Tonica Grade School
| Educational Program | School Social Work | Daily Notes | Token Economy | Level System | |
| Level O | Level A | Level B | Level C | Level P | |
The purpose of this program is to work with students who have not been able to meet with success in their own classroom. The students will be provided with the educational opportunity to maximize their mental, physical, social, and emotional growth. In order for our students to succeed, school must become a positive experience. The main goal is to provide the students with individual support, positive reinforcement, and a structured setting in which the student can achieve his full academic potential while learning appropriate social and classroom behaviors.
This structured environment is designed to encourage the student to become more responsible for his own behavior by making appropriate choices that have positive consequences. Compliance is expected from all students. The students receive instruction in the following content areas: math, reading, spelling, language arts, social studies, science, art, handwriting, phonics, music, PE, and computers. Because the program contains more than one grade level in the classroom, each student has a different schedule, although some overlapping is necessary. Each student is assigned work appropriate for him/her on an individual basis. Group activities are planned to foster group interaction.
Open communication is greatly encouraged between the home and school to help insure the student’s success. A parent’s support of the school and program is important so that the child sees the home and school as a team working in his best interest. In assisting students to alter and improve their behaviors, we move toward the ultimate goal, mainstreaming into the regular classroom.
A team consisting of our school social worker, teacher, and classroom aide will assist the students in improving their social and personal skills through group and individual sessions.
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A progress note will be sent home daily to be read and signed by the parent, and then returned to school the next day. A point sheet will be recorded daily to keep track of the behavior of the student.
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| At the end of each week, a monetary reward of play money will be exchanged for the points the student earns throughout the day through completion of academic and behavioral goals. The students can earn up to $1.00 a day. The day is broken down into ten, thirty or forty-five minute increment worth ten points each. (One point equals one cent.) On the last day of each week, the students may purchase items from the classroom store with his "money". |
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A student who demonstrates good behavior and positive decision making strategies earns movement through the levels. A point sheet will be keep to keep track of behavior and level maintenance. A daily point sheet will track and describe the student’s appropriate/inappropriate behavior accomplishments.
****The privilege to participate in the classes, recess, or lunch may be removed based on behavior or failure to comply with rules and directions given.
| Level | Number of Points Needed Points are approximate and decisions are made on an individual basis for each child. |
Classroom Placement Goals |
| O (Orientation) | Up to 65/100 | B/ED Class All Day |
| A1 | 70/100 | Regular Education for PE, Music, and Computers |
| A2 | 75/100 | To another classroom for 1 academic class |
| B1 | 80/100 | To another classroom for 2 academic classes |
| B2 | 85/100 | To another classroom for 3 academic classes |
| C1 | 90/100 | To another classroom for 4 academic classes |
| C2 | 90/100 | To another classroom for 5 academic classes |
| P (Peer Model) | 95/100 | To another classroom for 6 academic classes |
LEVEL O (Orientation): Upon entering the program, each student remains in the classroom until he can maintain his behavior and follow classroom rules for a minimum of one week. During that week, the students should attain a minimum of 65% of the daily points for their behavior. Lunch is in the cafeteria and recess on the playground, with a B/ED staff or school superintendent supervising. Students may observe outside classes with B/ED staff.
Students will attend and observe classrooms with B/ED staff, and begin building an understanding of rules, expectations and consequences. He will attend one or more of the following with supervision by the B/ED staff: PE, music, computer, and media. These classes are with age or grade appropriate peers. Lunch and recess are the same as above. The student should maintain 70-75% of his daily points before being considered by B/ED staff for Level B.
LEVEL B: Student will attend and participate in three or four academic appropriate subjects with peers, accompanied by the BE/D staff. Accommodations will be provided to the students, if necessary. The number of the classes the student will attend daily will be determined by the staff involved, the student’s ability to participate, and his behavior while in and out of regular education classes. The student should maintain 80-85% of his daily points before being considered by B/ED staff for Level C.
LEVEL C: Students attends and participated in five or six academic classes with his peers still accompanied by the B/ED staff. When judged appropriate by the B/ED staff, the staff may let the student attend the outside classes without being accompanied by the staff. The student should maintain 90 out of 100 points to be considered for Level P, with no major behavior problems.
LEVEL P: (Peer Model) Student will attend and participate in all academically appropriate subjects with his peers independently. A staggered schedule for independence, and amount of time spend in the regular education classroom, will be determined by staff involved. The student should maintain 90-95 out of 100 points for two months to be considered to return to his former program.
