School Discipline Best Practices for Administrators [Paperback]

Loaded with updates, this newly revised second edition gives administrators all the tools they need to create a safe environment for both educators and students.Loaded with updates, this newly revised second edition gives administrators all the tools they need to create a safe environment for both educators and students. For the seasoned professional, the book provides a way of developing the administration team. For potential administrators, the book introduces a range of topics for consideration before entering the field. This book will appeal to a wide range of school administrators, both elementary and secondary. In addition, I feel this book would greatly benefit principals and assistant principals new to the profession. The book provides an excellent overview of school discipline.List of Forms and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Fair Schoolwide Discipline
Defining the Goals of School Discipline
Providing Leadership for Fair and Just Discipline Practices
Using a Justice Issues School Checklist
2. Developing Good School Rules and a Student Code of Conduct
Legal Requirement for Local School Rules
What Makes a Good School Rule?
What to Include in a Student Code of Conduct
A Model Student Code of Conduct
Conclusion
3. Setting Consequences for Breaking Rules
Teachers' Responsibility for Classroom Discipline
Violations of Federal and State Laws and School Discipline
Consequences for Violating School Rules Outlined in the Student Code of Conduct
Prescriptive Discipline Strategies
Conducting Your Own Research on Discipline Strategies
Conclusion
4. Procedural Justice and Effective School Discipline
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