Behavior Bulletin

The Behavior Bulletin aims to empower campus leaders in coaching classroom teachers to improve student behavior and outcomes. By providing resources, training, and support, we aim to equip educators with the tools they need to create positive and supportive learning environments, reducing the isolation teachers often feel when dealing with discipline challenges.

Welcome Back!

As we launch into a new school year, remember: STOIC isn’t one more thing — it’s the foundation of effective classroom management and aligned with T-TESS. Coaching teachers on STOIC practices early helps set the tone for strong instruction and a positive campus culture.

This month’s focus is on STOIC, a proactive classroom management framework designed to create structured, predictable, and supportive learning environments. STOIC stands for:

Structure for success (classroom setup, routines)

Teach expectations (explicit, modeled, practiced

Observe (active supervision)

Interact positively (relationships, 4:1 ratio)

Correct calmly (consistent, respectful responses)

Administrators and other instructional coaches can help by encouraging teachers to use the STOIC Teacher Reflection Checklist as part of their own practice. Small changes—such as reinforcing routines or building in more positive interactions—can make a big difference in classroom climate.

Procedures are clearly posted, taught, practiced, and reinforced.
Teachers consistently model expectations and reteach when necessary.
Walkthroughs highlight smooth transitions, entry routines, and overall consistency.
Attention signals and callbacks are used effectively to gain student focus.
Classroom seating arrangements promote engagement, minimize distractions, and support positive behavior.

What procedures went well today? Which ones need a reteach?
How are you reinforcing positive behaviors during routines?
How do students know what to do when they finish early?
What routines have students mastered, and which ones still need practice?
How are you celebrating students when they meet behavior expectations?
What proactive strategies are you using to prevent common misbehaviors?
How are you modeling calm correction when students need redirection?
What evidence do you see that students understand the posted expectations?
How are you involving students in practicing or role-playing routines?
What adjustments to structure or procedures might make your classroom run more smoothly?
How effective are your attention signals or callbacks at gaining student focus the first time?
What strategies are you using to ensure all students respond to attention signals consistently?
How does your seating arrangement support engagement and minimize distractions?
What changes to seating might help students stay more focused and on task

Use the Behavior Year at a Glance during PLCs to guide which expectations and routines need to be taught, retaught, and reinforced each month. This tool:

Keeps STOIC practices aligned with campus-wide character building.
Helps PLCs plan intentional lessons tied to student needs.
Ensures consistency across classrooms and grade levels.

Encourage teams to reference it weekly in PLCs to strengthen planning and ensure proactive behavior support.

Celebrate teachers already modeling strong STOIC practices.
Share success stories or photos of effective classroom setups.
Next month’s focus: Observe & Interact – strategies for supervision and building positive relationships.

STOIC Checklist

STOIC Presentation

Behavior Year at a Glance Presentation

Precorrection Guide

Callback/Attention Getters

Classroom Layout Reflection Tool

My Classroom Procedures (Secondary)

My Classroom Procedures (Elementary)

ABCs

This plan outlines a comprehensive MTSS - Behavior framework to proactively address challenging student behavior in Tomball ISD. MTSS utilizes a tiered approach, providing increasingly intensive interventions based on individual student needs.

TISD MTSS Behavior Process

Behavior MTSS PLC Agenda

STOIC Checklist

SABERS Information

TISD Restraint and Timeout Policy

Exclusionary Discipline Rubric

Trauma Informed Checklist

Trauma Informed Toolkit

STOIC- List of Mild Consequences

Questions to Consider for Disproportionality

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