Brywood believes that all children, with proper guidance and reinforcement, can behave appropriately at school. Thus, we have implemented a few simple school rules and a plan to teach character development with intentionality. These rules and character education plan are based on several beliefs we have regarding discipline and character development.
We believe that character development is as equally important as intellectual development and that all students perform best in school, our community, and globally when values are taught and expected.
We teach these values through a school-wide behavior program called SCORE as part of our Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) Program. Instead of focusing students on a list of school rules that tell students what not to do, SCORE focuses and teaches students what to do and how to behave. SCORE is based on our core values of compassion, cooperation, initiative, integrity, perseverance, positive mental attitude, and respect.
SCORE is utilized throughout Brywood to teach students expected behaviors. It helps students stay safe and promotes a positive learning environment. Students receive SCORE cards when they display SCORE behavior such as playing fairly, being prepared to learn, listening to others, saying kind words, taking care of school property, and walking quietly through the halls. All classes participate in monthly Friday Flag Deck when SCORE students are recognized. Students are also recognized by using SCORE cards to purchase prizes at the SCORE store each month.
What happens if my child has a behavior problem at school?
When students have minor behavior errors, staff will meet with the student and come up with strategies to ensure the behavior is not repeated. If continual minor behavior errors occur, your child’s teacher will communicate those concerns with you.
If major behavior errors occur, the school administrator, principal, TOSA, (or designee) will contact you. These behaviors will be documented. We hope anytime you are contacted about a behavioral error, you will take the opportunity to discuss SCORE choices with your child and come up with strategies to avoid a repetition of the behavior.
Playground game rules are taught and reviewed throughout the school year, and are available on our website in the playground handbook. Students are held responsible for learning and following these rules.
Conflict Resolution Strategies
Brywood Students will be using the following Conflict Resolution Strategies to help them become better problem solvers:
- Talk it over
- Walk away
- Say “I’m sorry”
- Do something else
- Take Turn
- Share
- Ignore
- Ask for help (first from a peer and then from an adult after using three or more of the above tools first)