Positive Behavior Protocals

At UES we share a common belief about discipline, that:


**School is rich with opportunities for children to learn to control their impulses and to think about the needs and feelings of others;

**It is normal, and expected, that children will make mistakes, forget, and
test limits as they go about their daily business of growing up.

**Teachers/staff consistently follow our school’s 5 Steps to Self-Control to prevent and to respond when help is needed in making good choices.


The 5 Steps are: 
 
Step 1:  To teach, model and practice school-wide expectations.

Step 2: To build a positive relationship between adult and child in a caring community which takes into account children’s development and individual skills and needs.

Step3: To  use Reinforces (Hoots). a Reminder and/or Redirection

Step 4: To employ logical consequences which are respectful of the student, relevant to the situation, and realistic for the child to do and for the adult to follow through with.

Step 5: To redirect at the Buddy Teacher Level since it is sometimes easier for students to regain self-control when they are away from their class.

90% of the time these steps are all that is needed to help students make positive choices.  There are times, however, when an additional step of Reflection with classroom/Interactive Teachers is needed.