SLIDE 10 6/15/2018 10
Wha t do e xc lusio na ry disc ipline pra c tic e lo o k like ?
n-Sc ho o l Suspe nsio n
- Disc iplining a c hild b y se nding the c hild o ut o f the c la ssro o m, suc h a s to
the princ ipa l’ s o ffic e
- Out-o f-Sc ho o l Suspe nsio n
- Asking a fa mily to pic k up the ir c hild e a rly b e c a use o f b e ha vio ra l issue s
(e .g ., b iting , hitting , no t fo llo wing dire c tio ns)
xpulsio n
e lling a fa mily tha t the y will ne e d to find a no the r c a re a rra ng e me nt b e c a use the c hild is no t a “g o o d fit” fo r the pro g ra m o r tha t the pro g ra m c a n “no lo ng e r suppo rt” the ir to ddle r o r pre sc ho o le r
xpulsio n
- Asking the fa mily re pe a te dly to pic k the ir c hild up e a rly b e c a use o f
b e ha vio r issue s, re q uiring the m to le a ve o r miss wo rk fre q ue ntly
www.pre ve nte xpulsio n.o rg
He a d Sta rt E xpulsio n & Suspe nsio n Po lic y
- He a d Sta rt g ra nte e s a re re q uire d to imple me nt e xpulsio n a nd
suspe nsio n po lic ie s c o nsiste nt with the He a d Sta rt Pro g ra m Pe rfo rma nc e Sta nda rds 1302.17.
imitatio ns o n suspe nsio ns- a pro g ra m must pro hib it o r se ve re ly limit the use o f suspe nsio n due to a c hild’ s b e ha vio r.
– T e mpo ra ry suspe nsio n must b e use d o nly a s la st re so rt a nd must inc lud e a writte n pla n fo r re turn, ho me visits pro vide d a nd de te rmining if a re fe rra l is ne e de d to E a rly Inte rve ntio n o r Spe c ia l E duc a tio n
- Pro hibitio n o n e xpulsio ns - a pro g ra m c a nno t e xpe l o r une nro ll a c hild
fro m He a d Sta rt b e c a use o f a c hild e xhib its pe rsiste nt a nd se rio us c ha lle ng ing b e ha vio rs until a ll po ssib le ste ps ha ve b e e n ta ke n to ke e p the c hild in the c la ssro o m.
– If a ll o the r o ptio ns ha ve b e e n e xplo re d & do c ume nte d the n in c o nsulta tio n with the te a c he r, pa re nts, me nta l he a lth c o nsulta nt a nd o the rs a s ne e d e d a pla n must b e d e vise d fo r the tra nsitio n o f the c hild to a mo re a ppro pria te pla c e me nt.