Stop Guessing and Start Planning: Craft a Student Behavior Game Plan

Описание: RESTORATIVE CHAT w/GEORGE JOHNSON~SEL BEHAVIOR COACH~PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS (NC)

Part 9: Stop Guessing and Start Planning: Craft a Student Behavior Game Plan
In this part of Kelvin and George’s conversation, George Johnson highlights a pressing need to create a consistent, campus-wide approach to address aggressive student behavior.

Reflecting on patterns observed during the past school year, George points out that incidents of aggression consistently rank among the top major discipline issues on his campus. When asked, he believes the solution for his campus is to hold a strategic, collaborative planning session over the summer involving all administrators and key support staff to develop a clear, step-by-step response protocol. Rather than relying on spontaneous decision-making or informal discussions whenever a significant incident occurs, George envisions a structured system with specific language, defined consequences, and unified expectations. This approach ensures fairness and empowers educators and administrators to respond confidently and consistently.

George emphasizes the importance of having written guidelines so responses are not dependent on which staff member is available or which administrator is on duty. His vision is for everyone to follow the same procedures, making school discipline more predictable to ensure their approach is consistent. George also expresses his appreciation for the collaborative process and the value of learning from others. His gratitude for mentorship and teamwork shines through, reinforcing his commitment to helping students succeed.

MEET KELVIN OLIVER
Kelvin Oliver is an educational consultant specializing in supporting schools by developing and implementing behavior management systems that synergize restorative practices, PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports), and traditional consequences. As a campus administrator, he was instrumental in supporting the integration of Restorative Practices with PBIS and Traditional Consequences. Kelvin created a campus-based support model with weekly professional development and an implementation support team. In 2007, Kelvin started his career in Texas as a special education teacher before transitioning to general education as a sixth-grade math teacher. He transitioned to campus math specialist and district curriculum specialist before becoming an assistant principal and later campus principal.

Since 2017, Kelvin has been a consultant supporting educators, schools, and districts nationwide. In his journey as a consultant, he has had the opportunity to train educators from all 50 states. He has worked directly with school districts in states such as California, Texas, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, Idaho, Maine, and Utah, to name a few. International educators from as far as New Zealand have traveled to attend his workshops. Kelvin has extensive experience in working with various types of schools. He’s worked with medium to large urban school districts, small rural school districts, charter schools, private schools, and Native American reservations, as well as educators supporting students at state schools for deaf students. Kelvin is renowned for communicating the complexities of student behavior in schools today in a digestible way while providing concrete strategies to address challenging behavior. Currently based out of Washington, D.C., he continues to work year-round with educators, schools, and districts in all regions of the country.

To learn more about Kelvin's work, please visit www.LeavingTheVillage.com.