Lockwood Middle School
Where EVERYONE is valued!
Welcome to the 2005-2006 school year. We are looking forward to a great year. We welcome our 6 th graders to the Middle School as well as other new students and staff. We are enjoying the changes on campus and appreciate the hard work that everyone put in over the summer.
Lockwood Middle School has chosen to be part of the MBI (Montana Behavioral Initiative). We are starting our second year and are working with the Office of Public Instruction to improve the climate of our school. The initiative refers to proactive efforts by the school and community to identify priority concerns and to teach encourage and recognize acceptable alternatives to behaviors that impede school success. The initiative assists educators and community services personnel to develop the attitudes, skills and systems necessary to help each student leave public education with the social competence needed to succeed in society and the work place.
• All students should be treated with dignity and respect.
• Students should be taught skills for success.
• Motivation and responsibility are encouraged through positive, proactive interventions.
• Misbehavior provides a teaching opportunity.
• Staff must work together to meet student needs.
• School and communities must work together to meet the diverse needs of students.
• Safe schools create an environment where academic flourish.
• Positive proactive and preventative efforts of school and communities can defeat violence.
• To recognize and create community/school programs which effectively meet the needs of students and develop safe, orderly environments.
• To improve the willingness of school and community personnel to respond proactively to the individual needs of students.
• To extend the range and quality of services designed to assist students in developing social competencies.
• To provide school and community personnel with validated strategies for responding to challenging behavior.
• To strengthen the ability of school and community agencies to network and coordinate community resources.
• To assist school and community agencies in developing effective policies and procedures addressing school behaviors.
Effective schools research helps us to understand that there are attitudes, skills and systems that if implemented will lead to school behavior success and a positive climate. They are:
Effective programs and schools:
• have unconditional positive regard for students
• maintain a positive and proactive focus
• assert beliefs of responsibility and self-efficacy
• affirm high, success-oriented student expectations
Effective programs and schools:
• match instruction and services to individual student needs
• employ a proactive curricula
• use validated instructional strategies
• provide systematic data-based interventions
Effective systems:
• are supported by strong leaders
• provide an array of services
• engage parents
• collaborate with community and service providers
• employ school-wide approaches involving both general and special educators
• engage in systematic staff development for school improvement
• conduct ongoing program evaluation
| Within every classroom and hallway you'll see this poster. It serves not only as a reminder but also a teaching tool. It represents our universal beliefs. All classroom expectations tie into the PRIDE concept.
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This system, along with all future systems, is and will be taught by all staff. This will ensure student awareness and consistency throughout our building. |
MBI Committees
Currently we have five MBI committees established in our building. They are:
Hallway – this committee works to establish proactive and preventative procedures that create hallway behavior resulting in a safe and orderly climate during transitions.
Survey – this committee will oversee the continuation of the collection and interpretation of data throughout the building. The committee will also explore the use of surveying tools for collecting data with accuracy and efficiency.
Behavior – this committee's purpose is to ensure that students and staff have the same understanding of behavior and that misbehavior incidents are reported in such a manner as to provide consistently reported data for school improvement. Refining the referral process, to address a wide range of behaviors, will be explored by this committee as well.
Communication – it is the responsibility of this committee to communicate progress, implementation and support of our universal systems. This committee will ensure MBI work and progress is being communicated to all involved parties, including Office of Public Instruction.
• DEFINE – 3 –5 school-wide expectations (PRIDE)
• TEACH – Direct instruction of behavioral expectations
• REMIND – Clear in the moment reminders
• CELEBRATE – Daily recognition, weekly/quarterly/grade-level/whole school celebrations
• RETEACH – Classroom procedure for minor problem behaviors, office discipline referral for major problem behaviors
