Promoting Moral Discipline - A Worksheet


Setting (school-wide, lunchroom, hallway, restrooms, bus drop off, etc.)


Moral Discipline Team (teachers, administrators, staff, parents, students...)




Current Status
Please note through observation, interview, survey, and school records the positive and negative behaviors that describe the current status of your selected setting.

For all blocks, attach additional pages as needed.

Expectations
Brainstorm brief and clear statements for general behavior expectations. Expectation statements should articulate a high standard. Explicitly include the vocabulary of character goals your school has identified for its character initiative. Example-At Webster Middle's dining hall, everyone will demonstrate respect and courtesy to one another.





Procedures
Draft procedures that will help all members of your school reach their expectations. Procedures should be detailed, specific, and taught and practiced by students at the start of each year. If procedures are violated, students need to be reminded or provided more practice with referral to the goal of reaching the published expectation of the setting. Examples-a. We always walk in the dinning hall, b. We keep a respectful space from each other, c. We greet each other with proper titles and names







Rules
Draft clear rules that if violated must have a sure consequence.
Examples-a. Objects will not be thrown in the dinning hall, b. Vulgarity and/or put downs are unacceptable







  This worksheet is included within a workshop to create a class or school-wide moral discipline process. Participants identify a setting to be considered (hallway, lunchroom, classroom…) and proceed to establish expectations which clearly include positive character expectations. Procedures, rules and consequences are developed with an important distinction being drawn between the purpose and follow-up with procedures as opposed to rules. (minimum time-90 minutes)

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Read Dr. David Wangaard's essay entitled "Moral Discipline to Promote Character Education" from SEE News, Vol. 5, Issue 1.


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