Taconic Hills Central School District Grades 6-12 Discipline Rubric

Taconic Hills Central School DistrictGrades 6-12 Discipline RubricStudent behavior in classroom, building, on school property, and at school events is subject to consequences stated in rubric. Taconic Hills CentralSchool District Middle and High School students who attend school-sponsored activities after school hours off the THCSD campus are subject to thesame rules that apply during the school day or on the THCSD campus (i.e., dances, field trips, and athletic contests, both home and away).Addressing student behavior issues is primarily the responsibility of the classroom teacher. Consistent and fair response to student behavior issues iscritical to maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Teachers must routinely document their efforts and contact parents to address studentbehavior issues. When a teacher has exhausted all reasonable efforts to address a particular behavior without desired results, he/she should refer thestudent to the appropriate building administrator.Category VIIllegalExamples include but arenot limited to:LEVEL 1• Driving Infractions• Gambling• Endangering the health and safetyof self and/or othersLEVEL 2• Theft/Possession of Stolen Goods• Forgery/Misrepresentation of aParent• Vandalism• TrespassingFirst Referral Second Referral Third ReferralFourth Referraland BeyondResponses may include: Responses may include: Responses may include: Responses may include:• State and discuss behavior• Have student call parent• Student receives warning• Document• State and discuss the behavior• Have student call parent• Alternative School Placement(ASP)• Student fills out reflection form• Check in with counselor to reviewreflection form and followrecommendations• Vandalism requires restitution• Document• State and discuss behavior• Have student call parent• Alternative School Placement (ASP)• Student fills out reflection form• Check in with counselor to reviewreflection form and followrecommendations• Document• State and discuss the behavior• Have student call parent• Out of School Suspension (OSS)• Alternative School Placement (ASP)• Student fills out reflection form• Parent conference required forstudent to return to regular classes,review and/or complete reflectionform• Check in with counselor to reviewreflection form and followrecommendations• Vandalism requires restitution• Document• State and discuss behavior• Have student call parent• Alternatives School Placement (ASP)• Student fills out reflection form• Check in with counselor to reviewreflection form and followrecommendations• Document• Out of School Suspension (OSS)• State and discuss the behavior• Have student call parent• Out of School Suspension (OSS)• Student fills out reflection form• Parent conference required for studentto return to regular classes, reviewand/or complete reflection form• Alternative School Placement (ASP)• Check in with counselor to reviewreflection form and followrecommendations• Vandalism requires restitution• Document• Child Study Team (CST) willdevelop individual plan• Any of the aforementioned first,second or third referral responses• Child Study Team (CST) willdevelop individual plan• Any of the aforementioned first,second or third referral responsesAdditional school responses may include: behavior agreement, contract, or plan, teacher detention, referral to peer mediation, referral to counselor, psychologist, or social worker, verbal reprimand,and revocation of privileges, referral to student services, teacher conference, confiscation of unauthorized items, parent conference, conference with administrator, mediation, restitution, revocation ofprivileges (such as prom, senior trip, graduation, field trips, extra-curricular activities and sports), ASP, teacher removal, Superintendent’s Hearing (AUTOMATIC SUPERINTENDENT HEARINGAND MINIMUM 5 DAY SUSPENSION FOR THEFT, BOMB THREATS, WEAPONS, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, SEXUAL IMPROPRIETY, and ARSON), out-of-school suspension, policenotification, criminal charges, and PINS.Revised: August 20, 2010 45