Describe a change that you tried to initiate in your school. Why did you undertake this change? What challenges did you encounter? How well is it working and how do you know?
Why undertake this change?
Did you know that at a minimum 180 academic hours per school year are lost due to disciplinary problems in the classroom? In addition, troubled students in the classroom cause a decline in peer standardized testing. Furthermore, students and parents lose confidence in the educational system, schools experience high turnover among teachers, and absenteeism and tardiness increases among students.
Although Hillel Torah Day School in Skokie, Illinois is known for its academic excellence, like most schools in the country, middle school students challenge the authority of the teaching staff. Social media and peers play a major role in how students conduct themselves, and some parents are unable or unwilling to redirect their child’s behavior. Students are entering school lacking the basic social, emotional and appropriate behavioral skills needed for academic success. Teachers express frustration with their inability to finish lessons due to disciplinary problems. They echoed the concerns of 77% of the teachers across the nation that stated that if they had less behavioral issues in the classroom they could …show more content…
My main objective for undertaking this project was to help the school meet its goal to create a climate for optimal academic, social, and emotional growth for the students. In order to accomplish this goal, teachers need to gain control of classroom management. The student management program was designed to focus on four main areas: o Policy and Procedure Development – systematic approach to holding students accountable for their behavior and providing incentives and consequences o Teacher Training – providing teachers with assistance, resources, support, training, mentoring and guidelines needed to meet the holistic needs of
Why undertake this change?
Did you know that at a minimum 180 academic hours per school year are lost due to disciplinary problems in the classroom? In addition, troubled students in the classroom cause a decline in peer standardized testing. Furthermore, students and parents lose confidence in the educational system, schools experience high turnover among teachers, and absenteeism and tardiness increases among students.
Although Hillel Torah Day School in Skokie, Illinois is known for its academic excellence, like most schools in the country, middle school students challenge the authority of the teaching staff. Social media and peers play a major role in how students conduct themselves, and some parents are unable or unwilling to redirect their child’s behavior. Students are entering school lacking the basic social, emotional and appropriate behavioral skills needed for academic success. Teachers express frustration with their inability to finish lessons due to disciplinary problems. They echoed the concerns of 77% of the teachers across the nation that stated that if they had less behavioral issues in the classroom they could …show more content…
My main objective for undertaking this project was to help the school meet its goal to create a climate for optimal academic, social, and emotional growth for the students. In order to accomplish this goal, teachers need to gain control of classroom management. The student management program was designed to focus on four main areas: o Policy and Procedure Development – systematic approach to holding students accountable for their behavior and providing incentives and consequences o Teacher Training – providing teachers with assistance, resources, support, training, mentoring and guidelines needed to meet the holistic needs of