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BUILDING AND SUSTAINING A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL-WIDE REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM

BUILDING AND SUSTAINING A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL-WIDE REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM. Jennifer Toperzer, Jefferson Elementary. Element #1: Build together. Take your time brainstorming. Keep the end in mind. Connect system to your acronym.

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BUILDING AND SUSTAINING A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL-WIDE REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM

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  1. BUILDING AND SUSTAINING A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL-WIDE REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM Jennifer Toperzer, Jefferson Elementary

  2. Element #1: Build together • Take your time brainstorming. • Keep the end in mind. • Connect system to your acronym. • If a committee is creating the system, take to the whole faculty AND staff for feedback.

  3. Element #2: Motivating and Manageable • What motivates your kiddos? • Manageable for all faculty and staff • Teacher incentives • Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic paradigm shift

  4. Element #3: Tell and Teach • Tell, tell, and tell again. • As you teach common area expectations, integrate incentive plan. • When new kiddos join your school family, decide how to teach them about your expectations and incentive system.

  5. Element #4: Frequent Check-ins • PBIS committee must assess the system… is it working? • Decide how you will assess effectiveness. • Get faculty/staff feedback, parent feedback, and student feedback

  6. Element #5: Be flexible • If the system needs tweaking, tweak it. • Do a systems check before the start of each school year. • Don’t worry about having it all figured out or making something that will always work. You won’t and it won’t! 

  7. A Little Bit About Jefferson • 400-425 students • Five years and going strong • Acronym: HEARTS • Jefferson Dragons have HEARTS: They are Honest, Encouraging, Accountable, Respectful, they TRY Their Best, and are Safe in Their Actions • PBIS Committee= PULSE committee • PULSE Team meets once a week.

  8. Jefferson’s 2011-2012 Plan • Lesson plans, power points, skits, and coaching/ “pump-up” videos • Small hearts and big hearts • Student sticker • Phone calls home • HEART chart in classrooms • Class HEART celebrations • Class recognition at assembly • School-wide celebrations • HEARTS winner in assembly

  9. Back in Time • HEARTS Bingo • Bingo celebrations • Spelling out HEARTS in the classroom

  10. Upcoming Changes • Bigger and better whole-school kick-off • Hand-out more hearts • More whole school celebrations during Friday assemblies • Classroom incentive connected to HEARTS

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