Positive Behavior Support Newsletter                                      Bethel School District

Volume 9, Number 2                             February 2009

PBS State Conference

 

The Sixth Annual Oregon PBS Conference will be held on March 3, 4, 5, 2009 at the Eugene Hilton.  To register go to: www.lblesd.k12.or.us , Registration is on the home page.

 

Upcoming Training at Lane ESD

Targeted Interventions: 2/12 2009 at Lane ESD from 8:15-11:15.

High School Forum

2/18 2009 at Lane ESD CANCELLED

Classroom Systems #2: 3/12 2009 at Lane ESD from 8:15-11:15. 

Contact Information

Mary Bork

PBS Coordinator

Bethel School District

E-mail: mbork@bethel.k12.or.us

 

 

Website Directory

Page One:  PBS Home

Page Two:  IPBS

Page Three:Bethel Schools

Page Four:  PBS Newsletter

 

Bethel PBS Meetings/Training

 

April 9, 2009

PBS Facilitator’s Meeting

3:15-4:15

Board Room

 

April 30, 2009

District PBS Training

1:00-4:00, Lane ESD

 

 

 

 

Classroom Strategies Continuing Series

Suggestions from Cascade MS Teachers

1.  My daily anecdote is humor-challenging to some as it may not be their gift.  But, the point:  Know your teaching “gifts” and apply them to your classroom.  Don’t try to be someone you’re not.

2.  I hand out my “Groovy Tickets” for on task behavior.  5 tickets equal one bonus point on to their final point total at end of term.  They can use the points for any core class with me.

3.  I have a classroom contest between myself & students.  If students earn more positives throughout the week than “negatives”, they earn a buckeye.  Once they fill the jar with buckeyes they earn a party.

4.  Students who are in their seat, with materials at the bell earn RDS bucks.  Every 5 or ten minutes, continue giving RDS bucks for on task behavior.  The student with the most RDS bucks at the end of the period leaves first (This works especially well before lunch).

5.  King or Queen DLR:  Students lead class @ overhead with correcting daily Language Review once per week.  Provide the daily questions and answer key ahead of time for student to prepare ahead of time.

6.  No credit given for late work and extra credit for assignments turned in at end of period.  Wished I’d done this at beginning of year.  Academic Alerts in Science dropped from 89 to 50.

7.  At beginning of year I establish:  “Straightest and Quietest” rows at the end of each class.  Kids know to take seats, organize themselves and their Row before leaving.  I can debrief a lesson, give an announcement, and remind them of an assignment.  All I have to say is: “Straightest and Quietest” they know I will dismiss the Row that is First and Best at “Straightest and Quietest”.

8.  Physical proximity, standing next to an off-task student works very well to “motivate” and “encourage” them to better behavior and better learning.

9.  To get class to stop and listen during group activities, turning the lights off is a good signal to stop and listen.  Wait until student s get quiet before you speak.

10.  Never put a student in front of the class for time out.  They become the focal point for the class.

11.  The first day of school, I have kids fill out a colored index card (color coded by period/class.  I ask them to print information like:  their full name, full name and address of adults and siblings (ages) they live with, phone numbers of parents, email addresses.  I ask for secrets i.e. I don’t know my multiplication facts. Locker number and lock combination (helps after long break). The cards are put on a ring and put in my grading bag-easy to pull out and track down when office 3’s are out of date.  (I tell them I need the information for emergencies if they get hurt at school and they tell me more than parents on regular forms.)

12.  Tardy kids are self disciplined, stand as a reminder to be on time.

13.  500 RDS bucks=one social gathering per term.

14.  Increase desire for RDS for starting class before the bell by adding letter/number combination on back of bucks.  Holder of winning letter/number is instant winner.

15.  After redirecting an off task student, I praise any students in the area who are on task, and I ask if anyone has any questions.  When the student is back on task I give them praise.

16.  Students get RDS Bucks for coming in and doing their warmup before the bell.  On Friday I “draw for RDS Bucks”. This is when I give out Buddy passes, prizes, candy, homework passes and additional RDS Bucks.

17.  Token economy:  we liberally give out “caught in the act” slips for any thing positive.  At the end of the week there is a drawing for prizes.  Also, there is an exchange rate for the school-wide “RDS” Buck.  Students are allowed to buy classroom supplies or save up for a class party.

18.  I give RDS bucks for Diligence when practicing spelling words.  If they’ve practiced and know the word when we play sparkle, they are rewarded for being diligent.

 

How does IPBS Fit in School-Wide Positive Behavior Support?

 

Intensive positive behavior support (IPBS) is a model for supporting students within a school-wide positive behavior support model. The goal of IPBS is to provide a structure within which school districts can assist schools in building capacity to support students who require additional assistance beyond universal, school-wide interventions. Intensive positive behavior support is a district model of support as the school district is responsible for ensuring that all schools have access to and use data-based decision making and a continuum of evidence-based, prevention-oriented interventions.

 

 

 

Meadowview: 

We have some painting going on at Meadow View.

 

Linda Mohr our extremely talented wonderful art teacher lit up our upper grade hallways with some color.

Now painted above our lockers are our PBS school expectations.

 

She did a great job. Staff and students love the new art work.

 

Submitted by Karren Lindley

Using Data for Decisions

 

PBS Teams at Cascade, Prairie Mountain, Meadowview and Fairfield are using information they learned at the Coaches Conference in January to strengthen their meeting foundations and analyze their SWIS Data to develop problem statements with precision.   Thanks to Anne Todd’s session called Team-Initiated Problem Solving (TIPS) for helping our team time to be more effective and efficient.

Cascade: Spirit of Giving Student Store

Due to the snowy weather and subsequent school closure days the week prior to Winter Break Cascade students didn’t get the chance to spend much time browsing the items for sale in the Spirit of Giving Store.  Nevertheless, the folks at Cascade did open the store on Wednesday and students spent their RDS bucks on the donated items.  Thursday a “50%” off sale cleared most of the items.  Students wrapped their items in the wrapping room and left with big smiles.  Over 14,200 RDS Bucks were taken in.

Clear Lake:Clear Lake has been busy this year!  One goal for 2008-09 is to increase the feeling of community – both for  students and staff.  With that in mind we are making efforts to orient new students as soon as they arrive by teaming them up with a leadership student and a coupon book.  Coupon books serve to guide the pair around the school becoming familiar with many adults and the PBS expectations. We still hope to develop a video that reviews our expectations.  There is always more to do.

             Students make up a large part of our Clear Lake community but the PBS team is knows that “community” involves our staff also.  Grade level teams sponsor a social activity once a month from Yumm bars (similar to a salad bar but featuring our favorite Yumm sauce) to Secret Santa’s.  We also  recognize staff for little things they do using nomination tickets that are shared during staff meetings.  Lastly, regular drawings take place during meetings with prizes such as 30 minutes of sub time (principal or counselor cover for teacher), guest reader tickets, coffee cards and CHOCOLATE.

Our staff and students participated in the “Week of Giving” project.  Based on the model used at Cascade, the students received “Money for Managers” tickets to be used at the Week of Giving Store.  Talk about community!  Everyone was involved from getting donations, passing out “Money for Manager” tickets, transforming an empty classroom into a cheery holiday store, helping students select gifts to give to family members, or assisting students as they worked to make their presents beautiful. It was a wonderful success and we want to thank Cascade for the idea. Submitted by M. Lathrop

Prairie Mountain

Students at PM were rewarded with a fun assembly.  Assembly behavior was gone over during morning announcements.  During the assembly, students were given PRIDE cards.  After the Unicycle Club Assembly finished,  PRIDE cards were collected.

A school wide prize drawing by the prize princesses  was a huge successes and lots of fun.  Also, school mascots Harley and Henrette, were given to the two classrooms with the best assembly behavior.  PBS in Action!  Submitted by Lisa Bateman

Danebo

Using SWIS data, Danebo’s PBS Team has been focusing on playground behavior, specifically, transitioning from playground to classroom.  A new procedure for 4th and 5th grade students involves signal whistle blows for students to quietly line up on dots painted on the sidewalk.  The new procedure is working well and they plan on extending the process to the lower grades. Gotta use that data!

 

Clear Lake “Week of Giving” Project

On January 16, 2009 Irving students and staff gathered at an assembly in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  The agenda was full of events hosted by kids and adults alike.  Students were captivated by stories told by Mr. Johnny Lake about his experiences of integration in TN.  He encouraged kids to get to know each other and to appreciate the many things we have in common.  Fourth and fifth grade students performed solos and joined together to perform hip-hop and break dancing!  A second grade class worked hard to present a poem in sign language and some individual students read their own creations.  Everyone at Irving sang several songs together and locked arms while swaying back and forth for the final performance, “I Have a Dream.”  Many students in the audience were wearing what is normally forbidden – HATS!  We sold hat passes that week and over $130 was collected to donate to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.