Common use of CLASSROOM CONTROL Clause in Contracts

CLASSROOM CONTROL. 1. SEA and SPS agree to establish a joint work group in 2019-2020, to review and update the following sections for legal compliance and restorative justice purposes: Article III, Section F – Classroom Control, Section G – Employee Protection and Section H – Safety and Security. See MOU, Appendix PP 2. SPS shall support and uphold employees in their efforts to maintain a sound learning environment. Using professional judgment, the employee shall request assistance if a student substantially disrupts the classroom environment and shall provide written information/requests for assistance as required. It shall be the responsibility of the appropriate administrator to provide assistance in an immediate or timely fashion consistent with the circumstances. 3. Consistent with SPS discipline procedures, the principal and certificated employees of each building shall confer at least annually for the purpose of developing, or reviewing, or both, building discipline standards and the uniform enforcement of those standards. (WAC 000-000-000 (1)(b)). 4. Employees are required by law to maintain a suitable environment for learning, and administrators have the responsibility for maintaining and facilitating the educational program. A student who by their behavior is substantially disrupting the classroom environment may be removed from a class pending action by SPS, subject to the provisions of SPS regulations and procedures in accordance with State law and Chapter 392-400 WAC. Students shall be removed from the classroom only for the violation of established rules as set forth in the SPS Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, the laws of the State of Washington, Chapter 392-400 WAC, or the rules and regulations of SPS and the Federal Government. 5. A student may be removed immediately from a class, subject or activity by a certificated teacher and sent to the building principal/program manager or other designated school authority provided the teacher has good and sufficient reason to believe the student's presence poses an immediate and continuing danger to the student, other students, or school personnel or is an immediate and continuing threat of substantial disruption of the class, subject, activity or educational process of the student's school, according to Chapter 392-400 WAC as now or hereafter amended. 6. The student shall remain out of the class, subject or activity only until the danger or threat ceases or until the building principal/program manager or other designated school authority acts to impose discipline or short-term suspension, initiates a long-term suspension or expulsion, or imposes an emergency expulsion. 7. The building administrator will utilize written recommendations from employees in their deliberations relative to potential student classroom suspensions and expulsions. 8. When a student is returned to school following temporary removal or suspension from school or from a class, subject or school activity, the administrator, in consultation with the employee(s), shall specify in writing the conditions, if any, for the student to return. 9. Prior to the time the student is returned to the class(s), subject(s) or activity(s), the building principal/program manager or school authority shall notify the teacher who removed the student of the action which has been taken or initiated. 10. Parents and/or guardians shall be adequately informed of the classroom behavior of their children so they may take corrective measures where necessary. 11. SPS will continue to provide classes and programs for students who are unable to profit from the regular educational program. 12. All visitors shall obtain the approval of the principal/program manager or their designee, prior to entering a classroom. The principal/program manager will contact the employee regarding the pending visit and will respect a request to postpone the visit if the timing would be disruptive to the activity taking place at the time. Visitors will be encouraged to contact the teacher to schedule the visit. Each school shall develop a plan to accommodate visitors during the spring assignment process. Prior to the adoption of the plan, the principal/program manager shall seek input from staff and parents. This does not apply to classroom visits by SPS personnel.

CLASSROOM CONTROL. 1. SEA and SPS agree to establish a joint work group in 2019-2020, to review and update the following sections for legal compliance and restorative justice purposes: Article III, Section F – Classroom Control, Section G – Employee Protection and Section H – Safety and Security. See MOU, Appendix PP 2. The SPS shall support and uphold employees in their efforts to maintain a sound learning environment. Using professional judgment, judgment the employee shall request assistance if a student substantially disrupts the classroom environment and shall provide written information/requests for assistance as required. It shall be the responsibility of the appropriate administrator to provide assistance in an immediate or timely fashion consistent with the circumstances. 32. Consistent with SPS discipline procedures, the principal and certificated employees of each building shall confer at least annually for the purpose of developing, or reviewing, or both, building discipline standards and the uniform enforcement of those standards. (WAC 000-000-000 (1)(b)). 43. Employees are required by law to maintain a suitable environment for learning, and administrators have the responsibility for maintaining and facilitating the educational program. A student who by their his/her behavior is substantially disrupting the classroom environment may be removed from a class pending action by the SPS, subject to the provisions of SPS regulations and procedures in accordance with State law and Chapter 392-400 WAC. Students shall be removed from the classroom only for the violation of established rules as set forth in the SPS Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, the laws of the State of Washington, Chapter 392-400 WAC, or the rules and regulations of the SPS and the Federal Government. 54. A student may be removed immediately from a class, subject or activity by a certificated teacher and sent to the building principal/program manager or other designated school authority provided the teacher has good and sufficient reason to believe the student's presence poses an immediate and continuing danger to the student, other students, or school personnel or is an immediate and continuing threat of substantial disruption of the class, subject, activity or educational process of the student's school, according to Chapter 392-400 WAC as now or hereafter amended. 65. The student shall remain out of the class, subject or activity only until the danger or threat ceases or until the building principal/program manager or other designated school authority acts to impose discipline or short-term suspension, initiates a long-term suspension or expulsion, or imposes an emergency expulsion. 76. The building administrator will utilize written recommendations from employees in their his/her deliberations relative to potential student classroom suspensions and expulsions. 87. When a student is returned to school following temporary removal or suspension from school or from a class, subject or school activity, the administrator, in consultation with the employee(s), shall specify in writing the conditions, if any, for the student to return. 98. Prior to the time the student is returned to the class(s), subject(s) or activity(s), the building principal/program manager or school authority shall notify the teacher who removed the student of the action which has been taken or initiated. 109. Parents and/or guardians shall be adequately informed of the classroom behavior of their children so they may take corrective measures where necessary. 1110. The SPS will continue to provide classes and programs for students who are unable to profit from the regular educational program. 1211. All visitors shall obtain the approval of the principal/program manager or their his/her designee, prior to entering a classroom. The principal/program manager will contact the employee regarding the pending visit and will respect a request to postpone the visit if the timing would be disruptive to the activity taking place at the time. Visitors will be encouraged to contact the teacher to schedule the visit. Each school shall develop a plan to accommodate visitors during the spring assignment process. Prior to the adoption of the plan, the principal/program manager shall seek input from staff and parents. This does not apply to classroom visits by SPS personnel.