton Rouge – parent presentations

• World Mental Health Day• Children’s Mental Health Day • Capital Area Family Violence Intervention Center

(Battered Women’s Program) – whole school presentation

• Planned Parenthood – presentation to 7th graders

2012Summer Institute

TRANSITION TO STATIONS

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