Responsible Thinking Process

Responsible Thinking Brochure

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Student Plan

Procedures (below)

Questions (below)

Procedures

Classroom Disruption – Category A and B

• Student disrupts and is asked the RTP questions by teacher
• Student changes behavior and creates no further disruptions

Repeated Disruption

• Student continues to disrupt on the same day with the same teacher, the teacher asks the RTP questions
• Teacher fills out RTC referral form and send student to RTC (room 140) and calls ext 6140 to alert that student is on their way

RTC

• Student arrives to RTC, signs in, hands referral form to RTC Coordinator
• RTC Coordinator explains process
• Student moves to assigned seat
• Parent contact made by RTC Coordinator

Return to Class

• When a student is ready to return to class, he/she completes an RTC plan
• Student and RTC Coordinator review plan, make necessary changes, and RTC Coordinator schedules negotiation time and e-mails teacher
• Student and teacher negotiate approval of student’s plan
• Upon approval of plan, the student may return to class
• The signed RTC Plan is left with the teacher and the teacher will return the form to the RTC Coordinator

Category C Violations

• Student commits serious act of misconduct and is sent to the office with discipline referral form
• Decision for further action determined by administrator and teacher is notified about action taken

Non-Complaint Students

• Any time a student refuses to answer RTP questions and is not willing to work with with a teacher, an RTC form is completed and the student is sent to RTC
• If a student refuses to leave room, the teacher should contact the office

Disruptions in RTC

• Students that are disruptive in RTC will be sent home
• The RTC Coordinator will contact office
• Administrator will contact parent

Intervention Team

• After a student has been to RTC 3x in a six week MP, a meeting is scheduled by the administrator
• Student not allowed back in class until intervention meeting has occurred
• Intervention Meeting includes: Parent Administrator Counselor Teacher(s)
• RTC files are discussed and a behavior plan is created

Questions

First Disruption

• What are you doing? or What did I see you do?
• What are the rules? or What is the rule?
• What happens when you break the rules?
• Where do you want to be right now?
• What will happen if you disrupt again?

Second Disruption

• What are you doing? or What did I see you do?
• What are the rules? or What is the rule?
• What did you say would happen the next time you disrupted class?
• Where do you need to go right now?

Student Avoidance Questions

Step 1:
Do you want to work at this with me or not?
or
Do you want to work with me?

Step 2:
I see you have chosen to leave