Pilot programs of The RCMPlan™ in hundreds of schools show that, by far, the support of school leaders is the greatest contributor to RCM’s success. The skill of the principal, or other facilitator, in introducing, implementing, and monitoring this schoolwide discipline plan is essential in this leadership. This prin- cipal’s guide shows, at a glance, how to successfully implement and monitor The RCMPlanTM by identifying:

• each step of the process
• the purpose of each step
• the participants
• the time required to implement each step
• the tools and materials needed for each step