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Behavioral Expectations

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

The purpose of PBIS is to establish a climate in which appropriate behavior is the norm. PBIS is a broad range of systemic and individualized strategies for achieving important social and learning outcomes while preventing problem behaviors with all students.

Pinckneyville Middle School will continue to implement the PBIS plan in an effort to assist students in correcting their behavior before making a referral to an administrator. One major component of PBIS is the inclusion of an acknowledgement system that encourages and models appropriate behavior. School-wide discipline has historically focused mainly on reacting to specific student misbehavior by implementing punishment-based strategies including reprimands, loss of privileges, office referrals, suspensions, and expulsions. Research has shown that the implementation of punishment, especially when it is used inconsistently and in the absence of other positive strategies, is ineffective.

Major Components of PBIS

  • School-wide expectations and rules to teach students appropriate behavior

  • Consistent discipline referral processes and procedures

  • Utilizing data to track progress and identify areas for intervention

An acknowledgement system used to encourage and model appropriate behavior and effective consequences are developed to discourage inappropriate behavior.

A part of the acknowledgement system will include events for students who have received zero referrals and/or no minors. These events could include but are not limited to a winter dance & a spring fling.

Behavioral Consequences

There are times when students will receive an immediate discipline referral that results in suspension and/or a disciplinary hearing. Such incidents include but are not limited to:

  1. Possession or distribution of narcotics, alcohol, or stimulant drugs or pretense of possession or distribution of the same. This includes prescription and/or over the counter drugs.
  2. Assaults on a school employee, both verbal and/or physical, or other behavior that significantly undermines the authority of the employee.
  3. Obscene gestures toward a school employee.
  4. Profanity used in a threatening or insulting manner.
  5. Possession of or distribution of guns, knives, dangerous weapons or implements, sling-shots, or any type of explosive including poppers.
  6. Indecency (sexual or nonsexual).
  7. Possession, distribution and/or use of tobacco.
  8. School employees will not tolerate physical violence of any kind. Students who exhibit this type of behavior will be subjected to disciplinary measures. Repeated violators will face suspension and/or disciplinary hearing. All parties involved in mutual fights are subject to the following consequences regardless of who started the fight. First offense is a minimum of 4 days suspension. Additional consequences may be issued, depending on the circumstances related to the fight (i.e. weapons, severe injuries, etc.). Students who instigate a fight or encourage others to fight will receive administrative consequences.

Pinckneyville Middle School will use the following flow chart to address behavior concerns that may not fall into the categories above. Teachers will be responsible for tracking each student’s discipline electronically.

Administration has the authority to issue a Modified Discipline Plan for students as they deem appropriate.

  • MINOR 1:   Consequence:  Private conference with student.  Teacher resets and reminds student of expectations.  
  • MINOR 2:  Consequence:  Parent Contact by Telephone and Warning
  • MINOR 3:  Consequence: Parent Contact by Telephone and Silent Lunch
  • MINOR 4:  Consequence:  Parent Conference and After-School Detention
  • MINOR 5:  Consequence:  Parent Contact by Telephone and Team Conference with Student & School Counselor Isolation (Off Team 1 day)
  • MINOR 6:  Consequence:  Parent Contact by Telephone and Administrative Referral
  • 6th Grade - Plan resets at the beginning of the 2nd semester.  Students with 4 or more steps at the time of reset will reset to step 2.
  • 7th Grade - Plan resets at the beginning of the 2nd semester.  Students with 4 or more steps at the time of reset will reset to step 3.
  • 8th Grade - Plan is in effect the entire year and will not reset.