Systematic Positive Behavior Supports (PBIS)

Staff members will model, expect, and enforce expectations by taking appropriate action when expectations are unmet. A standard set of core beliefs and principles identified by staff members serve as the basis for all decisions regarding the treatment of discipline problems.

Teacher Managed Behaviors

Level 1 Behaviors:

Behaviors easily dealt with and taken care of in the classroom setting. 

• Talk outs

• Out of Seat

• Non-Compliance

• Mildly inappropriate interactions

• Off-task

• Unprepared

• Refusal to complete work or participate

• Academic dishonesty

Level 2 Behaviors:

Behaviors should be dealt with first in the classroom.  If a problem continues and the teacher is unable to teach through the disruption, an office refocus referral is appropriate: 

• Moderately inappropriate interactions

• Defiance: running away, arguing, screaming

• Disruptive: behavior that prevents others from learning

• Bullying

• Inappropriate computer use

• Throwing objects

• Nuisance Items (eg Electronic devices (cell phone), toys,  objects etc.)

Level 1 and 2 Behavior Interventions

All teachers utilize classroom-level plans to promote appropriate behaviors and deter inappropriate behaviors.  Teachers will notify individual students of inappropriate behavior and will take action accordingly.  

• 1st Incident:  Precision Requests from the teacher

• 2nd Incident: Teacher conference with explicit feedback (consequence at the discretion of the teacher)

• 3rd Incident:  Reflection Form (parent contact by teacher/consequence at the discretion of the teacher)

• 4th Incident: Office Referral 

Administration Managed Behaviors 

Level 3 Behaviors: 

Behaviors or Safe School Violations that should always be dealt with through the Principal (Mrs. Oviatt) and the School Operations Specialist (Annette Farley), and are always an automatic office refocus referral:

• Aggression (towards peers or staff)

• Weapons (including replicas i.e toys)

• Bullying/Aggression

• Bullying/Threats or intimidation

• Bullying/Teasing, put downs, exclusion, slander

• Verbal threat

• Sexually inappropriate behavior

• Property damage

• Theft

• Students who are a threat to themselves or others

Level 3 Behavior Interventions and Consequences  

Students that fail to respond to classroom interventions will be given an office refocus referral. Students referred to refocus for chronic misbehavior and severe offenses will receive the following possible responses, interventions, and/or consequences:

• A conversation with the principal

• Meeting with Adams staff, the student, and a parent or guardian

• A verbal or written apology 

• Non-participation in a school activity (which may include, but is not limited to, lunch, enrichment or extracurricular activities, sports, school events, or celebrations)

• Letter of Reprimand

• Lunch detention 

• In-School Suspension (ISS) (ISS parent phone call from Administration/ School Operations Specialist)

• Out-of-School Suspension (OSS) (OSS parent phone call from Administration/ School Operations Specialist)