8th Grade Behavior Management Plan
Expectations
Consequences
For students who are having difficulty with eighth grade and/or school policies, consequences may progress as follows:
1st offense: student/teacher conference (warning)
2nd offense: detention and parent notification
3rd offense: detention and parent notification
4th offense: in-pod isolation, parent contact, possible conference with administration
5th offense: office referral
Repeated behavior offenses in individual classes may result in a conduct grade of N or U in that class.
(Alternate individual behavior management plan may be used as necessary after parent conference.)
**Students begin each semester with a clean record.**
Violations such as disrespect and dishonesty may result in an immediate in-pod isolation or office referral. Please remember that as 8th grade teachers we must adhere to all the Cobb County Policies outlined in the School Handbook.
Rewards
At the end of each semester, the eighth grade will host a reward activity for all students who exhibit appropriate behavior. We feel this is a positive, motivational incentive to encourage all students to behave appropriately.
- Show respect for yourself and others. This includes showing respect for teachers, classmates, and property. Use of obscenities, rude language, or a disrespectful tone of voice with the teacher or with other students is not acceptable. Students are expected to show respect to all teachers and substitutes.
- Behave appropriately at all times. Appropriate behavior within the classrooms as well as in the hallways, restrooms, cafeteria and buses is expected at all times. Students should refrain from fighting, pushing, or shoving. Inappropriate behavior for a substitute teacher is especially unacceptable.
- Be honest. Acts of dishonesty include plagiarism, cheating, such as copying another student’s paper or letting someone copy, forging a signature, or giving misinformation to any school personnel. The first offense for cheating will result in a zero on the assignment and contact with parents, and the second offense will result in a zero on the assignment and an administrative referral.
- Be on time and be prepared. Each student should move quickly between class changes to get to the next class. Upon entering the classroom, each student should have paper, pen or pencil, books, homework, signed papers, and any other assigned material, and the student should be ready for class. Being tardy to class will result in consequences (as listed on back).
- Pay attention and participate in all class activities. Students should remain actively participate during classroom discussions, classroom activities, written class assignments, and any other assignment given by the teacher.
- Speak appropriately. Students should not talk during class to other students unless instructed to do so by the teacher, and students should raise their hand to be recognized before speaking out in class. Also, students are to choose appropriate times to discuss personal matters with the teacher.
- Refrain from chewing gum, eating candy, or drinking anything except water. Gum is not permitted in school as per the school policy. Candy and food should be eaten only in the cafeteria unless they are part of a special instructional, educational activity. Only commercial water bottles are permitted in class. No other drinks will be allowed (Gatorade, sodas, etc). (See consequences.)
Consequences
For students who are having difficulty with eighth grade and/or school policies, consequences may progress as follows:
1st offense: student/teacher conference (warning)
2nd offense: detention and parent notification
3rd offense: detention and parent notification
4th offense: in-pod isolation, parent contact, possible conference with administration
5th offense: office referral
Repeated behavior offenses in individual classes may result in a conduct grade of N or U in that class.
(Alternate individual behavior management plan may be used as necessary after parent conference.)
**Students begin each semester with a clean record.**
Violations such as disrespect and dishonesty may result in an immediate in-pod isolation or office referral. Please remember that as 8th grade teachers we must adhere to all the Cobb County Policies outlined in the School Handbook.
Rewards
At the end of each semester, the eighth grade will host a reward activity for all students who exhibit appropriate behavior. We feel this is a positive, motivational incentive to encourage all students to behave appropriately.
