Administrator S Complete School Discipline Guide

Provides advice for administrators about establishing positive, safe learning environments and dealing with discipline issues; discussing building trust, celebrating diversity, successful peer counseling, after-school programs, security, gangs, drugs, sexual harassment, relationships with parents, and other related topics.

This book is designed to provide the basis for a teaching/learning process by which building administrators provide school-age youth with the appropriate social skills necessary for student success. Administrative intervention, an effective method for dealing with discipline problems, is comprised of a sequential set of instructional components and procedures for de-escalating disruptive behavior, obtaining and maintaining instructional control, teaching alternative behaviors, and preparing students for classroom re-entry. Individual sections offer techniques for de-escalating the crisis. stage, obtaining information from the teacher, conducting intensive teaching and teaching interactions, facilitating the student apology, creating behavior contracts with the student, supervising inschool supervision, and dealing with special cases. Each section includes a process summary and review. (Contains 15 references.) (LMI)

"For the seasoned professional, the book provides a way of developing the administration team. For potential administrators, the book introduces a range of topics for consideration before entering the field." John Davis, Principal Juan Cabrillo Elementary School, Malibu, CA How do your policies measure up to codes for disciplinary practice? Build a school community where educators and students can concentrate on the business of learning. Rosen offers the best ideas and most workable discipline practices from more than 1,000 school leaders. School Discipline, Best Practices for Administrators, Second Edition, is loaded with updates and gives administrators all the tools they need to create a safe environment, from dealing effectively with the 5% of students who take up 90% of their time, to creating a positive public image in the community. It also helps educators keep up with the latest research and effective methods while helping teachers gain good classroom management skills. Updates include: Strategies aligned to "Safe and Drug Free Schools" legislation Timely issues such as fairness of zero tolerance policies Implications of new suspension and expulsion legalities Coverage of recent court decisions and rulings A new chapter offering strategies aligned to IDEA for students with special needs A new chapter offering prevention strategies For both seasoned administrators and those new to the job, this book will help you ensure a safe and just campus while allowing diversity and individuality to flourish. This hands-on guide contains contracts, reproducible forms, and worksheets that you can use as is or customize for your own school.

The much-needed leadership tips and tools for new school administrators Fledgling school administrators are often ill-prepared for their new leadership role and are frequently left to their own devices to navigate the slippery terrain of school administration. Dealing with the Tough Stuff: Practical Solutions for School Administrators addresses some of the thornier aspects of being an assistant principal such as handling discipline, mediating student conflicts, working with parents, facilitating parent conferences, and working with staff members. This handy guide will teach the tricks of the trade in order to survive and thrive in the job. Filled with the information that is rarely taught but school leaders need to know to be effective administrators Written by John Gabriel and Paul Farmer, two veteran and award-winning school leaders Includes strategies and illustrative examples for dealing with the down-to-earth problems that confront school administrators Practical and insightful, the book covers everything from working effectively with parents and staff to mediating conflicts.

One of the most difficult and time-consuming set of problems school administrators face each day has to do with student discipline. This manual provides a series of suggestions on ways that successful schools and administrators deal with discipline problems. Models and examples included are intended to stimulate and assist practicing administrators when they attempt to review discipline procedures and practices in their schools. The manual is organized into seven chapters on the following topics: (1) the need for school rules; (2) the need for consequences for misbehavior; (3) the need for conflict management; (4) the need for procedural justice; (5) the need for equal opportunity; (6) the need for violence-free campuses; and (7) the need for drug-free schools. Numerous sample forms such as "Daily Assignment Log,""Weekly Behavior Contract," and "Twelve Ways to Settle Disputes," are dispersed throughout the manual. Excerpts from four Supreme Court cases are included in an appendix: "In re Gault" (1966); "Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District" (1969); "Goss v. Lopez" (1975); and "T.L.O. v. New Jersey" (1985). (MLF)