The Four F*s of Positive Discipline

Fair, Firm, Focused, Follow Through

My Background  Retail manager 4 Years  Teacher and Coach for 9 years  11 Years in Education

 Married for 14 years; Four Children: Haley 13,

Easton 11, Brock 5, Emma 3

Forest Park Magnet School An International Baccalaureate School

Part of Longview ISD school

system 7 new principals in the last ten years 3 for 3 in the last three years

Obstacles to Overcome 50% Turnover in Staff and 75% Turnover in

Administration Moved into a new campus at the end of July No student schedule request from prior year 2008 Academically Unacceptable 2009 Academically Acceptable with TPM, Unacceptable without Missed AYP in 2008 & 2009

Grades 6 – 8

485 students 49% African American 43% Hispanic 8% White 87% on free or reduced lunch program

What do we do Now????  Planning is vital to the success of your campus.  If a child’s basic needs are not met he or she

cannot learn  No matter what the persons title is on your campus, he or she must have a heart for children and people in general  Children will do exactly what you expect them to do. Set the bar high! Our district has adopted Dennis Mitchell’s “The Do’s and Don’ts of Discipline.”

Discipline Plan and Keys to Success  One person in charge of

discipline on the campus  Focused- you must have a

plan in order to know where the ship is headed  Firm – Expectations must

be clear and consistent throughout the entire school.

 Fair – all students have to

be treated the same . Consistency across all levels of discipline is possibly the most important of all factors  Follow Through – Stick to

the plan. Once a punishment has been handed out it must be administered.

Show You Care First FPMS Home Visits  “Single most important day in the past sixteen years.”-

Kristi McAdams, 16 year veteran teacher at FPMS  “Best and most touching event I have ever

experienced.” – Donna Comeford, 2nd year at FPMS  “More Schools need to follow the lead of Forest Park

Middle School and do something different and innovative.” Longview News Journal

Rewards and Motivators  Chick-Fil-A (Game day, honor roll, teacher

appreciation)  PTA involvement- members went from 6 – 153  Pizza, Pop Corn, Popsicles

 Dances  Blue Santa

The Eagles Nest Snack Bar 2 Refrigerators 3 Game/Eating Tables Foosball Air Hockey Ping Pong X Box 360 WII  Both Projected onto wall 

The Eagles Nest  Positive

Rewards for all students Meets the students at their point of interest

Great motivational tool

Eagle Extravaganza End of Year Celebration 7 Inflatable's

20 Game Booths Concession Soccer Tournament Basketball Tournament Home Run Derby

Did It Work?

Discipline in 2010-2011  Office Referrals 2010

 Office Referrals 2011

 February 2010- 254

 September 2010 - 220

 April 2010 – 169

 January 2011 - 94

 May 2010 - 181

 March 2011 – 64

 May 2011 – 48

Citations and Altercations  Citations Issued

 Citations Issued

 2009-2010

 2010-2011

 2009-2010 – 157 Total

 2010-2011 – 53 Total

Academics:

Social Studies

2009 - 2010

2010 - 2011

 All Students: 82%

 All Students: 86% (4%gain)

 AA: 84%

 AA: 87% (3% gain)

 Hispanics: 79%

 Hispanics: 89% (10% gain)

 White: *

 White: *

 ED: 80%

 ED: 86% (6% gain)

 Average gain of 6%

Academics:

Writing

2009 - 2010

2010 - 2011

 All Students: 83%

 All Students: 89% (6%gain)

 AA: 81%

 AA: 85% (4% gain)

 Hispanics: 88%

 Hispanics: 91% (3% gain)

 White: *

 White: *

 ED: 83%

 ED: 88% (5% gain)

 Average gain of 4.5%

Academics: 2009 - 2010

Science 2010 - 2011

 All Students: 48%

 All Students: 62% (14%gain)

 AA: 45%

 AA: 66% (21% gain)

 Hispanics: 46%

 Hispanics: 60% (14% gain)

 White: *

 White: *

 ED: 46%

 ED: 60% (14% gain)

 Average gain of 16%

Academics:

Math

2009 - 2010

2010 - 2011

 All Students: 64%

 All Students: 71% (7% gain)

 AA: 58%

 AA: 65% (7% gain)

 Hispanics: 73%

 Hispanics: 76% (3% gain)

 White: 68%

 White: 80% (12% gain)

 ED: 64%

 ED: 71% (7% gain)

 Average gain of 7.5%

2011 Academically Acceptable without TPM or Exceptions (exemplary in all but one category with TPM)

We will be Exemplary…