Team Penn
Nov. 9-13
Faculty Meeting
November 16th- 6th grade presents classroom management idea.
Behavior Contracts
What Is a Behavior Contract?
A behavior contract is an agreement between a student, their parent and the teacher. It spells out the expected behavior, the unacceptable behavior, the benefits (or rewards) for improving behavior and the consequence for failing to improve behavior.
Accountability is an important part of the success of a behavior contract. The components:
Participants: Parent, Teacher and Student. If both parents participate in the conference, more power to them! It is clearly an indication that they will support your effort. Finally, the student should be consulted, especially about the rewards. What is a fitting reward for proving that they can improve their school behavior?
- The Behavior: Describing the behavior negatively (stop hitting, stop speaking out of turn, stop swearing) will focus on the behavior that you want to extinguish. You need to be sure that you are describing the replacement behavior, the behavior you want to see in it's place. You want to be rewarding the student for the behavior that you want to see, rather than punishing the behavior you do not want to see. Research has proven conclusively that punishment doesn't work: it makes a behavior disappear temporarily, but the minute the punisher leaves, the behavior will reappear. It is important that the replacement behavior serves the same function as the behavior you with to eliminate. Raising your hand doesn't replace calling out if the function of calling out is to get attention from peers. You need to find a behavior that will also provide appropriate attention.
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November Dates to Remember
Nov 2-13 -Scholastic Reading Inventory Window
Nov. 11- Veteran's Day parade - Student Council attends
Nov. 11- Teachers shop at the Pencil Box
Nov. 12 - Pastries with the Principal for parents 8:00-8:30a.m.
Nov. 2 - 22 - Canned Food Drive
Nov. 2 - Dec. 2 - PTA's World's Finest Chocolate Candy Sales
Nov. 25 -27 Thanksgiving Holiday