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0:00 so before um starting conscious discipline our 2017 2018 school year we had a whopping 987 referrals this was the whole school year be minded we're a pretty small school we have roughly 300 between 3 and 325 M um between 300 325 students 98
0:30 87 referrals for 300 kids we were struggling we were struggling um and what were we doing what we were Tau to do we you know you get in a fight you get suspended you go you know you go home for a day you refuse to do the work that I asked you lunch detention maybe missed recess or something cuz that that's what we were taught to do but
1:04 guess what same student they got in the fight got in the fight the next week same student that sat there and refused to do his work the next day after missing recess cried and everything didn't do his work the next day it's like like what do we do what do we do something ain't right 201819 this is when our school began conscious discipline our principal got
1:36 us books we did book studies ecourses you know started on boarding staff and things like that look at the very next school year 3155 referrals and this is after one year of implementing the structures of conscious discipline one year with in that one year that wasn't a full implementation that wasn't all teachers having Buy in that wasn't all students and parents being on board but that one year made a
2:09 difference it was small steps okay I got two kindergarten teachers that are willing to try this I have one first grade teacher that's willing to try because I was on first grade at the time and I wasn't that one teacher yeah we go get into her but it was it was small steps getting just that few on board and starting and practicing just structure at a time and we saw that number of referrals decrease yes so for you guys that are in
2:37 the zero to few years this was us 5 years ago we attended the cd1 um conference here in Orlando before cd1 we went to visit um one of our partnering schools and T we went to visit the school because our principal was like we need to do something what can we do our our babies are suffering so how we're we're already in F school we we're trying to turn that around and bring that back up we have the state on
3:04 our backs then we we're we're harping on the kids day after day after day for small things sometimes that one visit started to spark an interest for conscious discipline you're looking at two people who when first introduced to conscious discipline that ain't going to work not with these kids we got you I got to talk to them softly I got to give them choices I got to give someo man we told our
3:35 person go on the other way go the other way this ain't going to work but look at us now so just that's just something to think about 9887 referrals after one year and be minded this is a title one school 100% free lunch ain't no reduced price 100% we have to feed those babies so it's possible conscious discipline is possible in a title one school
Summary
- The school had 987 referrals in the 2017-2018 school year, indicating severe behavioral issues.
- Traditional disciplinary methods were ineffective, leading to repeated offenses among students.
- In the 2018-2019 school year, the school began implementing Conscious Discipline with limited buy-in from staff and parents.
- The number of referrals increased to 3,155, showcasing the initial impact of the program despite incomplete implementation.
- The journey included small steps, with only a few teachers initially willing to try the new approach.
- The school is a Title I institution, serving 100% free lunch, demonstrating that Conscious Discipline can work in challenging environments.
- The transformation was sparked by visits to partnering schools and a commitment to change.
- The speaker reflects on their initial doubts about the program, highlighting the significant positive outcomes achieved.