The Behavioral Program

Richard Yoakley School has a highly structured behavior management program with specific expectations, rewards, and consequences. The goal of the behavior management system is to teach, encourage, and require the behaviors that will help our students be successful in their zoned schools. Behavior management is a strong emphasis within the school day. Our students attend RYS due to some behavioral difficulty. The goal for these students is to return to their zone school as soon as possible. The skill(s) that they must learn to achieve this goal is very individualized. RYS offers daily classroom planning, evaluation, and problem-solving groups. All students have a behavioral portfolio to document their progress while at RYS. RYS's staff is trained in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, and each classroom is equipped with video cameras to record daily events.

Behavioral Expectations

Richard Yoakley School has specific behavioral expectations for students to follow in all settings in the school.
Students earn points for their compliance with the stated expectations. These apply to all students.

Hallway Expectations
Walk silently in a straight line on the right side of the hall
Keep hands and feet to yourself
Must be in dress code

Bathroom Expectations
Maintain all hallway expectations
Only one student at a time in the bathroom

Cafeteria Expectations
Maintain all hallway expectations
Sit in your assigned area with your staff
Get all items through the line the first time

Arrival Expectations
Upon entering the building pass through the metal detector and proceed to your designated area
Maintain all hallway expectations

Dismissal Expectations
Stay in your designated area until your afternoon transportation is called
Maintain all hallway expectations

Classroom Expectations*
Good School Conduct
Positive Interactions
Help the Group
Follow Expectations

*More specific expectations for each area will be identified by the students as they develop the
details of their classroom management system at the beginning of the school year.