Webster Student Council Creates School’s Behavior Expectations

In grade-level assemblies, Webster students learned about this year’s behavior expectations for students in the hallways and on the stairs, in the cafeteria, in the bathroom, in the classroom, on the bus, and on the playground.
 
They learned the actions they can take to help keep them safe, respectful, responsible, and ready to learn.
 
And they weren’t learning from school administrators. They were learning from their classmates!
 
Last school year, the Webster Student Council – elected by their peers – was given the important task of drafting their own set of behavior guidelines. These guidelines were later approved by school staff; and to start this school year, the group created a presentation to share with the entire school community.
 
“This is the first year that the students created the behavioral matrix,” Webster AIS teacher and DEB Lead Katie Cleveland explained. “The students were so thoughtful and they engaged in some incredible conversations about what they thought the expectations should be and how to word them so they were easily understood by all students. We are so proud of our student leaders!”
 
Students noted that they wanted to keep the guidelines accessible to all and used the standard rules like ‘no running’ as a basis for their list.
 
“I had spent four years in elementary school when I was asked to do this, so I knew I’d be able to contribute some good ideas,” 5^th grader Aimeek Wemene shared. “I hope we created rules that kids will actually follow! It feels good to do something for my school – I feel proud to have my voice heard. Being on Student Council is fun, because we’re part of the school’s leadership. My goal is to help other students be successful!”
 
“It was nice to be chosen to help come up with the behavior expectations,” 5^th grader Ruby Broadnix added. “Kids can get tired of hearing adults telling them the rules, so it was nice to be able to talk to them ourselves… even though we were really scared to present to the whole school!”
 
We’re proud of the Webster Student Council leaders for taking ownership and being leaders in their building!