PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES

Formal Steps of Positive Discipline (FOSA)

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SECTION I

OBJECTIVES

This information will assist you in documenting employee performance after your initial training on performance documentation.

If you have not received training on positive discipline, you should first view the "Documenting Discipline" video. A copy of the video is maintained in Human Resources. The video covers:

• Importance of maintaining an incident diary

• The steps of positive discipline

• Characteristics of good documentation

• Key points of FOSA

If you would like to receive training on performance documentation, please contact the Compensation and Training Office, in Human Resources at 972-548-6661/6665. The training is approximately 1.5 to 2 hours in length and covers the following:

Explanation of why CCCCD is utilizing Positive Discipline

Twenty minute video on Positive Discipline

Skits to show the effectiveness of using Positive Discipline

Explanation of the form and why it should be used

Reviewing a case study and documenting your contacts using the Employee Performance Documentation Form (EPDF)

Legal side of Positive Discipline presented by Richard Abernathy, an attorney who represents CCCCD on personnel-related legal issues

SECTION II

INCIDENT DIARY

The purpose of an incident diary is to record incidents or infractions which occurred that warrant Coach & Counseling and/or a level of formal positive discipline. A regular calendar can be used as a diary. You will want to record Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?