• Bud Beasley Elementary School  

    Restorative Discipline Plan 2024-2025

  • INTRODUCTION 

     

    Educating students in the safest possible environment is the ultimate goal of Bud Beasley Elementary School. In our efforts to reach this goal, the following positive behavioral guidelines have been established.  In addition, to ensure that all students have the right to learn in a safe environment, the teachers and staff at Bud Beasley Elementary School are committed to uphold and enforce the following behavioral expectations at all times: BE RESPECTFUL, BE RESPONSIBLE, AND BE SAFE. TOGETHER WE CAN BE EXCEPTIONAL.  Our school policy will incorporate and note the use of all available school resources, including the district school police and the Sparks Police Department, as intervention in the event that any child or adult creates an unsafe atmosphere at our school. 

     

    BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS 

     

    At Bud Beasley Elementary School, we believe that our school climate must be positive, safe, caring and consistent.  It is our goal to create an environment where all students and staff are safe, respectful, and responsible. Everyone deserves the right to be treated with dignity and respect and must be accountable for individual actions and behaviors. 

     

    If a student engages in a behavior that is unsafe, disrespectful, and irresponsible or interferes with a TEACHER’S RIGHT TO TEACH, or with another STUDENT’S RIGHT TO LEARN, it will be considered an infraction of school policy and will therefore result in disciplinary action. 

    The following is the progressive discipline plan at  

    Bud Beasley Elementary School: 

     

    1. School-wide expectations are prominently posted in all locations and:  are positive, specific and taught by classroom teachers. 

    1. Students are rewarded by staff for displaying safe, respectful, and responsible behavior through various PBS (Positive Behavioral Support) recognition systems (verbal praise, blue belly bucks, DOJO points, and student of the month awards). 

    1. Minor violations will result in a minor tracking form as designed by WCSD.  The involved adult will immediately reteach the expected behavior and dispense an appropriate consequence which may include but is not limited to verbal warning; loss of recess time; removal from group or surroundings, etc.  3 minor tracking forms will equate to 1 major tracking form.  

    1. Major violations will result in a major tracking form. Administration will dispense an appropriate consequence which may include, but is not limited to, removal from the classroom into another classroom or playground, student is sent to the office, in school suspension, out of school suspension, parent-teacher-principal conference, referral to MTSS team, referral to Educational Opportunity School, etc. 

    1. Student will be escorted by an adult to the office for extreme behaviors. 

     

     

     

    PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE STEPS 

     

    The disciplinary plan established for Bud Beasley Elementary School provides for the temporary removal of a student from their regular classroom setting if a teacher believes such student has engaged in behavior that seriously interferes with the teacher’s right to teach and/or another student’s right to learn.  When a student is removed from a classroom, the principal will provide an explanation for the removal to the student and offer the student the opportunity to respond.  In addition, the principal will notify the student’s parent(s) or guardian(s) of the removal, if it is for an extended period of time (i.e. in-house suspension) within 24 hours.  Students removed from the classroom under the plan’s provisions will be temporarily assigned to an alternative placement that separates the student from other students in the regular classroom setting.  During this period of alternative placement, a student will continue their studies while under supervision.  In addition, during this time, students will be prohibited from participating in any extracurricular activities. 

     

     

    IMPLEMENTATION of NRS 392.4644 

     

    The teacher asks the principal to remove the child from the classroom.  The principal immediately calls the parent(s) to pick up the child from school, and to schedule a conference with the teacher, child, principal, and whoever else is deemed appropriate. (The conference must take place within three school days). 

    During the conference, the principal will determine if the child should be returned to the classroom or a temporary alternative placement.  If the decision is made to return the child to the classroom, and the teacher disagrees with the decision, the following procedures will be followed: 

    -A Discipline Review Committee (DRC) will be formed.  The DRC will consist of the principal, assistant principal, three teachers and an alternate selected by a vote of the staff.  The DRC will review the case and make one or more of the following decisions: 

     

    * Assign the student to a permanent alternative placement, if one is available in the district. 

    * Suspend the student 

    * Re-assign the student to another classroom. 

    * Return the student to the original classroom 

    * Recommend other District level disciplinary action 

     

    If the principal places a child in a temporary alternative setting, the DRC will meet and take one of the aforementioned actions. 

    If the decision is made to return the student to the regular classroom, or to re-assign the student to a different classroom, and the student’s disruptive behavior continues, the Principal will pursue District level resources such as Guided Suspensions, Administrative Review, Administrative Variance, School Police, etc. 

    NRS 392.4644 

    BEHAVIOR GRADIENTS 

    The following is a general list of steps that must be taken prior to the removal of a child for behavioral reasons in accordance with the authority vested in the teacher per NRS 392.4644.  The classroom teacher will document in writing the completion of each step. Please note the order and frequency will be determined by the severity of the behavior, as well as, the teacher’s judgment.  Depending on the severity of the behavior and the judgment of the teacher, the principal may become involved in the process sooner than Level 3. 

    LEVEL 1 

    Verbal prompt/Warning* 

    One on one conference with student reviewing rules/expectations* 

    Change of seating, tracking form, and/or parent notification 

    Teacher documentation 

    Detention (loss of recess) 

    LEVEL 2 

    Formal parent notification* (phone call, letter or meeting) 

    Alternative placement  

    Consult with counselor or other resource* (Sped, previous teacher, etc.) 

    Suspension (In-House) 

    Parent conference* 

    Begin PBS/MTSS – this step must occur prior to implementation of NRS 392.4644* 

    Develop behavior plan or ci/co using Tiered system* 

    Daily behavior note (Teacher made) 

    LEVEL 3 

    Principal referral* 

    Parent notified by principal 

    Suspension (Out of School, Emergency or Guidance) 

    MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support) Team will meet* 

    LEVEL 4 

    Implementation of NRS 392.4644 

    * Steps necessary for request of NRS 392.464 

     

     

    All questions concerning this plan should be addressed to Mary Ellen Arrascada, Principal, Beasley Elementary School 626-5250.