Behavior and Discipline: Defining Roles

Defining Roles

A teacher could also use this process of creating a T-chart to define each person's role in their classroom with students.

T-Chart Classroom Example Handout

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Everyone also needs to understand their role and the expectations/responsibilities that go with them. One way of facilitating this conversation about roles is to create a T-chart defining each person's role (what their job is and isn't). This is a good process to use as a principal with teachers and staff. A teacher could also use this process in their classroom with students.

The value of role definition is in clarifying expectations while preserving personal need satisfaction. To provide necessary leadership, you need not persuade staff (or your class) that "I am smarter than you" or "I am stronger than you" or "I am more important than you" or even "I am meaner than you." You need only agree on what "My job is..." and "Your job is...".

Most employees are quite willing to accept limits, follow direction, and provide accountability. They are not so ready to be denigrated, stifled, coerced, or discounted. Use this sample T-chart as a guideline for dialogue with your team (or your students) about your respective roles.

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		T-Chart Handout

		T-Chart Handout

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		T-Chart Example Handout

		T-Chart Classroom Example Handout

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My Job Is...

Your Job Is...

My Job Is Not...

Your Job Is Not...

Examples

LEADER My Job Is...		STAFF MEMBER My Job Is...





To share my vision.		To share my vision.
To question.		To self-evaluate
To initiate discussion of self-evaluation.		To perform duties.
To create conditions for self-evaluation		To plan.
To make decisions.		To contribute ideas.
To initiate a discussion on quality.		To ask questions.
To acquire and allocate resources.		To implement program.
To encourage.		To make recommendations.
To model self-evaluation.		To cooperate with team.
To assist in the evaluation of task.		To assist in the evaluation of task.
Source: ©Chelsom Consultants Limited

LEADER My Job Is Not...		STAFF MEMBER My Job Is Not...





To do your job.		To do your job.
To cover up.		To cover up.
To single-handedly change the system.		To do his/her job.
Source: ©Chelsom Consultants Limited

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