Winooski+High+School+Tardy,+Skipping+&+Incomplete+Work+Procedures


 * Winooski High School Recovery Time - RT**

History is quite clear that for students to be successful they need to be in school, on time and getting their work done. Today, however, getting the students to comply with that rule is difficult to say the least. Our school had a terrible time not only getting kids to school on time in the morning, but between classes as well. Have you ever walked behind students today. My pet snail keeps better pace. Then there is the age old issue of work completion, in class and homework. We really did not know what to do to change the environment. So we took it to the student's themselves and asked them, what would they do if they were in our position. We were surprised that the majority said that we needed to bring back detentions.

We didn't just want to give detentions and because we really wanted to change the culture, we decided that using the detention model, we would create a time for students to make up the time they had missed and/or a place for them to complete their incomplete work, both class work and homework. At some point, **recovery time** came about. We began to discuss that the students needed to recover the time lost at school, in class and the work they had chosen not to complete. We also wanted something that was simple to apply and to use. The teachers wanted the plan but didn't have the time to spend hours filling out referrals, so we had to develop a system that was simple and efficient.

Afterschool, **Recovery Time (RT)** was born: the rules and procedures are simple and effective at changing behaviors and getting students to make the most of their education. We developed the following outline of procedures:

 Teachers refer students to RT for tardies to class and for incomplete work. Administration refers students for skipping. The referrals are put on a Google Docs spreadsheet that all teachers and administrators have editing rights to. Letters were sent home to parents asking if they required their students to have phone notice before they served their RT time. Only two parents requested phone notification. We have mandated that RT is required for all students and if students do not do their RT, then we schedule a parent conference. Students can be suspended for not doing the time. If a parent does not support us in having their student do RT, then that student can be asked to leave the school. To date we had two students who left the school, with both returning within the week to serve their time and continue with their education. When the data for March is collected, I will post a spreadsheet on the results of the RT with Tardy, Skipping and Incomplete work.
 * Definition:** What is a tardy and what are the tiers for consequences?
 * You are tardy if you are not in the room at the start of the class acording to the schedule, as determined by the clock in the room. Each room has a satellite clock so the times are consistent from class to class. //You are not marked tardy for RT but classroom teachers may institute their own tardy procedures//
 * For the purpose of RT, you are marked tardy from 5 to 15 minutes after the scheduled start of the class
 * You have an unexcused absence if you show up after 15 minutes late and will receive an automatic detention in recovery time
 * 3 tardies = 1 unexcused absence = detention
 * A detention = a class period = 90 minutes
 * Each teacher will keep track of the tardies in their class and refer them to the RT list on Google Docs
 * Recovery Time runs Monday to Friday, in the learning Lab, from 3:00-4:30 PM
 * Recovery time needs to be **academic recovery** where students do work and if there is no work, **silent reading**