Paul Revere Charter

Middle School

Making A Change….
School Culture
2007-2008
 2007-2008
Discipline Statistics
503 Total Suspension Days
•435 – General Education
• 68 – Special Education

200 – Intervention Room Referrals

Admitting there is a problem…..
Time to “Flip The Switch”…

Be proactive and positive!!!

 Creating a Plan

• Clear Expectations –
Based on Mutual Respect
• Policies and Procedures –
Consistency in Consequences
• Accountability
• Communication
• Building School Community
Clear Expectations:
 Policies and Procedures

• Decision Making – All major stakeholder are represented

- School Governance Council
- School Wide Committees (ex: Discipline, Budget, Tech, etc)

• Follow school and district policies and procedures

- Bulletins
- Ask for clarification (Operations, Legal, etc)
 Implementing Change to
Impact the Overall School Culture

• Morning Arrival

• Random Tardy Sweeps and Wandings

• Cell Phone Policies  Confiscated Items

Accountability
 Accountability

Documentation: Have EVERYTHING in writing!

• Parent/Student Signature (Agenda Planner,
Textbooks, Confiscated Items Log, Dress Code)
• Discipline (ISIS, Jupiter, ID19, Grades, Culm. Req.,
Attendance, etc.)
• Confidential Reporting – Statements, Bully Box,
Revere Watch (online)

Monitor Assigned Consequences (Detentions, Parent

Shadows)
 Student Agenda Planners
 Pick Up and Drop Off Procedures
 School-Wide Behavior Expectations
 Code of Conduct
 School Dress Code
 School Arrival Policy
 Transportation Policy
 Cell Phone Policy
Revere Watch

• Students can fill out an

anonymous report online
through google docs.

• All submissions go
directly to Student
Services Office.
True ID App
 Consistency in
Enforcement and Consequences

Same rules apply to everyone –

even for children of district and school employees.
 Communication
• Call parent/guardian for EVERYTHING!!
• Positive Call Log sheet
• Return calls, emails, and texts promptly
• Council Program - Student Communication
• Parent Shadow
• Jupiter Grades
 Council

Council in Schools' mission is to inspire engaged,

compassionate school communities through practices that
connect academic and social emotional learning.

cis.ojaifoundation.org
Parent Shadow Program
Parent Shadows are requested as an alternative to suspension. After
meeting with a staff member in the morning, the parent is expected to
spend the entire school day observing and attending class with their
child.

Benefits:
1.Reinforces the “team concept” where the child, parent and school work
together towards a common goal.
2.Improve parental involvement/communication.
3.Student is able to receive instruction and not miss a day of school.
4.Deterrent for other students.
 Building
School Community
 Council
 Teen Truth Live
 Stand For The Silent
 Lunch Clubs
 Afterschool Program
 Community Service
 Superstar / Student of
the Month
PRMS Discipline
Statistics
2007-2013
 Suspension Data
General Ed & Special Ed
Consequences – Positive / Negative
160

140

120

100

80 Parent Shadow
Citation/Arrest
60

40

20

0
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
 Discipline Staff
2007-2008 2012-2013

Assistant Principal Instructional Specialist

2 Deans 1 Dean
Intervention Coordinator 1 Full Time Campus Aide
School Safety Officer
4 Full Time Campus Aides
 Financial Impact

$50,000
 Dean - $95,000
 Intervention
$90,000
Coordinator - $95,000
 Campus Aide - $95,000
3 x $30,000 = $90,000
 SSO - $50,000
Total - $330,000
 Impact to Revere
•Improved student and staff morale
•Increased attendance rate
•Financial savings
•Improved test scores
•Increased parental involvement
Questions?