Fairmount Elementary
February - March 2017
Fairmount Elementary receives recognition as a model school for behavior
The Tennessee Behavior Supports Project (TBSP) recently announced that Fairmount Elementary has been chosen as a Model of Demonstration School for successfully implementing evidence-based behavioral interventions. Each school’s exemplar level is based on the Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) and additional documentation provided in the application. Fairmount received silver level. The possible exemplar levels are Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
The Tennessee Behavior Supports Project (TBSP) is funded by the Tennessee Department of Education and is charged with supporting schools with developing and sustainably implementing the Response to Instruction and Intervention – Behavior (RTI2-B) framework. TBSP focuses on equipping and educating schools to use evidence-based strategies and interventions when developing their RTI2-B framework.
Fairmount teachers were the driving force in developing the school wide behavior framework. Using a tiered framework, much like RTI for instruction, teachers provide learning opportunities on school expectations. The tiered interventions also target students at risk for more severe behavior and works in conjunction with the school counselor to provide a safety net to prevent negative behaviors. Traditionally, students with behavior issues were sent to in-school-suspension. This type of punishment leads to a loss in academic time, which research has proven to be the least effective way to handle discipline. Fairmount RTI2-B framework recognizes the importance of academic time and found a different option to the traditional in-school suspension. Fairmount utilizes the “B” room, which is staffed by a certified teacher and it is designed to provide a learning opportunity for positive behavior while allowing the student to stay up to pace with academics.
Fairmount is extremely proud of the work the teachers, staff, and students have put into this positive behavior framework. The framework allows the teachers to ensure that all students see their full potential in academics and social and emotional well-being, while emphasizing the Tennessee Department of Education’s belief that “all means all”.
2017 Fairmount Spelling Bee
Congratulations to our students who participated in the Fairmount Annual Spelling Bee.
Grades 3-6 conducted grade level bees, and the top two spellers from each homeroom competed in the Spelling Bee Contest on January 13th. Destiny Laws, 5th grader, won the Spelling Bee in Round 13 by spelling the word observe correctly. Destiny will compete in the Regional Spelling Bee in March at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Our runner up was 5th grader, Carter Keesee. Destiny and Carter both qualified to participate in a regional Spelling Bee at Sullins Academy on January 31st. Congratulations to all these students for their success in the Spelling Bee!
3rd Grade: Luke Jackson, Kyler Hartley, Zariah Hudson, Isabelle Shaffer
4th Grade: Connor Griffin, Connor Smith
5th Grade: Destiny Laws, Caden Cartwright, Gracie Hayes, Carter Keesee
6th Grade: Keith Phipps, Sara Campbell, Gracie Simms