2023-08-14 Meeting notes - Fall Retreat

• Which 10 words best describe you?

• Observe and document concerns
• Consult with colleagues
• Conduct a functional behavior assessment (with Stephanie's support)
• Create a positive behavior support plan (with Amy and/or Stephanie)
• Collaborate with child's family
• Revise the plan
• Implement the plan
• Evaluate and revise regularly

-Examples: screaming, biting, hitting, etc.

While challenging, many of these are normative behavior for early childhood and children are using behaviors to communicate a need.

Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA)

Trigger>Behavior>Consequence

• Two opportunities to intervene

Functions of behavior:

1. To obtain an object or attention (positive or negative)
2. To avoid a person or task
3. To change the level of stimulation

• Everyone is strongly encouraged to re-read the emergency procedures section in the Family Handbook
• Fire - playground exit or front lobby exit
• Severe Weather - same location as intruder "shelter in place" location:
• Evacuate building/campus:
• wall on the other side of playground:

1. wall by playground
2. parking garage
3. seminary

• Intruder (make sure you are subscribed for emergency texts)
  • Shelter in place (less severe), all children play in classroom as normal
  • Lock down (immediate threat nearby), children need to be moved to secure "shelter in place" location
  • Outside - whistles?
• Designated Admin People for Emergencies
  • Pecan - Stephanie
  • LO/Mag - Adriana
  • RB/CM - Ashley
  • PL/M - Erin
  • LW/DW - Amy
• Keep your phone, keys, and walkie-talkie with you at all times
• Rehearse procedures with the children & review with adults
• Have a door stop on the inside of the door
• Check magnets in door frames often
• Count heads frequently
• Keep track of backpacks

Note - experiment with locking outside doors

Paper towel composting

• Paper towels for handwashing, and step 1 and 2 will go into classroom paper towel composting bins
• Erin will dump your 2nd paper towel bin into the one by your bathroom daily

Kitchen food scraps

• Ashley will be in charge of this

Snack Scraps

• Go into Lomi to be emptied once a week

Hand Soap and Soap Spray both use Dr. Bronners

• Hand soap: two knuckles of water FIRST and one knuckle of soap