Standard 1

1B.8 NEW GUIDANCE 2022: Show that your guidance/discipline policy states that staff may never use physical punishment, psychological abuse, or coercion when disciplining a child. The policy must include examples of prohibited staff practices.

Evidence: Goddard School Guidance Policy

EVIDENCE ALSO SUBMITTED BY GODDARD SYSTEM WIDE

1B.9: Show how your guidance/discipline policy is communicated to all staff.

Evidence: February 19, 2024 All Staff Professional Development Agenda, going over safety policies such as supervision policy, behavior policy, incident policy, wellness policy, evacuation policy, and missing child policy.

EVIDENCE ALSO SUBMITTED BY GODDARD SYSTEM WIDE

1B.10 Show that your guidance/discipline policy does not include any circumstances when it is permissible for staff to use any form of physical punishment, psychological abuse, or coercion when disciplining a child. Appropriate use of restraint for safety reasons is permissible. 

Evidence: Faculty Handbook and staff sign off page- Behavior Policy page 39

EVIDENCE ALSO SUBMITTED BY GODDARD SYSTEM WIDE

1 E.1 Show that your program’s written guidance and discipline policy addresses the use of suspension, expulsion and other exclusionary measures (seclusion), and includes ALL of the features.

Evidence: Parent Handbook and parent sign off page- Behavior Policy page 34