School Expectations

All staff members at Samish will establish regular, predictable, positive learning and teaching environments. The staff members will serve as positive role models to students as they teach expected school behaviors. Our school will also be utilizing a system for recognizing and rewarding expected behaviors through our positive Bruins ticket system. By improving the school environment, we hope to increase learning time and promote academic and social success for every student. Our students co-created our expectations below.

We are the Bruins:

Be Respectful

Responsible

Unique in our own way

Include and Accept others

Never give up

Safe

Positive Behavior Philosophy

To further our positive school climate
To establish clear expectations and procedures to minimize problem behavior by teaching social behaviors just as we teach academic behaviors
To focus on pre-teaching behavior and preventative discipline
To honor all of the ongoing positive behaviors of our Samish students!

Kindergarten Behavior Plan

A child’s first year of school is full of learning. A child in kindergarten is learning school rules of how to deal with many other people in a socially appropriate manner. Because this is an ongoing process, discipline for Samish Elementary kindergarten students will be dealt with on an incident-by-incident basis. When a child seems to be in greater need, those involved with the student will make decisions with regard to following the discipline measures outlined for students.

Definitions of terms related to discipline and/or the discipline policy:

DISTRICT POLICY (DP): Policy, in accordance with Federal and State Statutes, which is established through action of the Sedro-Woolley School District Board of Directors which carries the authority of state law.

REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON (RCW): Laws passed by the legislature of the State of Washington and signed into law by the governor of the state.

WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (WAC): rules and regulations, carrying the weight of law, enacted by the State Board of Education that enforce, give guidelines for, or define the RCW’s.

STUDENT SUCCESS TEAM (SST): A team made up of the Principal, School Counselor, School Psychologist, Special Education Teacher, Specified Teachers, and certain specialists that meets to consider actions and/or solutions for “At Risk” students. Parents will occasionally be asked to attend these sessions.

DISCIPLINE: All forms of corrective action or consequences other than suspension or expulsion. (WAC 180.40.205)

SUSPENSION: A denial of attendance privilege to any single subject or class or at any full schedule of subjects or classes for a stated period of time. (WAC 180.40.205)

SHORT TERM SUSPENSION: A suspension for any portion of a calendar day up to and not exceeding ten (10) consecutive school days. (WAC 180.40.205)

LONG TERM SUSPENSION: A suspension that exceeds a “short term” suspension as defined above. (WAC 180.40.205)

EMERGENCY EXPULSION: When a student is removed from class immediately and kept out of class beyond the time periods outlined for expulsions and suspensions. This is used when it is reasonably determined that a student poses an “immediate and continuing danger” to himself or herself, or to others. (WAC 180.40.290)

EXPULSION: Denial of attendance at any single subject or class or at any full schedule of subjects or classes for an indefinite period of time. An expulsion also may include a denial of admission to or entry upon real and personal property that is owned, leased, rented, or controlled by the school district. (WAC 180.40.205)

Samish Elementary

Samish Student Handbook

Welcome Message

Mission Statement

General School Information

Parent Group

Samish Elementary Parent Group

Staff

Samish Positive Behavior Supports

Samish Elementary School Reactive Plan