How can a school board do to best support improving student behavior?

Allocate funding for PD in trauma-informed, brain-aligned strategies

Why doesn’t traditional punishment work for students with trauma?

Part of their brain for survival blocks responses

What’s a key risk of confusing discipline and behavior?

We respond to symptoms instead of root causes

When does behavior become a discipline issue?

When it causes harm or disruption AND is repeated

Which of these would help address hallway issues the most? (Research-based)

Positive staff-student relationships

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School Board Discipline Forum

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How can a school board do to best support improving student behavior?
Allocate funding for PD in trauma-informed, brain-aligned strategies
Adopt a zero-tolerance policy to eliminate subjectivity
Require admin to submit monthly discipline reports
Mandate uniform behavior expectations and concrete consequences
2
Why doesn’t traditional punishment work for students with trauma?
Students enjoy consequences
Part of their brain for survival blocks responses
Punishment lacks restorative practice
They don't always understand why
3
Discipline is defined as:
How adults issue consequences
How problem behavior impacts the learning environment
What students do that requires consequences
How we respond to behavior
4
What is co-regulation?
Taking appropriate turns speaking
Modeling emotional regulation
Regulating behavior through expectations and accountability
Peer or group regulation mediation
5
Behavior is best understood as:
A sign of momentary lack of judgment
A form of communication
A direct attack on authority
A problem to fix
6
What issue came up most frequently in staff feedback?
Tech Tools
Dress Code
Tutoring
Consistency
7
Which of these is NOT in the top 5 concerns?
Social Promotion
Curriculum Pacing
Cell Phones
Accountability
8
According to research, what must adults do first during conflict?
Calm the student
Remove the student
Self-regulate
Call for help
9
What’s a fast brain-aligned way to reset a dysregulated student?
Threaten removal
Offer a water bottle
Demand eye contact
Raise your voice
10
What’s a key risk of confusing discipline and behavior?
It can increase student dependence on adult direction
It causes students to challenge authority more frequently
We respond to symptoms instead of root causes
A) It may lead to inconsistent enforcement of school policies
11
When does behavior become a discipline issue?
As soon as it breaks any rule
When it causes harm or disruption AND is repeated
As soon as it’s seen by an adult
When it frustrates a teacher
12
Which of the following builds relational trust in a school?
Consistent rules across the board
Autonomy without support
Visible leadership
Administering discipline privately
13
Which strategy helps reduce student defiance the most? (Research-based)
Asserting authority by taking a harsh tone or yelling
Adult empathy and curiosity
Immediate consequence by the teacher
Involving administration through a consistent referral process
14
Consequences without connection can often retraumatize students.
False
True
15
The first step in responding to student misbehavior is to issue a consequence.
True
False
16
What theme appeared most under different names?
Support
Behaviors
Communication
Attendance
17
Not every behavior needs a discipline response.
False
True
18
What builds regulation and resilience in students?
Consistent and appropriate scheduling
Unexpected punishments
Predictable routines and trust
Consistent yelling
19
Behavior challenges most often stem from:
Unmet needs or stressors
Power struggles
Poor home environment
Lack of compliance towards rules and expectations
20
What part of the nervous system is activated by safety and connection?
Endocrine
Autonomic
Parasympathetic
Sympathetic
21
What’s one of the best predictors of a successful school culture? (Research-based)
Clear and concise accountability structures
Test scores
Early start times
Strong adult relationships
22
Which of these topics was ranked highest in our faculty feedback?
Behavior (Discipline)
Academic expectations
Communication
Cell phones
23
Which of these would help address hallway issues the most? (Research-based)
Monitoring hallway surveillance
Decreasing vending machines
Increased consequencecs
Positive staff-student relationships
24
Students will respect teachers if they fear them
True
False
25
Discipline and behavior are the same thing.
False
True

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