Art Room Discipline Plan
1. At the beginning of the
year, focus on Jesus and proper behavior are discussed. Since we all need to
learn better manners and reminders to use them, verbal corrections are normal.
But different consequences are needed for inappropriate behavior choices.
2. Students set up their
"card pocket" (grades 5-8 use
five cards, grades 1-4 use three, Kindergarten, one card). The students put
their name and grade on each of their cards.
Cards are put in the pockets in a specific order by color. Students in
grades 2 through 8 learn how to fill out the rest of the card.
3. When a child chooses to disrupt class, the
student immediately fills out the top card in their pocket (as far as they are
capable) and gives it to the teacher.
4. A conference automatically
happens when the card is improperly filled out. Examples could be: the
card is sloppily filled out, the student does not show ownership of the
disruption, or shows no knowledge of correct behavior. In these cases, the student corrects the
card. On the card the
student can also request a conference.
5. Any action taken by the
teacher or special circumstances of the incident is recorded on the card. The card is returned to the student if
the behavior was warranted. Two cards
are taken after class if the student doesn’t fill out one when asked to. In Kindergarten, the card is returned at the
beginning of next class.
6. In Grades 6-8 a note is made
on the student’s calendar to notify the parents of the discipline action. In
grades 1-5 a photocopy of the card letter is sent home. In K, the daily courtesy grade is marked in
my online gradebook.
7. For multiple disruptions, a
conference with the student is needed to decide action (i.e.: change seating,
charting, more reinforcement). The pocket is filled with “emergency cards” if
all the cards are used.
8. Good behavior is
periodically rewarded (complements, brag certificates, or stickers). Pockets are refilled quarterly, and stickers
are awarded. Classes with few disruptions are able to handle more involved art
projects.
9.
Cards
and/or Brag Certificates that are collected affect the art courtesy grade
for the term. In grades 4-8, if the
student keeps all cards, that grade is an A.
In grade 4, each card drops it by 1 letter. In grades 5-8, each card drops the courtesy
grade ˝ a letter.
card sample:
NAME_____________________________
DATE________________GRADE_______
My actions show my love
for Jesus in me
and those around me.
I disrupted: ____instruction
time
(time to listen, turn in work, or add to the discussion.)
____project/clean up time
(time to do my best art &
help others.)
How I disrupted: _____________________
__________________________________
Why: ______________________________
Check here if you want to talk with Mrs. Sturm__
A better choice of behavior would be:
__________________________________
How I can make things better right now:
___________________________________
I understand that this is my ____ recorded offense in art
class this term, and it affects my art grade.