Classroom Standards
Student Rights and Responsibilities

Everyone has:

the right to live safely,

the right to learn,

the responsibility to be polite,

the responsibility to be honest,

the responsibility to use time wisely.

 Four Levels of Behavior

Level A - Anarchy:  absence of order

noisy, out of control, unsafe, aimless

Example from literature: Miss Nelson is Missing

 Level B - Bothering: not an appropriate or acceptable level of behavior

bothers, bullies, bosses, breaks classroom standards

Example from literature:  Three Little Pigs

 Level C – Cooperating: an appropriate and acceptable level of behavior

listens, practices, cooperates, complies

Example from literature:  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

 Level D – Democracy: highest level of behavior

self-disciplined, shows kindness, does good because it is the right thing to do

Example from literature: Crickwing

Consequences

1.      When a student does not follow the classroom standards, I will ask him/her, “On what level is that behavior?”   The student will acknowledge that his/her behavior was on level B (an unacceptable level).

 2.     Continued disruption will bring a time out for the student to reflect on what happened and how the situation could have been handled differently.

3.     Parents will be contacted for serious disruptions.  The principal may also become involved.