Responsive School Discipline: Essentials for Elementary School Leaders - Softcover

Wood, Chip; Freeman-Loftis, Babs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1892989433 ISBN 13: 9781892989437

Publisher: Center for Responsive Schools Inc, 2011

Synopsis

Bring positive behavior to your school through strong, consistent, and positive discipline. Two experienced administrators offer practical strategies for building a safe, calm, and respectful school climate—strategies based on deep respect for children and for staff. See how to: ·Establish signals that get children's quick, quiet attention anytime and anywhere in school ·Craft school rules that children take seriously—even cherish ·Create peaceful recesses, lunchtimes, hallways, and bus rides ·Give staff techniques for teaching and reinforcing expected behavior ·Help children with especially challenging behaviors avoid discipline problems ·Give staff methods for quickly restoring positive behavior when a discipline problem comes up ·Involve parents in improving school discipline Each chapter targets one key discipline issue and starts with a checklist of action steps. For comprehensive discipline reform, go through the chapters in order. For help with a particular challenge, go right to the chapter you need.

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Review:

"Every elementary school leader should read this book. Educators who work with their staff to apply its high-reaching yet practical strategies can make real strides toward ensuring positive, lasting academic and personal outcomes for students." -- Roger P. Weissberg "President and CEO of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)"

"What do we want our school culture to be, and how do we create and maintain this culture? This book answers these important questions. The realistic strategies offered will resonate with leaders from all types of schools and make this book a training guide for practicing and aspiring school leaders." -- Dennis Copeland "Principal of Ironia Elementary School, Randolph, New Jersey"

"This resource will help you lead staff and parents to see that discipline isn't something you do to children, but an opportunity for them to learn. I wish this book had been available in the early years of my career as a principal." -- Rita White "Principal of Riverwood Elementary School, Memphis, Tennessee"

About this edition

• Publisher: Center for Responsive Schools Inc
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1892989433
• ISBN 13: 9781892989437
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260