Common use of Student Discipline Plan Clause in Contracts

Student Discipline Plan. 1. Each school's School Advisory Council (SAC), working with teachers appointed by the school's Faculty Council, shall develop a comprehensive student discipline plan. The administration shall utilize the Administrative Discipline Matrix to ensure consistency of student discipline throughout the District, except when its use conflicts with a student discipline plan developed and adopted through a faculty vote following the process below. If a conflict between the Administrative Discipline Matrix and a school’s discipline plan arises, the parties shall form a joint intervention team of two members appointed by each party to meet with the school’s discipline committee to resolve any conflict and to ensure that the plan meets the intent of the matrix. 2. The Plan shall incorporate the principles of progressive discipline and provide for clear guidelines and consequences as well as encourage consistency in its school-wide application by teachers and administrators. Discipline procedures such as when and how a teacher should send a disruptive student to the administrative offices should also be addressed. The plan shall include procedures for a teacher to exclude a student from class and for the subsequent development of a behavior contract. The contract shall be developed by the committee recommending placement with input from the student’s teacher and shall delineate what further disciplinary action may be recommended should the student violate the behavior contract. Said procedures shall be consistent with Florida Statutes and Board Policy. For the purpose of this project, the Faculty Council at each school shall appoint the following number of teachers to work with the SAC teams: a. Elem. Schools, Exceptional & Alternative Educ. Ctrs. =3 teachers b. Middle Schools =4 teachers c. High Schools and Technical Centers =6 teachers 3. The plans will be developed and submitted as a component of the School Improvement Plan for implementation during the next school year. 4. Faculty Vote: Once the above-cited group finalizes the plans, the plans shall be voted on by the bargaining unit members in affected schools and must be approved by 66 2/3 percent of said members in accordance with the provision contained in Article Fifteen, Section G, 2-4 of this Agreement. The Broward Teachers Union shall receive one (1) copy of each school's discipline plan. If the plan is not approved, then Section 4 below of this contract shall be implemented. 5. If the faculty at a school cannot agree and approve a discipline plan, then the following provisions shall be implemented: a. An employee may remove a student to the principal or his/her designee when the grossness of the offense, the persistence of the misbehavior or disruptive effect of the behavior makes the continued presence of the student in the classroom intolerable. b. Prior to such student being readmitted to the classroom, the principal or his/her designee to whom the student has been removed shall provide in writing to the employee a statement of the specific action taken and the consequences to the student if the incident recurs. The teacher may exclude a student from the class in compliance with Florida Statutes and Board Policy. c. The form shall contain a space where the teacher may recommend a consequence to the principal/ administrator for the offense. The administration shall utilize the Administrative Discipline Matrix and provide an explanation at the request of the referring teacher when the principal/designee does not follow the teacher’s recommendation. d. The student referral form must contain a section indicating the specific action taken by the Administration and the consequences to the student if the incident recurs.

Student Discipline Plan. 1. Each school's School Advisory Council (SAC), working with teachers appointed by the school's Faculty Council, shall develop a comprehensive student discipline plan. The administration shall utilize the Administrative Discipline Matrix to ensure consistency of student discipline throughout the District, except when its use conflicts with a student discipline plan developed and adopted through a faculty vote following the process below. If a conflict between the Administrative Discipline Matrix and a school’s discipline plan arises, the parties shall form a joint intervention team of two (2) members appointed by each party to meet with the school’s discipline committee to resolve any conflict and to ensure that the plan meets the intent of the matrix. 2. The Plan plan shall incorporate the principles of progressive discipline and provide for clear guidelines and consequences as well as encourage consistency in its school-wide application by teachers and administrators. Discipline procedures such as when and how a teacher should send a disruptive student to the administrative offices should also be addressed. The plan shall include procedures for a teacher to exclude a student from class and for the subsequent development of a behavior contract. The contract shall be developed by the committee recommending placement with input from the student’s teacher and shall delineate what further disciplinary action may be recommended should the student violate the behavior contract. Said procedures shall be consistent with Florida Statutes and Board Policy. For the purpose of this project, the Faculty Council at each school shall appoint the following number of teachers to work with the SAC teams: a. Elem. Schools, Exceptional & Alternative Educ. Ctrs. =3 teachers b. Middle Schools =4 teachers c. High Schools and Technical Centers =6 teachers 3. The plans will be developed and submitted as a component of the School Improvement Plan (SIP) for implementation during the next school year. 4. Faculty Vote: Once the above-cited group finalizes the plans, the plans shall be voted on by the bargaining unit members in affected schools and must be approved by 66 2/3 percent of said members in accordance with the provision contained in Article Fifteen, Section G, 2-4 of this Agreement. The Broward Teachers Union BTU shall receive one (1) copy of each school's discipline plan. If the plan is not approved, then Section 4 5 below of this contract shall be implemented. 5. If the faculty at a school cannot agree and approve a discipline plan, then the following provisions shall be implemented: a. An employee may remove a student to the principal or his/her designee when the grossness of the offense, the persistence of the misbehavior or the disruptive effect of the behavior makes the continued presence of the student in the classroom intolerable. b. Prior to such student being readmitted to the classroom, the principal or his/her designee to whom the student has been removed shall provide in writing to the employee a statement of the specific action taken and the consequences to the student if the incident recurs. The teacher may exclude a student from the class in compliance with Florida Statutes and Board Policy. c. The form shall contain a space where the teacher may recommend a consequence to the principal/ administrator for the offense. The administration shall utilize the Administrative Discipline Matrix and provide an explanation at the request of the referring teacher when the principal/designee does not follow the teacher’s recommendation. d. The student referral form must contain a section indicating the specific action taken by the Administration and the consequences to the student if the incident recurs.

Student Discipline Plan. 1. Each school's School Advisory Council (SAC), working with teachers appointed by the school's Faculty Council, shall develop a comprehensive student discipline plan. The administration shall utilize the Administrative Discipline Matrix to ensure consistency of student discipline throughout the District, except when its use conflicts with a student discipline plan developed and adopted through a faculty vote following the process below. If a conflict between the Administrative Discipline Matrix and a school’s discipline plan arises, the parties shall form a joint intervention team of two members appointed by each party to meet with the school’s discipline committee to resolve any conflict and to ensure that the plan meets the intent of the matrix. 2. The Plan shall incorporate the principles of progressive discipline and provide for clear guidelines and consequences as well as encourage consistency in its school-wide application by teachers and administrators. Discipline procedures such as when and how a teacher should send a disruptive student to the administrative offices should also be addressed. The plan shall include procedures for a teacher to exclude a student from class and for the subsequent development of a behavior contract. The contract shall be developed by the committee recommending placement with input from the student’s teacher and shall delineate what further disciplinary action may be recommended should the student violate the behavior contract. Said procedures shall be consistent with Florida Statutes and Board Policy. For the purpose of this project, the Faculty Council at each school shall appoint the following number of teachers to work with the SAC teams: a. Elem. Schools, Exceptional & Alternative Educ. Ctrs. =3 teachers b. Middle Schools =4 teachers c. High Schools and Technical Vocational Centers =6 56 teachers 3. The plans will be developed and submitted as a component of the School Improvement Plan for implementation during the next school year. 4. Faculty Vote: Once the above-cited group finalizes the plans, the plans shall be voted on by the bargaining unit members in affected schools and must be approved by 66 2/3 percent of said members in accordance with the provision contained in Article Fifteen, Section G, 2-4 of this Agreement. The Broward Teachers Union shall receive one (1) copy of each school's discipline plan. If the plan is not approved, then Section 4 below of this contract shall be implemented. 5. If the faculty at a school cannot agree and approve a discipline plan, then the following provisions shall be implemented: a. An employee may remove a student to the principal or his/her designee when the grossness of the offense, the persistence of the misbehavior or disruptive effect of the behavior makes the continued presence of the student in the classroom intolerable. b. Prior to such student being readmitted to the classroom, the principal or his/her designee to whom the student has been removed shall provide in writing to the employee a statement of the specific action taken and the consequences to the student if the incident recurs. The teacher may exclude a student from the class in compliance with Florida Statutes and Board Policy. c. The form shall contain a space where the teacher may recommend a consequence to the principal/ administrator for the offense. The administration shall utilize the Administrative Discipline Matrix and provide an explanation at the request of the referring teacher when the principal/designee does not follow the teacher’s recommendation. d. The student referral form must contain a section indicating the specific action taken by the Administration and the consequences to the student if the incident recurs.

Student Discipline Plan. 1. Each school's School Advisory Council (SAC), working with teachers appointed by the school's Faculty Council, shall develop a comprehensive student discipline plan. The administration shall utilize the Administrative Discipline Matrix to ensure consistency of student discipline throughout the District, except when its use conflicts with a student discipline plan developed and adopted through a faculty vote following the process below. If a conflict between the Administrative Discipline Matrix and a school’s discipline plan arises, the parties shall form a joint intervention team of two members appointed by each party to meet with the school’s discipline committee to resolve any conflict and to ensure that the plan meets the intent of the matrix. 2. The Plan shall incorporate the principles of progressive discipline and provide for clear guidelines and consequences as well as encourage consistency in its school-wide application by teachers and administrators. Discipline procedures such as when and how a teacher should send a disruptive student to the administrative offices should also be addressed. The plan shall include procedures for a teacher to exclude a student from class and for the subsequent development of a behavior contract. The contract shall be developed by the committee recommending placement with input from the student’s teacher and shall delineate what further disciplinary action may be recommended should the student violate the behavior contract. Said procedures shall be consistent with Florida Statutes and Board Policy. For the purpose of this project, the Faculty Council at each school shall appoint the following number of teachers to work with the SAC teams: a. Elem. Schools, Exceptional & Alternative Educ. Ctrs. =3 teachers b. Middle Schools =4 teachers c. High Schools and Technical Vocational Centers =6 teachers 3. The plans will be developed and submitted as a component of the School Improvement Plan for implementation during the next school year. 4. Faculty Vote: Once the above-cited group finalizes the plans, the plans shall be voted on by the bargaining unit members in affected schools and must be approved by 66 2/3 percent of said members in accordance with the provision contained in Article Fifteen, Section G, 2-4 of this Agreement. The Broward Teachers Union shall receive one (1) copy of each school's discipline plan. If the plan is not approved, then Section 4 below of this contract shall be implemented. 5. If the faculty at a school cannot agree and approve a discipline plan, then the following provisions shall be implemented: a. An employee may remove a student to the principal or his/her designee when the grossness of the offense, the persistence of the misbehavior or disruptive effect of the behavior makes the continued presence of the student in the classroom intolerable. b. Prior to such student being readmitted to the classroom, the principal or his/her designee to whom the student has been removed shall provide in writing to the employee a statement of the specific action taken and the consequences to the student if the incident recurs. The teacher may exclude a student from the class in compliance with Florida Statutes and Board Policy. c. The form shall contain a space where the teacher may recommend a consequence to the principal/ administrator for the offense. The administration shall utilize the Administrative Discipline Matrix and provide an explanation at the request of the referring teacher when the principal/designee does not follow the teacher’s recommendation. d. The student referral form must contain a section indicating the specific action taken by the Administration and the consequences to the student if the incident recurs.