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CHAMPS: A Positive and Proactive Approach to Classroom Management 

By Randy Sprick

 

All teachers want their students to be orderly, responsive, engaged, and motivated. According to the most current research on teacher effectiveness, putting a successful behavior management system in place is a sure way of achieving these goals.

 

Safe & Civil Schools can help you get The CHAMPS program will help teachers in schools throughout the district:

• Improve classroom behavior (on-task, work completion, cooperation)

• Establish clear classroom behavior expectations with logical and fair responses to misbehavior

• Motivate students to put forth their best efforts (perseverance, pride in work)

• Reduce misbehavior (disruptions, disrespect, non-compliance)

• Increase academic engagement, resulting in improved test scores

• Spend less time disciplining students and more time teaching them

• Teach students to behave respectfully and to value diversity, thereby reducing cultural differences that may manifest as misbehavior

• Feel empowered and happy to be in the classroom

• Develop a common language about behaviors among all staff

• Create a plan for orienting and supporting new staff

• Reduce staff burnout