Re: lack of admin support for behavior plan

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On 9/26/10, NMS wrote:

It's a fact that some kids are certainly better behaved for men
than women but how come the math/science teacher has an aide - and
you don't? That can help and a lot. The more adults in the room the
better.

The bad news is though - if this kid can behave better in the male
teacher's room and/or when there's an aide present, a behavior plan
isn't going to do much. How often have you seen them work? I've
seen them be work but we can draw a line in the sand and often but
that doesn't mean anyone's going to toe it.

His mom might think behavior plans are stupid because the kid's
been on one before to no avail - when they don't work, behavior
plans are stupid because they take time to get written down and
then in a few days everybody forgets about them because they're not
working.

Can't you get the math/science teacher to share some wisdom with
you or to speak to the student? Are there any personal
idiosyncracies that either of you have that cause you to butt heads
a bit? As in "I just can't stand that Ms. Jones always looks my way
when she hears a binder drop." And "I'm very frustrated by John -
he's often dropping his binder and I think it's deliberate."

If your union can do anything, get it to get you an aide - a male
one.
Good luck.

> OP here. If you can believe it, this student already has an IEP,
> but there is no set behavior plan. I'll have to read the IEP
> again, but as I recall it is pretty general regarding behavior
> and consequences. When I met with the admin and resource teacher
> to discuss developing a plan, the IEP was never even referenced
> and I didn't think to bring it up (and right now I feel much
> regret that I didn't think of something so obvious).
>
> In any case, I, the classroom teacher, am expected to do this
> apparently because I am the one who is having the trouble with
> them. I teach L.A. and S.S. The math/science teacher doesn't have
> as many problems with the student - for several reasons that I
> can see: 1) He taught the student in 3rd grade so has history
> with them. 2) He is male, I am female, the student responds more
> to males. 3) There is usually another male aide in at least one
> of the two classes when the student is in his room.
>
> I do think you've got a good point that I need to talk to the
> union about this, and I'm definitely going to look into the IEP.
>
>
> On 9/26/10, Judith wrote:
>> This one is a tough one! I agree with both prior posts. Your
>> administrator needs to provide viable options, and commit to
>> enforcing them with you, and you should not be writing the
>> plan. A 504 is certainly an option which should be explored.
>>
>> Check your site or district discipline plan as well. I don't
>> know where you are teaching, but in Nevada there is a section
>> of the state statutes which deals with discipline and school
>> safety, and which allows a teacher to have a child removed
>> (permanently) from his/her class if, in the teacher's judgment,
>> the child is preventing the teacher from teaching and the other
>> students from learning.
>>
>> If you really feel that you are being set up for failure, you
>> might think about getting your union involved.
>>
>> I wish you luck!
>> Judi
 

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