School-Wide Behavior Plan
Valley View Elementary School-Wide Behavior Plan
2019-2020
PBIS – Positive Behavior Intervention System
- Students are rewarded individually in class by teacher using their class incentive system.
- Classes are rewarded with tickets by anyone in the school for following rules, procedures, exemplary behavior, leaving lunchroom tables clean, etc.
- Classes who earn 100 tickets will receive a reward in class. Classes will choose from a reward menu that students and teachers create.
- Classes who earn 500 tickets by the end of 1st Term will participate in a reward activity supported by the PTA.
- Classes who earn 1,000 tickets by the end of Term 2 will participate in another reward activity sponsored by the PTA.
- Classes who earn 1,500 tickets by the end of Term 3 will participate in a third reward activity.
- Classes who earn 2,020 tickets by the end of Term 4 will participate in a fourth reward activity.
- Kindergarten classes earn half of the above amounts.
Behavior Infractions:
- We will be handling minor and major behaviors differently this year.
- Teachers will handle minor behavior infractions and administer appropriate consequences. Parents will be contacted by teacher as appropriate.
- When a student has had 3 minor behavior infractions (of a similar type) it then becomes a major and he/she is referred to the office.
- The office will handle all major behavior infractions and contact parents.
Minor Infractions -Office Referral Definitions
2019-2020
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Minor Problem Behavior
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Definition |
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Defiance/Disrespect/Non-Compliance |
Student engages in brief or low-intensity failure to respond to adult requests. |
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Disruptions |
Student engages in low-intensity, but inappropriate disruption |
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Inappropriate Language/Put-downs |
Student engages in low-intensity instance of inappropriate language such as put-downs. |
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Physical Contact
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Student engages in non-serious, but inappropriate physical contact i.e., not keeping hands to self, in other’s personal space. |
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Inappropriate Use of Property/Materials |
Student engages in low-intensity misuse of property or inappropriate use of items i.e., throwing pencils. |
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Late from Recess |
Student does not line up for recess in time to go in with class. Student must check in on computer in office. |
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Inappropriate Hallway Behavior |
Student does not follow Hallway Procedures of walking, voices off, staying to the right, etc. |
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Not Being in the Right Place at the Right Time |
Students being in hallways, bathrooms, classrooms, etc. without adult permission. |
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Other
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Student engages in any other minor problem behaviors that do not fall within the above categories. |
Major Behavior Infractions and Definitions
2019-2020
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Major Problem Behavior |
Definition |
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Abusive/Inappropriate Language |
Student delivers verbal messages that include swearing, name calling, or use of words in an inappropriate way to adults or other students. |
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Fighting |
Student is involved in mutual participation in an incident involving physical violence. |
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Physical Aggression |
Student engages in actions involving serious physical contact where injury may occur (e.g. hitting, punching, hitting with an object, kicking, hair pulling, scratching, biting, etc. |
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Defiance/Disrespect/Non-Compliance |
Student engages in refusal to follow directions, talking back, and/or socially rude interactions. |
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Harassment/Bullying
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Student delivers disrespectful messages * (verbal, written, or gestures) to another person that include threats, intimidation, obscene gestures, pictures, or written notes. Disrespectful messages include negative comments based on race, religion, gender, age, and/or national origin; sustained or intense verbal attacks based on ethnic origin, disabilities, or other personal matters. |
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Inappropriate Display of Affection or Touching |
Student engages in inappropriate verbal, and/or physical gestures/contact, of a sexual nature to another student/adult, either consensual or non-consensual. |
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Inappropriate Location/ Out of Bounds Area |
Student leaves school grounds or is in an area that is outside of defined school boundaries. |
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Vandalism/Property Destruction |
Student participates in an activity that results in destruction or disfigurement of property. |
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Theft/Forgery |
Student is in possession of, having passed on, or being responsible for removing someone else’s property or has signed a person’s name without that person’s permission. |
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Illicit Substances/Materials
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Student is in possession of illicit substances (e.g. tobacco, vaping materials, alcohol, illegal drugs, weapons (knives, funs real or look alike) matches, firecrackers, gasoline, lighters, etc. |
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Gang Activity |
Student uses gestures, dress, and or speech to display affiliation with a gang. |
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Technology Violation
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Student engages in inappropriate use of cell phone, iPad, computer, or another electronic/digital device. |
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Other |
Student engages in any other major problem behavior that is not listed above. |