September 13, 2012
Dear
Parents:
This
week your child participated in a kick off in the new
gymnasium. The kick off introduced our behavior
expectations: Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be
Responsible. At the bottom of this page you will find
our logo and will see it around the building reflecting
these three behavior expectations. Your child was
taught these behavior expectations for the following
areas: arrival/dismissal (bus loading zone), bathroom,
cafeteria, classroom, hallway, playground, and special
events (assemblies, field trips, etc.).
If a
student does not follow the behavior expectations: Be
Safe, Be Respectful or Be Responsible, then s/he will
visit our Responsible Thinking Center (RTC). After
reviewing many programs, we have found the Responsible
Thinking Process (RTP) to be the most effective way for
reducing disruption while enhancing the student’s
ability to resolve problems. RTP is a school discipline
process on how to teach students to take responsibility
for themselves by learning to think on their own, to
respect the rights of others, to make effective plans,
and to build self-confidence. Our RTC room coordinator
is Shelly Gilbert. She will work with students to
creating a behavior plan. In previous years, the RTC
room was used from upper elementary to high school
students. We’ve recently added the lower elementary
because of the success of this process and have updated
our elementary RTC form. On the reverse side of this
sheet, you will find the form. We believe that all
students are responsible for their own actions and must
be taught to respect the rights of others. Teachers
have a right to teach and students have a right to learn
in a safe environment.
If you
have any questions about our new behavior expectations,
the Responsible Thinking Process (RTP), the Responsible
Thinking Center (RTC), or our RTC form, then please feel
free to contact me at 889-5521.
Sincerely,
Gina
Hagen |