Positive School Culture

ACTIONS
A clear, concise, effective and consistent Discipline system will be developed and implemented at Columbia Elementary.

1. Columbia Staff met during the summer to develop a new discipline plan.
2. The plan was sent to all Columbia Staff via email. Revisions, suggestions, concerns were asked for.
3. Columbia Staff (Discipline Team) met again and reviewed staff feedback
4. Changes were made and resent to all staff via email.
5. When plan was approved by staff, materials were sent to print shop.6. Plan will be discussed in detail with all Columbia Staff on August 9.
7. Discipline plans will be shared with parents and students on registration (August 9 am).
8. Principal and AP will discuss plans with students during Back to School Assembly and with parents during Orientation Night (August 22).

Principal and Asst. Principal will provide support and monitoring of the system to the staff.

The new Discipline system will be clearly communicated to staff, parents and students at Columbia. It will be communicated verbally and in a written “discipline handbook” which will be given to staff, students and parents. Reminders and support will be frequent. (see above)

Seven Habits and Leader in Me will be rolled out and implemented at Columbia. This will provide character education and positive reinforcement for positive behaviors.

1. All staff were given books “Leader in Me” “Seven Habits of Happy Kids” and “Seven Habits of Highly Effective Leaders” to read over the summer.
2. Ancillary staff met in May and again in June to develop our “rollout plan.” Habits will be presented to staff by ancillary team on August 7.
3. Leaders in Action luncheons will occur once a month for students “Caught Using the Habits.
4. Staff will spend first five days of school (August 14-20) teaching Seven Habits and Leader in Me.
5. AP and Principal will talk about Leader in Me with students every morning on Space TV broadcasts. (August 14-20)
6. AP and Principal will discuss Leader in Me, Seven Habits with parents on Orientation Night.
7. AP and Principal will monitor and support implementation of Leader in Me and Seven Habits throughout the year.

All classrooms will implement the Clip Up Chart. PD, monitoring and support will be provided.