Behavior Contract

Why should I do it:

• Provides students with more one on one help, support, and intervention

• Holds students accountable

• Provides structure, routine, consistency, and organization

• Promotes self responsibility

• Improves students’ grades and accountability

• Improves student buy-in

• Increases student motivation and effort

• Improves school/home communication

When should I do it:

• When students exhibit persistent behavior problems

• When students are very unorganized

• When students consistently fail to compete daily class/school requirements (work, behavior expectations, peer interactions, lunch, etc)

• When students exhibit persistent emotional difficulties, like frustration, anxiety, tantrums, etc.

• When students are defiant and oppositional

How do I do it:

• Utilize a daily behavior form, chart, or report.

• Decide on the main problem behaviors and put these on the chart.

• Explain the procedure to the student.

• Rate the student for each period, hour, etc in the areas you decide to put on the form or chart.

• Send a copy of the chart or form home for the parent to sign and review with the student, either daily or weekly.

• Depending on the form you use, you may give the student a new form each day or the form may have space to rate the student for the week or month, etc.

• Review the student’s daily behavior and marks with them in a productive manner, discussing how they felt they did, why, and what to change or do differently the next day, etc.