LHA Distance Learning Behavior Hierarchy

Proactive & Responsive Behavior Supports for Distance Learning

Aspire’s Equity Consideration: 

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented circumstances for our scholars, families, and staff.
Consequently, anxiety, stress, and lack of social interaction/physical outlet can all manifest as maladaptive
behaviors. We are all working to wrap around our scholars, so the following offerings are not intended to
be over-used or punitive during these challenging times.  

LHA’s Philosophy & Approach:

We will continue to stay committed to our mission and vision that calls upon us to do what is necessary to
serve our scholars best by creating safe, positive, and inclusive learning environments for each of our
Titans. Undoubtedly, there will be countless new challenges in the virtual classroom setting; however, our
preparedness, actions, and responses will be the determinant of our success. A significant part of our
success is contingent upon setting clear expectations in our virtual classrooms and digital social spaces
coupled with an effective and equitable behavior hierarchy to result in appropriate disciplinary action and
additional support.

LHA Zoom Nonnegotiable Settings:

Before the Session:
1. Log in to Zoom with your Aspire email
2. Mute all participants upon entering the meeting
3. Enable your “waiting room”
4. Disable “allow participants to join before the host”
5. Disable the private chat feature
6. Prevent participants from saving the chat
7. Disable “allow participants to rename themselves” option
8. Disable screen share settings
9. Manage annotation settings
10. Choose to play an enter/exit chime

Teacher Move: Keep all participants muted while making announcements, addressing content, or giving
direction. You can choose to unmute participants when you need scholars to engage, respond, or
collaborate.

During the Session:

1. Mute the participant
2. Place the “attendee on hold”
3. Remove the participant from the session
4. Do not use breakout sessions without additional support
5. Assign the student to a “Titan Timeout” in a breakout room (ASP/Admin support needed)
6. Chat with host-only (if needed)

- You can find additional resources HERE to enhance virtual security, teach digital citizenship, and Netiquette.

LHA Distance Learning Behavior Hierarchy

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 Virtual/Digital Social Spaces Teacher Actions
Incident 1 A verbal reminder or message in
private in chatbox restating
expectations for responsible tech use
and prosocial behaviors
Reporting Actions:
● Does not log in OnCourse
● No Parent/Admin contact
Incident 2 ● Option 1: Send the student
to your “waiting room,” and
send a message to the
student to redirect behavior
● Option 2: Request ASE
support to facilitate the Titan
Timeout with an ASE
Reporting Actions:
1. Submit a Virtual Referral
Form: VRF (can have ASE
submit)
2. Parent/Guardian Contact:
Call, text, or email to notify
them of the behavior
challenges
Incident 3 Immediately remove/block the
student from virtual session
Reporting Actions:
1. Submit a Virtual Referral
Form: VRF
2. Parent Contact conducted
by Admin
Admin Actions
N/A
(Level 2 behaviors are an
automatic Admin referral,
complete the Virtual Referral Form
- bypass hierarchy)
Logged in OnCourse as an “admin
referral”
● Titan Culture Specialist will
review the referral
● Record in OnCourse
● Send automated Virtual
Referral Notification to a
parent/guardian
● Send a Notification of
Resolution to teacher
Logged in OnCourse as an “admin
referral”
● Titan Culture Specialist will
review the referral
● Record in OnCourse
● Send automated Virtual
Referral Notification to a
parent/guardian
● Send a Notification of
Resolution to teacher
Parent/Admin Contact:
● Discuss the impact of
behavior/legal ramifications
● Communicate Titan
Behavior Intervention Plan
● Schedule a virtual family
meeting to ask for parent-
shadowing or regulation of
tech use
 ● Administer additional
alternatives and/or
disciplinary actions upon
discretion

Distance Learning Behavior Matrix

Behavior Levels Descriptions
Level 1 Description:
1. Does not significantly
impede the learning of others
2. Requires in-class support
from the teacher
Student Behaviors
● Off task behavior such as
talking, not paying attention,
not following directions
● Disruptive behavior such as
in making noises, talking out
of turn, inappropriate
gestures
Teacher Actions
● Mute student/disable video
● Option 1:Titan Timeout:
Place the student in
“waiting room,” send
message to redirect
behavior (No ASP/Admin
Support)

● Inappropriate language or ● Option 2: Titan Timeout:

gestures not directed
towards a specific person or
staff member
● Inappropriate attire
● Minor misuse of technology
such as playing games,
using music players
● Minor teasing or taunting
Place the student in
“waiting room,” with ASP
educator/Admin to redirect
behavior
● Block student
● Parent Contact
● Student Reflection
Form/Activity

● Virtual Referral Form

Level 2 Descriptions: ● Unauthorized attendance in 1. Immediately block the

a virtual session or (“Zoom student from session
1. Significantly endangers Bombing”)
school community 2. Submit a Virtual Referral
● Unauthorized exit of Office Form: VRF
2. Violates LHA policies/ Hours, “waiting room,” or a
EdCode violations Titan Timeout

3. Requires Immediate ● Sharing inappropriate

referral to admin images, video, or audio

● Unauthorized recording,
sharing, posting images,
video, or audio

● Profanity, vulgarity (including

gestures), or unkind speech,
directed towards staff

● Repeated teasing or taunting

● Sexual Harassment

● Making threats of physical

violence upon others or self
verbally, with gestures, or
 writing (chatbox or
assignments).

● Possession of contraband,
paraphernalia, drugs or
alcohol

● Possession or selling of any

controlled substance

● Brandishing a knife, firearm,

or dangerous object