Skinner Middle School’s Deans of Discipline are Jessica Hale and Sierra Garcia.
The Restorative Philosophy at Skinner challenges the idea that suspensions are an effective disciplinary tool; therefore, suspensions are only implemented when absolutely necessary. Instead, Ms. Hale and Ms. Garcia prefer to utilize inclusionary techniques that seek to help students identify how misbehavior impacts their education, as well as the education of their classmates. Some techniques used are:
We at Skinner understand that the term discipline refers to training, and Ms. Hale and Ms. Garcia’s objective is to help train our scholars to be prepared to make positive choices in life that will help them to become successful adults.