The Dinoff School operates student discipline using a balance between responsive interaction and assertive discipline. We believe that self-discipline is a very important character trait and is a learned behavior. To learn self- discipline, one first must be disciplined as well as trained in communication skills that would equip students in clearly identify their feelings and needs as a proactive ingredient to their behavior. We both teach and model the desirable behaviors and positive character traits we expect to see in our students.
The Dinoff School personnel shall bring correction to students when conduct disrupts the learning environment or degrades the students, staff, or the reputation of The Dinoff School. Staff will use their professional judgment in each situation bearing in mind that responsive interaction must take place at some interval with the student, thus bringing clarity and closure at all times regarding the specific behavior that had taken place.
The Dinoff School believes that when a student is showing any type of undesirable behavior that affects another student’s ability to learn, the teacher’s ability to teach the class, or other observations, that the behavior will be dealt with in the most appropriate manner by the The Dinoff School personnel. In addition, the goal will always be to resolve the underlying issue that triggered the negative behavior and to secure the opportunity to talk with the student one on one to bring about the desired change.
Research shows that the traditional assigned detention, writing sentences, copying a document, doing homework, doing nothing does not correct or improve the targeted behavior.To try and balance responsive interaction and assertive discipline we also realize that there will be behaviors that warrant suspension/expulsion with the end in mind of protecting students, staff, and school property.
Consequences:
Verbal warning
Lunch Detention/call parent
Detention/call parent
Send to administrator or school social worker/possible disciplinary action