BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS AND PBIS

B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School PBIS

 

Students are expected to follow the W.O.L.F. expectations daily and in ALL settings.

W- Work Responsibly

O- Obey Rules

L-Listen to Learn

F- Focus on Success

The school has implemented a PBIS plan for school routines, procedures, and expectations.  The plan has been included in this handbook for referencing convenience.

1.        Teachers will post universal rules, consequences, and rewards in their classroom.

2.        MINOR INFRACTIONS – Minor Discipline Referral

After a student is issued a warning for a minor disturbance, the next infraction can result in a MDR.  The teacher will bring a copy of the MDR to the teaming room to be logged and filed.  The student’s copy of the MDR should get signed by a parent and returned to the student’s homeroom teacher on the next school day following the issuance of the MDR.  All minor referrals issued to students will be recorded in the teaming log.  Parental notification by phone must be made after the issuance of each MDR.  When a student receives a total of 4 MDRs, a major referral form will be filled out.  The 4 MDRs should be stapled to the major referral form, detailing each infraction.  MDRs continue to accumulate in multiples of 4 before another major referral form is filled out (Ex. 4, 8, 12,).  A parent or guardian must be contacted on or before the issuance of the first referral. A Warning letter can be given to a student for them to reflect on their behavior and create an action plan to improve their behavior.  This gives them an opportunity to correct their behavior. Assignment to the “Chill Zone” can be used in lieu of issuance of an MDR for the following Minor Infractions: Defiance/Willful Disobedience; Refusing to do work; and/or Rowdy behavior.

3.        MAJOR INFRACTIONS – Major Discipline Referral

To maintain a proper balance of “teacher control” in the classroom, please use good judgment in determining whether a behavior warrants an office referral.  When you do issue a Major Discipline Referral, please record all steps taken before the issuance of the referral.  In the appropriate place on the referral, please indicate the date of any intervention used.  Some of this information can be accessed from the teaming log.  If you find it necessary to send a student out of your classroom, please notify the office so that administration will be waiting to address the issue.  Teachers may send students to another team member’s class with work if they think this would be effective.

Positive Behavior Rewards

Power Praises are given by each classroom teacher to any student that earns it.  A card is filled out, announced over the intercom, and mailed home.

Positive phone calls are made by teachers for students’ good behavior.

Every 2 weeks, students can earn a reward by grade level for not receiving any minor infractions.  •    Extra recess

•       Game Room

•       Ice cream treat

•       Popsicles

•       Listen to music

•       Other student selected incentives

After each nine weeks of students not earning any minor infractions, students may earn:

•       Free Dress Down Day

•       PBIS celebration dance

•       Pizza Party

•       Other student selected incentives

•       Game Room

 

Code of Conduct

To ensure the safety of everyone, students are not to run, throw objects, horseplay, or in any other way annoy other students.  It is also important to remember to walk to your right and speak in quiet tones as you move from class to class.  Students must speak in a quiet tone while in the cafeteria and in the mall area.

Students are to be seated immediately upon entering the classroom and refrain from talking unless permission has been granted by the teacher.  The student is expected to give his/her attention to the teacher until instruction is completed.  The bell does not dismiss students; the teacher does.  Students are expected to bring all necessary materials to class and to do assigned class work.  Refusal to bring necessary materials to class and/or refusal to do class work can result in the student receiving a minor discipline referral (MDR). Tardy students must enter the classroom as quietly and unobtrusively as possible in order not to disturb the learning environment.  Cheating is dishonest and will result in a grade of “zero” on that particular assignment as well as a major discipline referral.

 STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING ANY DRINKS, SNACKS/GUM INTO THE BUILDING!  FOOD, GUM, AND DRINKS ARE PROHIBITED IN ALL COMPUTER LABS!  SUNFLOWER SEEDS ARE PROHIBITED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL! 

Discipline/Non-Compliance Procedures/ Consequences

RECESS DETENTION

Recess detention DOES NOT take the place of SAC. Recess detention is utilized for students with uniform violations, tardy to school/class and for students who are unprepared for class.  AFTER 3 RECESS DETENTION ASSIGNMENTS, THE STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A MAJOR DISCIPLINARY REFERRAL FOR “HABITUALLY VIOLATING SCHOOL AND/OR CLASSROOM RULES” WHICH COULD RESULT IN ASSIGNMENT TO SAC OR ISS.

Student Adjustment Center (SAC/Detention)

The Student Adjustment Center is detention outside of regular school hours on Saturdays from 8:00 A.M. till 12:00 P.M.

Any student arriving late will not be accepted for that day but must complete the original time plus two hours at a later date. School uniforms must be worn.

Any student who does not show up for a two (2) hour assignment will be re-assigned 4 hours SAC on a Saturday from 8:00 A.M. till 12:00 P.M.

Rescheduling must be done prior to SAC date BY A PARENT/GUARDIAN CALLING THE OFFICE.

Students must bring textbooks and materials to study and are expected to work the entire time assigned. Anyone violating this rule will be dismissed from SAC and placed in ISSP.

Any behavior that results in a student being sent out of SAC will result in a suspension from school.

Anytime a student skips a 4-hour assignment, this is termed willful disobedience, and the student will be assigned ISSP for 2 days.

In-School Suspension Program (ISS)

This program is designed to keep students in school, promote acceptable behavior, and paced with their regular classes.  Students assigned to the in-school suspension center must attend and comply with all program rules and procedures. Refusal to comply will result in further disciplinary action.  ISS will be on B. E. Boudreaux’s/WSM campus.

ISS Guidelines

The ST. MARY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD has instituted an In-School Suspension Program for all elementary, junior, and senior high schools in grades (1-12) in Districts I, II and III. The program is designed to keep the student in school, off the streets, promote acceptable behavior and keep students academically paced with the regular classes as a result of the suspension. 

It is important that the school staff, parents, and students work together to make the program a success. 

BUS TRANSPORTATION: Students not suspended from the bus may ride the bus to and from the ISS Center/School. 

NON-ATTENDANCE: May result in being assigned additional days to the ISSP Center/Classroom. 

ARRIVAL TIME: TBA or before the opening tardy bell rings - Late arrivals may be assigned an additional day. 

DEPARTURE TIME: When the school dismissal bell rings.

PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES: All ISSP Assignments -Parents will be contacted to report to the school to sign the student ISSP Admit Form. Parents are not required to sign students in and out or spend time in the ISS Center/Classroom. 

STUDENT CONDUCT & DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS: The St. Mary Parish student code of conduct, dress and grooming codes apply to students assigned to the InSchool Suspension Center/Classroom except as specified below. 1. All visible jewelry cannot be worn. (Example: necklaces, earrings, tongue rings, body piercings, smart, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi watches, rings, etc.) 

2.  No makeup is to be worn. 

3.  No vaping devices, paraphernalia, illegal drugs, cell phones or any other electronic telecommunication device that violates SMPSB policy are permitted. 

Student Conduct and Dress Code violations may result in an additional day being assigned. 

Assignment to the ISS Center/Classroom is at the discretion of the administrator in charge. 

Non-Compliant students may be suspended out-of-school pending a hearing with a Child Welfare & Attendance Office.

Students retain the inability to attend extracurricular activities while on suspension.

 

 

 

 

Don't Lose Your Riding Privileges St. Mary Parish School Board Rules and Regulations

SCHOOL BUS CONDUCT

1.    Students must be on time at designated stop and must always stay off the roadway while waiting for the bus. Drivers will not wait for late students. Exception will be made for inclement weather.

2.    Students must obey the driver.

3.    Students must cross the road in front of the bus, never in the rear.

4.    Be courteous to one another.

5.    Help to keep the bus clean and sanitary. Anyone purposely damaging, cutting, or breaking school Property will be disciplined and be required to pay damages.

6.    Avoid causing trouble by teasing, pulling hair, scuffling, or using profane, obscene, or abusive language.

7.    Arms and head must be always kept inside the bus windows. Nothing is to be thrown out of windows.

8.There should be no moving around while the bus is in motion. If assigned to a seat by the driver, stay in that seat. 

9.        Loud talking will not be tolerated. Conversation in normal tones is permissible.

10.    Obtain permission from the driver before opening windows when it is cold or raining.

11.    The emergency door is to be used only in cases of an accident or emergency.

12.    Students should not block the middle aisle.

13.    No student will be allowed to ride another bus other than the one in which they are normally assigned.  For possible exceptions see bus driver's handbook.

14.    Bus drivers are permitted to make reasonable rules for the safe and proper operation of buses.

15.    No student will use the following items on the bus: Tobacco, vapes, matches, cigarette lighter, obscene materials and electronic devices.

16.    The following items are not allowed on the bus: alcohol, drugs, vapes, pets, beverage bottles or cans, glass objects (except eyeglasses), radio, earphones, weapons, or electronic devices.

17.    Objects too large to be held in the student's lap or placed under the bus seat will not be allowed on the bus.

18.    Any person, whether a student or not, found guilty of carrying a firearm on school property, busses or within any firearm free zone shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than 5 years as provided by Louisiana Revised Statute 14:95.2-14:95.6.

ANY VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE ABOVE RULES & REGULATIONS MAY BE REASONS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. SUSPENSION. OR EXPULSION.