Sample Discipline Policy—from “Reaching Kids At Risk”
• Sample Discipline Policy
Your church’s teaching team can work together to create a Unified Discipline Policy. This requires each team member to discuss his or her expectations and to agree—for the sake of the kids—on four to six basic rules that’ll be written down, posted in every classroom, explained to students, and regularly enforced by all those who minister to children at your church.
You may want to use this sample as a starting point for creating your own discipline policy.
Preschool Department
Rules we obey to show our love for God and God's people:
1. Use kind words.
2. Listen when someone else is talking.
3. Obey directions the first time.
4. Raise your hand if you want to talk.
5. Use an indoor voice.
Positive Consequences
1. Learn about and please God.
2. Know you've done a good job!
3. Get a "hooray!" letter sent home.
4. Surprise celebrations.
Negative Consequences
1. Receive a verbal warning.
2. Attend a teacher-student conference.
3. Time out away from group.
4. Contact parents.
5. Sign a contract for appropriate behavior made with teacher, parent, and student.
From The Discipline Guide for Children's Ministry (Group Publishing, Inc.).