My Behavior Management Plan is design to provide a highly structured yet flexible framework for my students. This plan includes both rewards and consequences, and targets acceptable, unacceptable, individual, and total class behaviors.

In order to provide my students with the best educational climate they deserve, I have developed the following guidelines that will be in effect throughout the entire school year. I believe that my Behavior Management Plan will help my class achieve the goals and objectives planned for this school year.

CLASS RULES

1.	Follow directions the first time given
2.	Work quietly. Do not disturb others
3.	Respect others. Be kind with your words and actions
4.	Respect school and personal property
5.	Turn in all your work neatly and on time

THE COLOR CODE SYSTEM

This year I will be using a behavior chart to monitor student behavior. Each student will have a slot with his/her name in our behavior char. In each slot there are four color cards. (blue, green, yellow, and red) Each students starts with a blue card at the beginning of the day. The chart below explains how the color code system works.

COLOR	DESCRIPTION	CONSEQUENCES	BEHAVIOR

Blue	Excellent	None! You're a star!!!	A

Green	Good	Warning.	B/C

Yellow	Danger	Loss of special privileges for the week. Parents will be contacted in writing. A note is sent home to be signed by either parent. Conduct grade automatically drops one letter grade and is posted in grade book.	D

Red	Unacceptable!	Parents will be contact in writing and by a phone call. A Parent-Teacher Conference is requested at this time. (An administrator is usually ask to sit in on these types of conferences. I don't look forward to making them.) Conduct grade automatically drops to a "F" and is posted in grade book.	F

Each time a student moves to the next color card (green, yellow, red) he/she will be required to fill out a BEHAVIOR SLIP. Each behavior slip sent home MUST be signed by the parent/guardian and returned the very next day. If a student fails to turn in the behavior slip the next day, he/she will automatically lose recess for the day. There is NO EXCEPTION to this policy. Students are expected to be responsible for notes sent home. If the behavior slip is still not turned in by the second day, the student will have to call home to explain what has happened.

If a student fails to turn in an assignment when it is due, they will automatically be sent to the next color card. (Example, if on Green, the student will move to Yellow.) Completing all assignments on time is EXPECTED in fourth grade. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS to the homework policy. Refer to the homework policy page for consequences and awards for turning in homework.

Severe Clause:

A severe clause occurs when there is a verbal and/or physical abuse to fellow student or teacher. If this occurs, a student skips all the colors on the chart and moves straight to Red. Also, this student is immediately removed from the classroom and sent to the office to be handled by administration. The Parents are automatically contacted and Administration will be the ones to determine the appropriate punishment for this student. Please be aware that a referral will also be written up. This type of behavior is not tolerated in my classroom. It is in your child's best interest that we work together with regard to his/her behavior. I will try my best to keep the parents informed of their child's progress in class; I will ask our parents to do the same. Hopefully, together we can correct any inappropriate behavior at home and at school. Thank you for your support.

"You've been caught doing the right thing" (Tickets)

1. These tickets will be handed to a student for "doing the right things," such as staying on task, following instructions, using class time wisely, walking quietly in line, etc. When a student receives a ticket(s) from me, they are instructed to put their names on each ticket and then place them in our ticket box. At the end of the week (usually on Fridays), there will be a ticket drawing. If a student's ticket gets chosen...than he or she gets a free trip to our famous "Treasure chest!" The more tickets a child has in the ticket box, the higher his/her chances are of being chosen. (Example of prizes found in the Treasure Chest are mini-notepads, stickers, rulers, pencils, treats, etc.)

"Compliments"

2. This is a whole class reward system. There is a designated spot on the wall in our classroom where the words "Compliments" will be posted. On the first day of school we like to give them a head start by giving them the first letter. This is how Compliments works! Each time the class gets a compliment either from an administrator, parent, or another teacher, the class receives the following letter to the word. A next letter goes up on our wall to start forming the word Compliments. They start off with a "C", then they get the letter "O" and so on. Once the class has earned enough compliments to spell out the whole word, they have their choice of either a popcorn party with a movie, or a Popsicle party outside.

OTHER POSITIVE REINFORCEMENTS

4.   Free time in class.
5.   Free time on the computer.
6.   Trip(s) to the library.
7.   Positive note home.
8.   Positive phone call home.
9.   Help another student.
10. Stickers, No Homework Coupons, etc...

PHONE CALL TO PARENTS

I believe that students should receive acknowledgement for good behavior. Students will be encouraged to demonstrate appropriate behaviors in class at all times. When a student consistently behave appropriately, a phone call will most likely be made to the parent(s) to encourage this positive behavior.

Same goes for inappropriate behavior, when a student displays a behavior which is unacceptable in the classroom, the parent will be notified "immediately". Hopefully this will never happen, I don't look forward to negative phone calls.