Introduction Julie Shoemaker is an instructional coach at Legacy Traditional School, a Kindergarten through eighth grade school in Maricopa, Arizona. In five years there, she was also once titled a teacher. Julie took some time to answer questions based off of Legacy Traditional’s behavior expectations as well as what she used to expect from her students as a teacher. By looking into the positive expectations, the ways they are commercialized, how they are enforced, the differentiation in it, communication between families, the effectiveness of the plan, and some of the recommendations that I have based on what I saw in her classroom, one can see just how a school should base their behavior expectations for its students.
Rationales for Expectations
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All behavior expectations are found in each of the five buildings on the campus at the main bulletin board in the main entrance. Each classroom has the behaviors posted on the same bulletin board right inside the door where each of the students can see it. The school wanted to keep their rules uniform across the buildings and grades. Each teacher is given a laminated poster to hang in their room as a reminder for their students. The posters in the hallways of each building are uniform as well. On the contrary to the classroom posters, these are focused on hall rules. Classroom posters are unique to what is expected in the classroom. In the hallways, universal behaviors are expected. Legacy Traditional wants their students to take responsibility for their …show more content…
At first, I thought the school was a bit strict in their rules, but then I saw the actual learning that took place due to it. The students are challenged, focused, and learning every day. I can see the achievement of this program through their ability to sit down as soon as the bell rings and start their assignments. I have been to this school in years prior for other practicum experiences, and there obviously were students who would act out. In each situation, the instructors would move forward and transition smoothly so the rest of the class would not become distracted. Honestly, I believe this behavior management plan is moving leaps and bounds with these students, and I would love to incorporate this in my future