Per the Department of Education, we are informing you of the Behavior Management System utilized by The Oberle Academy. The following excerpt is taken from The Oberle Academy Student Handbook:
Respectful, mature conduct towards The Oberle Academy staff as well as other students and visitors, is required. Demonstrations of disrespect, including the use of profane or obscene language or conduct, will result in disciplinary action.
Students are enrolled on a 30-day trial basis. Students who exhibit acceptable behavior and follow the Code of Conduct shall remain enrolled at The Oberle Academy after the 30-day trial period. Staff will provide you with daily feedback regarding your behavior - helping you to identify those areas in which you excel as well as those areas in which you need to change your behavior. We will provide you with opportunities to learn and Implement new behavior management techniques designed specifically for you.
Remember that your behavior will be measured, documented, and reported to your parent/guardian, referring school system and probation officer (as applicable) on a dally basis. This is your chance to demonstrate your abilities and be recognized for your success!
Every student is expected to follow the Code of Conduct located in the back of the Student Handbook. These general rules of conduct are modeled on those utilized in local public school systems and were established to ensure the rights and welfare of all students and to prevent a disruptive few from interfering with the education of other students.
Following the Code of Conduct will enable you to be more productive so that you can get more out of your educational experience. It will also allow you to demonstrate to yourself, your parents, and your referring schoof system that you understand the importance of rules and that you are able and willing to follow rules. This is especially important for those students who are planning to transition back to public school.
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
The Oberle Academy community, including students, parents, teachers, administration, and others, must work together to create and maintain a safe and supportive environment that promotes teaching and learning. Staff have a positive attitude towards their role - that of teaching, not coercing, students. Our staff believes in the empathetic and equitable treatment of all students.
All students are expected to follow the Student Code of Conduct and, as outlined, certain Incidents/offenses (e.g. smoking, bringing a drug/weapon to school, leaving school grounds will result in immedlate disciplinaryaction.
Our behavior management program includes positive strategies designed to help students learn and implement appropriate behavior. Corporal punishment and abusive techniques and interventions are not authorized, permitted or condoned.
Besides using the strategies outlined in a student's IEP, the following continuum of strategies may be used when a student exhibits (and then continues to exhibit) a disruptive behavior:
Example: A student is disrupting the class by talking out of turn. Non-verbal Cues: The teacher will stop presenting the lesson and pause, giving the student an opportunity to 1)