Anne W. Todd, Rob Horner, Celeste Rossetto Dickey

™ Documentation Project

Referral Form Examples Version 4.4 August 2010

Intended Audience Referral form examples are for School Administrators, school teams and SWIS Facilitators to use as a guide for developing an office discipline referral form.

Description

The three available referral form examples are each compatible with SWIS. Each example is formatted differently, in size of paper, actual categories on the form, extra information options, and the order of the information to be recorded. Example A

SWISTM OFFICE DISCIPLINE REFERRAL FORM

Student(s) ______Referring Staff ______Grade Level ____ Date ______Time ___

Location

Classroom Cafeteria Bus loading zone Other ______

Playground Bathroom/restroom Parking lot

Commons/common area Gym On bus

Hallway/ breezeway Library Special event/assembly/ field trip  East  West  North  South Problem Behaviors (check the most intrusive)

MINOR MAJOR Tardy Off School  Inappropriate lang. Abusive lang./ inappropriate Location language Skip class Physical contact Vandalism Fighting Forgery/ theft Defiance/disrespect/ non-compliance  Property damage Physical aggression Dress code Disruption violation Bomb threat Defiance/disrespect/  Dress Code insubordination/non-compliance Lying/cheating Arson

Technology violation Harassment/ tease/ taunt Tobacco Weapons ability  religious  racial Property misuse gender  sexual Alcohol/drugs Other ______

Tardy Disruption Combustibles

Other ______Inappropriate Display of Affection Technology Violation

Possible Motivation

Obtain peer attention  Avoid tasks/activities  Don’t know

Obtain adult attention  Avoid peer(s)  Other ______

Obtain items/ activities  Avoid adult(s) Others Involved

None  Peers  Staff  Teacher  Substitute  Unknown Other ______Administrative Decision

Time in office  Detention  Saturday School  In-school suspension Days ______

Loss of privilege  Parent contact  Individualized instruction  Out-of-school suspension Days _____

Conference with student  Other ______Comments: Example B

Office Referral Form

Name: ______Location Date: ______Time: ______ Playground  Library Teacher: ______ Cafeteria  Bathroom  A  B  C Grade: K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  Hallway  Arrival/Dismissal Referring Staff: ______ Classroom  Other ______

Minor Problem Major Problem Behavior Possible Motivation Behavior  Inappropriate language  Abusive language  Obtain peer attention  Physical contact  Fighting  Obtain adult attention  Defiance  Physical aggression  Obtain items/activities  Disruption  Defiance/Disrespect  Avoid Peer(s)  Dress Code  Harassment/Bullying  Avoid Adult  Property misuse  Dress Code  Avoid task or activity  Tardy  Inappropriate Display Aff.  Don’t know  Electronic Violation  Electronic Violation  Other ______ Other ______ Lying/ Cheating  Skipping class  Other ______Administrative Decision  Loss of privilege  Individualized instruction  Time in office  In-school suspension (____hours/ days)  Conference with student  Out of school suspension (_____ days)  Parent Contact  Other ______

Others involved in incident:  None  Peers  Staff  Teacher  Substitute  Unknown  Other Other comments: ______

 I need to talk to the students’ teacher  I need to talk to the administrator

Parent Signature: ______Date: ______All minors are filed with classroom teacher. Three minors equal a major. All majors require administrator consequence, parent contact, and signature.

Example C

Office Discipline Referral Form

Name: ______Grade: _____ Date: _____ Referring Person: ______Time: ______

Others involved:  no one peers teacher staff substitute  unknown

Issue of Concern Location Possible Motivation Major Problem Behaviors  Abusive lang  Playground Attention from peer(s)  Fighting Physical agg  Cafeteria  Attention from adult(s)  Harassment  Hall  Avoid peer(s)  Defiance/Disrespect  Bathroom  Avoid adult(s)  Tardy  Entrance  Avoid work  Dress code  Classroom  Obtain item(s)  Electronic violation  Commons  Don’t know Disruption  Other ______ Other ______Other ______

What happened?______Consequences  time out/detention  loss of privilege______ conference w/ student  in-school suspension days ______ parent contact  out-of-school suspension days ______ other ______

Follow up Agreement Name: ______Date: ______1. What rule(s) did you break? (Circle) Be Safe Be Respectful Be Responsible

2. What will you do differently next time?

Student signature: ______Adult signature(s): ______