2 Every effort must be made by the school administration to notify the parent immediately upon the removal of a student from class. 3 If a teacher requests a permanent exclusion of the student from class, the parent shall be notified of the time and place of the Placement Review Committee meeting. The parent and student shall have the right of participation. • Provisions for Exceptional Students The Placement Review Committee shall refer to a staffing committee all exclusion requests for students from exceptional education classes. The Placement Review Committee decision must concur with the staffing committee recommendations. If the requesting teacher is teaching a mainstreamed student, the regular process may be followed. • Provisions for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students The Placement Review Committee shall refer an LEP student to the LEP committee. The Placement Review Committee decision must concur with the LEP Committee recommendation. LEP services cannot be denied. • Professional Development Activities to Improve Classroom Management Skills Any teacher who refers 25% of his or her class is required to complete professional development activities to improve classroom management skills. This percentage pertains to individual students referred for disruptive behavior that interferes with instruction. Each school should keep appropriate records in order to be able to address the following areas: a) Number of disciplinary referrals requiring students to be removed from class by teachers. b) Number and percentage of referrals in which the students were sent back to class with the consent of teachers. c) Number and percentage of referrals that were sent to the Placement Review Committee because of teacher refusal to readmit. d) Number and types of placements (including those returned to class) made by the Placement Review Committee. e) Number and percentage of students in each class referred by each teacher to be used in determining staff development needs. SCSI EXCLUSION In addition to the procedures that are in place that address classroom management, Ferguson Senior provides teachers with an additional consequence. When students are so disruptive that instruction/learning cannot take place, students could be removed by the teacher from the classroom and sent to SCSI (School Center for Special Instruction) with the appropriate form. (Please see Policies and Procedures: Exclusions).
2 Every effort must be made by the school administration to notify the parent immediately upon the removal of a student from class. 3 If a teacher requests a permanent exclusion of the student from class, the parent shall be notified of the time and place of the Placement Review Committee meeting. The parent and student shall have the right of participation. • Provisions for Exceptional Students The Placement Review Committee shall refer to a staffing committee all exclusion requests for students from exceptional education classes. The Placement Review Committee decision must concur with the staffing committee recommendations. If the requesting teacher is teaching a mainstreamed student, the regular process may be followed. • Provisions for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students The Placement Review Committee shall refer an LEP student to the LEP committee. The Placement Review Committee decision must concur with the LEP Committee recommendation. LEP services cannot be denied. • Professional Development Activities to Improve Classroom Management Skills Any teacher who refers 25% of his or her class is required to complete professional development activities to improve classroom management skills. This percentage pertains to individual students referred for disruptive behavior that interferes with instruction. Each school should keep appropriate records in order to be able to address the following areas: a) Number of disciplinary referrals requiring students to be removed from class by teachers. b) Number and percentage of referrals in which the students were sent back to class with the consent of teachers. c) Number and percentage of referrals that were sent to the Placement Review Committee because of teacher refusal to readmit. d) Number and types of placements (including those returned to class) made by the Placement Review Committee. e) Number and percentage of students in each class referred by each teacher to be used in determining staff development needs. SCSI EXCLUSION In addition to the procedures that are in place that address classroom management, Ferguson Senior provides teachers with an additional consequence. When students are so disruptive that instruction/learning cannot take place, students could be removed by the teacher from the classroom and sent to SCSI (School Center for Special Instruction) with the appropriate form. (Please see Policies and Procedures: Exclusions).
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