2023-08-14 Meeting notes - Fall Retreat

5 min

Johari Window Intro

Amy

• Which 10 words best describe you?

1 hr

Challenging Behaviors

Amy

• 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

30 min

Emergency Procedures

Amy

• 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

10 min

Composting

Erin, Ashley, Adriana

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

Bloodborne Pathogens

(To be done at Friday meeting in two weeks)

Loose Ends

Hand Soap and Soap Spray both use Dr. Bronners

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

Group Barre Class

Becca

1pm on a Friday (TBD)