Aligning Every Classroom with School-wide Values

Aligning Every Classroom with School-wide Values

When building a positive high-expectations environment for students in their classroom, teachers structure their teaching language and classroom rules around the 3 – 5 school-wide values laid out in the Behaviour Management Model.

These values, also known as expectations, use general but memorable words that can be applied to all spaces across the school. Below is an example of four school-wide values: 

• Be safe.  
• Try your best.  
• Act responsibly.  
• Respect others.  

Classroom rules should always follow the guidelines from the acronym OMPUAA: 

• Observable: behaviours that we can see. 
• Measurable: the occurrence of the behaviour can be counted. 
• Positively-stated: focus on success (the do’s instead of the don’ts). 
• Understandable: simple, student-friendly language. 
• Always applicable: every time and without exceptions. 
• Aligned: with the school’s rules.