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rise raising individual student expectations formerly in school suspension iss

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in an effort to support a positive change in student behavior and increase student achievement at gilmer high school the administration examined the feasibility of revamping and restructuring the conventional in school suspension program to address the repetitiveness and the lack of deterrence efforts are focused on the removal of disruptive students from the educational mainstream and administer an intervention that would offer these students the opportunity to access support programs to help facilitate their reintegration into the mainstream without having to utilize out of school suspension oss except in the most severe instances the underlying goal of rise is to strengthen the foundation for sound thinking in our students lives and assist them in recognizing that wherever they go and whatever they do the quality of thought behind their choices will determine the quality of their lives the focal point of the gilmer high school rise philosophy is a revised version of the traditional iss program in addition to assigning students consequences based only on time to serve alone an administrator assigns the student a number of points to be earned as well prior to the student being permitted to return to the educational mainstream teachers will write referrals as needed and direct them to the attention of the appropriate administrator in cases where class disruptions negatively impact the learning environment and threaten the safety or well being of others students will immediately be removed and taken to the administrator or behavior specialist and subsequently assigned the appropriate intervention and/or consequence once in the rise program individual student progress will be monitored by a team of faculty and facilitators whose responsibility it will be to track student attendance and participation any student assigned to rise will report to the program immediately after the administrative conference students will not be automatically suspended for non-participation in the rise program but will be afforded an opportunity to rethink his/her decisions and work through conflicts while still assigned to rise oss will however continue to be an option for those who persist in creating disruptions of a prolonged or violent nature or who refuse to conform to the rules of rise components of the rise plan include but not limited to 1 students having to write letters identifying his/her inappropriate behavior or malfunction and apologizing for disrupting the educational process 2 students having to serve the teacher assigned lunch detention in addition to his/her participation in the rise program 3 students completing the prescribed rise assignment package students will have a maximum of six days to perform the designated tasks and earn the points needed to return to the mainstream as a result the student has the opportunity to determine the length of time he/she will remain in the rise program this will allow a conscientious student who committed a relatively minor infraction the opportunity to work quickly and return to his/her classes in a short period of time if the tasks are not completed in the six day time frame the student will be issued 3 days oss if a referral contains several incidents of misconduct each offense shall be weighted and the student will earn a cumulative assessment of points the ultimate idea of rise is to increase standards of education by enhancing the atmosphere in which we teach and learn the rise program has been created with the best interest of everyone at gilmer high school in mind and is based on guidelines from the code of student conduct the ghs discipline plan and school board policies through implementation of this program coupled with strong faculty support there is a sound basis for measurable improvement of student conduct and achievement.

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i goal statement the goal of the rise program is to provide a structured academic component to the in school suspension program the program will serve as a disciplinary consequence/intervention as well as an extension of the educational process by providing instruction and curriculum related activities in an alternative classroom setting the rise program will replace the traditional in school suspension program ii objectives a rise will facilitate school wide discipline while maintaining the academic progress of students b students will be held accountable and responsible for participating in the educational growth process in the alternative setting just as they are in the conventional classroom setting c rise will have a measurable and positive effect on student conduct and achievement iii guidelines a students must adhere to the following set of clear and reasonable rise class rules b any student who chooses to violate any of the rise classroom rules will be removed from the classroom and will be externally suspended for a minimum of 3 days c students will be required to complete the rise intake assignment d satisfactory completion of prescribed work is required in order for students to accumulate the amount of points necessary for completion of assigned time e teachers will be responsible for providing assignments for multiple day consequences the rise staff will provide work if the classroom teacher doesn t send the work f a work bank of rise curriculum material will be provided for supplemental assignments g there is an early release component for students who meet expectations in a timely manner h designated academic coaches may be scheduled to teach one academic lesson per week in rise iv procedures 1 the student will receive a rise admit form from the administrator 2 the student must present the rise admit form to the rise staff in order to be admitted into the rise room and processed into rise rise facilitators do not allow any students into the room without proper documentation 3 the staff member will immediately record the student s name into a database 4 a folder will be created to keep up with all of the students assignments and progress.

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5 after being processed the student will be assigned to a seat and will begin to complete the following rise intake assignments copy the rise classroom rules complete the general information form complete the behavior identification plan write a character education in essay in formal writing style 6 upon completion of the intake activities the student will then begin to complete either the rise curriculum activities or work on content area assignments from their specific classes 7 the rise staff will be responsible for tracking the student s work and checking off points the student earned each day 8 once the student has accumulated the designated points they will be released back to class with the rise release form 9 students that are experiencing difficulty accumulating the assigned points may remain in rise for a maximum of six 6 days 10 failure to accumulate the necessary points within the six 6 day limit will result in a three 3 day oss.

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raising individual student expectations rise program point sheet student name points/time assigned date day 1 2 3 4 5 6 arrives on time brings necessary materials paper/pen/pencil/books copies rules within the first 10 minutes begins class period remains on task during class period transitionto lunch/lunch behavior/from lunch academic bonus lesson completes exit questionnaire shows respect no arguing/backtalking+manners overall behavior completes contractual obligations day 1 total points earned satisfactorily met the day s criteria 5 5/0 5 5/0 5 8/0 3 per class 3 per class 10 5 5/0 5 5/0 10 10 3 2/0 2 3 4 5 y 100 n signature authorizing release date if assigned one day the student can earn release time for ½ day 5th 6th 7th or last two blocks on block days if they have earned 45 points by lunchtime for a two day assignment the student can earn release time for 1 day if they accumulate 85 points for the 1st day for a three day assignment the student can earn 1 release day after two days and 160 points for a five day assignment the student can earn 1 ½ release after serving 3 days and receiving 240 points the student chooses the two periods ½ they wish to attend on the 4th day and be dismissed for the 5th day if every student gets 80 points on any given day the entire class gets a 15 minute break at the end of that day if any student gets less than 50 points they must serve another day and lose the right to early release during this period of assignment.

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raising individual student expectations rise program student contract date student name student number rise staff member infraction i realize that in order to return to the mainstream educational process i must successfully complete this contract i realize that it is my choice as to how long it will take me to return to my regular schedule i understand i earn points for each activity i do throughout the time i am in rise iss unless denied by an administrator i understand i can be released earlier than the assigned time if i earn the designated amount of points stipulated on my point sheet i understand that my positive behavior will result in points earned to satisfy this contract i also understand that if i do not receive at least 50 points on any given day another day can be given to extend my days in the program to satisfactorily fulfill this contract 1 2 3 4 i must receive at least 75 points per day i must write a plan of action what you did to get here what can you do to avoid another time after i am released it is my responsibility to have the release form signed by each of my teachers additional conditions student signature

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raising individual student expectations rise program behavior identification plan student name date directions answer each of the following questions in complete sentences 1 state the reasons why you were given a referral 2 what are the events that led up to your being given this referral 3 how could you have handled the situation differently to have avoided getting this referral 4 how will you handle a similar situation in the future 5 if you disagree with how things are being done in a given situation what steps can you implement to bring about positive change 6 what do you consider your greatest personal achievement 7 what is one thing that other people can do to make you happy?

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8 what do you regard as your greatest personal failure 9 what would you do if you had one year to live and were guaranteed success at whatever you attempted 10 what three things would most likely be said about you if you died tomorrow 11 what is something about which you would never budge 12 what are you striving to become 13 what is one thing you want to accomplish by the time you are 20 years old 14 what is a personal motto you live by?

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raising individual student expectations rise program exit questionnaire 1 ynnn did you have a chance to think about the behavior that caused you to be sent here did you have a chance to think about what you will do next time to avoid a referral do you feel that you will consider positive alternatives to inappropriate behavior in the future do you feel that your participation in the rise program will have an effect on your future choices do you feel that you were treated with respect while in the rise program if no explain 2 y 3 y 4 y n 5 y n 6 y n do you feel that the rise program is having an effect on student s behavior school wide write any comments that you feel are constructive to improving the effectiveness of this program:

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raising individual student expectations rise program release form date student name contract points earned dates in program absentee dates i have successfully completed my contract in rise i understand why my placement in rise was necessary and i know the appropriate behavior needed to return and remain in the mainstream educational process i also understand that i may not be able to reduce my time in rise iss if i do not control my behaviors i further understand that any other disruption to the educational process will result in my return to rise and/or further disciplinary intervention action student signature rise facilitator teachers please sign off in the appropriate space 1st period teacher 2nd period teacher 3rd period teacher 4th period teacher 5th period teacher 6th period teacher 7th period teacher last period teacher of the day please submit this form to the rise mailbox student remember you must show this form to each of your teachers upon return to class if you lose it or have to get a duplicate form you will receive a detention.

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raising individual student expectations rise program keys to success rise classroom rules 1 students are to keep their hands and feet to his/her self 2 communication without permission is prohibited 3 remain seated at all times unless advised otherwise by instructor 4 students are to remain awake at all times 5 students are not to bring food into the rise classroom 6 students will eat lunch at the designated time with their group 7 respect others yourself public property and private property 8 respect the right to gain knowledge by staying on task at all times any student who chooses to violate any of the rise classroom rules will be removed from the classroom and will receive 3 days out of school suspension oss all code of student conduct policies apply!

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raising individual student expectations rise program request for assignments date to from student reference this student is currently in rise for days periods from to please attach any class assignments with instructions from rise date to student reference this student is currently in rise and has completed the attached assignments for your class rise grade

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