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7 Steps for Developing a Proactive Schoolwide Discipline Plan: A Guide for Principles and Leadership Teams

Name: 7 Steps for Developing a Proactive Schoolwide Discipline Plan: A Guide for Principles and Leadership Teams
Author: Geoffrey (Geoff) T. Colvin
ISBN: 9781412950978

by Geoffrey (Geoff) T. Colvin, George Sugai

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Overview

Offers school leaders a field-tested seven-step process for effectively preparing and implementing a schoolwide behavior discipline plan that helps establish, teach, and sustain schoolwide behavior expectations.

Synopsis

About the Author, Geoffrey (Geoff) T. Colvin

Geoff Colvin draws on his experience as a classroom teacher and administrator, researcher at the University of Oregon, and national public school consultant. Recognized as a national expert on the subjects of school safety and violence prevention, Colvin has provided inservice training for teachers and administrators in more than 100 school districts and agencies nationally and internationally. He recently served as research associate at the University of Oregon and independent consultant in the areas of schoolwide discipline, school climate, school safety, and violence prevention, and has also directed a juvenile detention school and a program for seriously emotionally disturbed youth. Colvin has authored more than sixty publications, books, book chapters, journal articles, and video programs on the subject of teaching and managing students with problem behavior.

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Editorials

Craig Knotts

"The reader comes away with a clear understanding of student learning occurring as a result of a well-implemented, well-maintained proactive schoolwide discipline plan."

Susan Okeson

"An excellent contribution to the education field. Clearly written and easy to follow."

Cynthia M. Anderson

"Fills an important gap in the literature, providing a 'how-to' manual for implementing an effective and sustainable schoolwide intervention plan. The worksheets and checklists will prove invaluable for those building schoolwide systems."

Rob Horner

"Outlines how to define, teach, acknowledge, and measure the positive social behavior in a school. Major strengths include the careful attention to collecting and using data for decision making, and the thoughtful attention to ensuring that procedures are implemented in a sustainable manner."

Tim Lewis

"Provides an excellent resource for educators who arerethinking school discipline by moving from ineffective 'get tough' practices toward a more supportive, instruction-based approach. Building on the current knowledge base and his own wealth of experience, Colvin has authored an easy-to-read, step-by-step guide that will bea great resource to school-based teams as they attempt to build environments that better serve all students, including those at risk."

Carol Comeau

"Should be mandatory reading for all those planning to enter the teaching profession. Colvin's approach has transformed our schools into positive places for learning."

Nancy J. Franklin

"Grab the book with one hand and a member of your team with the other. You are about to embark on a great adventure, one that will support you in making a real difference in the ways you grow children."

Joe Olmi

"One of the most important texts on the systemic management of student behavior to date that could possibly be placed in the hands of a school administrator. Not only offers the nuts and bolts of a well-designed student management system, but also provides the reader with a pragmatic, evidence-based approach to organizational change."

George Sugai

"True to his best practices approach, Colvin has organized and applied systems and organizational change strategies to enable schools to identify, adopt, adapt, establish, and maintain effective behavior management practices for all students and staff members. Using his vast array of school and classroom experiences, this book is Colvin's comprehensive presentation of the whats, whys, and hows of effective schoolwide discipline. "

Principal Magazine

"Guides the administrator and leadership team to organize the necessary development, definition, and implementation of a behavior plan that enhances school climate."