Oversee Positive High-Expectations Practices

Principals ensure positive high-expectations are optimum in common spaces and classrooms, to reinforce school values, rules and routines and student safety in all school spaces. They work closely with the Positive High-Expectations Team to support implementation of the practices.

The principal supports positive high-expectations practices in the school spaces by:

• visiting classrooms and walking school grounds each day to: 
  • observe the teaching team modelling school values, rules and routines 
  • observe students exhibiting expected behaviours and provide them with positive feedback 
• overseeing playground duty roster to ensure the team are trained to deliver playground duty with fidelity 
• ensures team are trained to detect bullying and reduce incidents in high-risk areas like toilets. 

The principal also supports the Positive High-Expectations Team (PHET) by:

• setting PHE Roles Chart with behaviour coach 
• working with the coach to maintain PHET membership and set meetings timetable 
• attending at least 80% or more PHET meetings 
• taking PHET meeting learnings into weeklong team conversations 
• overseeing term and annual reviews of positive high-expectations implementation.