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This tool is used by Chicago school district administrators to help schools set goals and collect data to support college access. Hear more about how Chicago prepares their students for college in...
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Reducing Behavior Problems > Schoolwide Approach > See How It Works
This document illustrates the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) goals, standards, and benchmarks adopted by the Anchorage School District. These goals, standards, and benchmarks guide the SEL...
This flowchart is included in the Pinnacle 35 Staff Handbook. The flowchart describes the Behavior Intervention Process and answers commonly asked questions about the process. The Intervention Team...
Reducing Behavior Problems > Modify Environment > See How It Works, Reducing Behavior Problems > Schoolwide Approach > See How It Works
Staff at Hidden Hills Elementary have designed a behavior matrix which divides rules into three categories: rules that aim to promote (a) a safe school environment; (b) healthy and socially...
Reducing Behavior Problems > Collaborative Relationships > See How It Works
Parent involvement is categorized into five major areas on this worksheet; within each category are a number of steps parents can take. This handout helps school staff describe and clarify parental...
This agenda, taken from theGuiding Good Choices Parent Guide, outlines steps that families can take to teach their children refusal skills during family meetings. Refusal skills help children...
The Family Support Coordinator at Everett Area Elementary School uses this presentation to facilitate a family workshop on refusal skills. Refusal skills help children identify and have answers...
This document describes the schoolwide program at Harmony Hills called the Collaborative Action Process (CAP). The program is designed to build the capacity of general education teachers in...
Reducing Behavior Problems > Teach Skills > See How It Works
The Jaguar Academy Behavior Goals Worksheet is used to help students and teachers set and measure weekly behavior goals. Each student sets three behavior goals, and the classroom teacher rates the...
This Principal's Positive Phone Calls form illustrates a reinforcement strategy targeting students who would benefit from positive attention to encourage good behavior and reduce problem behavior....
A Student Behavior Contract is a mutual agreement between a teacher and a student who needs more supervision or guidance to help positively manage behavior. The contract is developed by the...
Martin Luther King Elementary School reinforces good behavior by allowing students to participate in creating classroom rules and then measuring progress using a jar of marbles. The good behavior...
