CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE PLAN

Teache
r:

Joshua Keller

School
Year:
Low

2016

Grade
Level:
X

Medium

High School
High

Level of Structure:
Guidelines for Success:

Posted Rules:

Put in your absolute best effort

Follow directions
Raise your hand to speak
Keep your body to yourself
Show respect to the teacher, your classmates, and to the
class itself

Complete all work on time

Keep a positive attitude
Communicate
Attention Signal:

Any form of talking from the instructor will be met with attention, or else the teacher will wait and stare until the class
is silent.

Expectations for Classroom Activities and Transitions:

Students will enter class and get their chairs, music stands, and instruments ready. They will get in tune and practice
warm-ups until the class begins, at which point they will stop playing and wait for instructions. At the end of class, they
will put their chairs and stands away or set up for the next class. Then, they will take care of their instrument and do
Adapted from CHAMPS CD Reproducible Form 5.1
Sprick, R. (2009). CHAMPS: A proactive and positive approach to classroom management. Eugene, OR: Pacific Northwest
Publishing, Inc.
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any necessary swabbing, then put them away and wait for the bell.
Encouragement Procedures (Motivation):
Students who do well can be recognized in class, particularly for listening and improvement. They can be given a shout
out or a high-five as appropriate. Students will also be given an opportunity to give compliments to one another. This
can be on improvement, hard work, a good solo, etc.
Correction Procedures for Misbehavior (both early-stage corrections and rule violation consequences):
Correction will go in this order
Verbal warning
Parental phone call
Detention
Suspension
Classroom removal or expulsion

Adapted from CHAMPS CD Reproducible Form 5.1

Sprick, R. (2009). CHAMPS: A proactive and positive approach to classroom management. Eugene, OR: Pacific Northwest
Publishing, Inc.
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Beginning and Ending Routines:
1. Routine for how students will enter the room:
Enter room at low volume, set up chairs and stands, get instrument out and warm up. Be ready to stop and play.
2. Routine for how students will be instructionally engaged while attendance is taken and for how opening business is conducted:
Attendance will be taken based on their initial seating arrangement. Since this is band or marching, a student may be
taking attendance. The will be greeted with objectives, recent news, upcoming concerts or events to be prepared for, then
they will start the rehearsal.
3. Routine for dealing with tardy students:
Tardy students must be sent to the office. In most high schools, there are no exceptions.
4. Routine for dealing with students who come to class without necessary materials:
They will follow the order of corrections.
5. Routine for dealing with students returning after an absence:
In band, these things are not usually addressed, but they will have to pick up their material at the beginning of class during
setup. They will be instructed on the first day to know to do this whenever they are absent to make sure they have not
missed any material. It will be the students responsibility.
6. Routine for wrapping up at end of day/class:
Discuss objectives and expectations for the next class or events coming up. Have them pack up their instrument and swab
if necessary, remove chairs and stands or set up for next class, then wait for the bell quietly.

Adapted from CHAMPS CD Reproducible Form 5.1

Sprick, R. (2009). CHAMPS: A proactive and positive approach to classroom management. Eugene, OR: Pacific Northwest
Publishing, Inc.
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7. Routine for dismissal:
Teacher will give the ultimate dismissal. This will usually be before the bell, but the bell does not excuse the students.

Adapted from CHAMPS CD Reproducible Form 5.1

Sprick, R. (2009). CHAMPS: A proactive and positive approach to classroom management. Eugene, OR: Pacific Northwest
Publishing, Inc.
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Procedures for Managing Student Work:
1. Procedures for assigning classwork and homework:
Playing exercises and their due dates will be discussed during opening before rehearsal.
2. Procedures for collecting completed work:
The students will be given several opportunities to perform in a group or solo for the teacher during the appropriate times.
3. Procedures for keeping records and providing feedback to students:
A rubric will be presented before playing. Verbal communication will be given on their performance. A grade report will be
given at every eighth of a semester. Feedback will be provided after playing exercises and during ensemble rehearsals.
4. Procedures and policies for dealing with late and missing assignments:
There are no late assignments, generally speaking, as there will not be an opportunity in which they will be able to perform.
In extraneous circumstances, they may be given another opportunity, but this is at the discretion of the instructor.

Procedures for Managing Independent Work Periods:

These will be given on a regular basis, generally during off time from performances or concerts. They can be used to
practice performance material or assignments to play scales and exercises in front of the instructor. Will depend on the
class.

Adapted from CHAMPS CD Reproducible Form 5.1

Sprick, R. (2009). CHAMPS: A proactive and positive approach to classroom management. Eugene, OR: Pacific Northwest
Publishing, Inc.
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