An Interview with a high school principal about his end of classroom management strategies:

*These are just my notes of his answers

What do you do when a student gets sent to the office for classroom disruptions?
o Detention or suspension
o Also, calling mom or dad and involving the classroom teacher
How often do students get sent to the office for disruptions?
o Depends-more on shortened day or holiday-these kids dont want to be at home-
no food
o On an average day-3 to 4 kids
What happens if a student gets sent to the office several times?
o By the 2nd or 3rd time-meeting with parents--by this time the problem ends
o After this-out of school of suspension
o An out of school suspension rarely happens-will stop when mom and dad have to
come in usually
How do you work to prevent students from getting sent to the office?
o Enforce classroom roles-make sure that kids are aware of the classroom roles and
teachers too
o Call mom and dad or have them follow them around (If it is bad)
What is the most common reason students get sent to the office?
o The use of cell phones-not banned but its a teachers decision
How do you help teachers find ways to keep problem students in class?
o Work with teachers-engagement, principal sit in class and observe, find ways to
find new growth