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I am Ready, I am Respectful, I am Responsible, I Have the Power to Learn!

Rantoul City Schools #137 Pleasant Acres Primary Grade Level Center Rantoul, Illinois (15 miles north of Champaign-Urbana) Jamin Whitman, MSW School Social Worker & PBIS Internal Coach jaminmarie@hotmail.com. I am Ready, I am Respectful, I am Responsible, I Have the Power to Learn!.

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I am Ready, I am Respectful, I am Responsible, I Have the Power to Learn!

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  1. Rantoul City Schools #137Pleasant Acres Primary Grade Level CenterRantoul, Illinois(15 miles north of Champaign-Urbana)Jamin Whitman, MSWSchool Social Worker & PBIS Internal Coachjaminmarie@hotmail.com I am Ready, I am Respectful, I am Responsible, I Have the Power to Learn!

  2. Pleasant Acres (K-2) 2008 Info & Demographics Enrollment: 322 Low Income: 72% White: 53.4% Black: 33.2% Hispanic: 8.4% Multiracial: 3.4% Asian: 1.6% Picture of school Picture of students

  3. What PBIS has done for Pleasant Acres Implementing PBIS with integrity + Redesigning our discipline system = 68.7% reduction in number of student office visits for behavior problems from 2007-2008 to 2008-2009

  4. S O A R Showing Outstanding Attitude Reward ______________Whitman______ Student Name Teacher Name HIGH FREQUENCY/PREDICTABLE Pleasant Acres’ Acknowledgements/Rewards SOARTickets (Showing Outstanding Attitude Reward)

  5. REDEMPTION OF HIGH FREQUENCY • Pleasant Acres’ Acknowledgements/Rewards • POWER STORE • Weekly at first, then every other week • School supplies • School t-shirts • Stickers • Travel size toiletries • Small toys • School coupons • Two big prizes: • Portable CD player (75 tickets) • Bicycle (150 tickets) Picture of Power Store

  6. REDEMPTION OF HIGH FREQUENCY Pleasant Acres’ Acknowledgements/Rewards SPECIAL POWER STORE (December & May) Collect donations from staff and parents Encourage students to buy gifts for others Examples of items: Games Toys Stuffed animals Jewelry Purses DVDs Trinkets/House decorations

  7. HIGH FREQUENCY/PREDICTABLE • Pleasant Acres’ Acknowledgements/Rewards • Daily Lunchroom SOARTickets • Classes are rewarded for following the expectations • Bulletin board shows number of lunchroom SOAR tickets • Classes earn rewards/privileges • Being dismissed first for recess • A popcorn party • Extra recess time • Freeze dance • A popsicle party • SOAR tickets Picture of lunchroom bulletin board

  8. HIGH FREQUENCY/PREDICTABLE • Pleasant Acres’ Acknowledgements/Rewards • Good News/Caught Being Good Announcements • Our principal makes an announcement at 3:00pm to recognize students/classrooms that have shown positive behavior that day • A few students that are “caught being good” during the day are recognized and come to the office for a prize (special pencil, coupon for free ice cream cone, etc.) • Classes that earned lunchroom SOAR tickets are recognized

  9. UNEXPECTED/INTERMITTENT • Pleasant Acres’ Acknowledgements/Rewards • Classroom Compliments & Rewards • Teachers create systems for their own classrooms • Brag Boards • Poster by classroom door • Teachers/staff write positives about the day • Thunderbird Award (monthly) • 1-3 students from each classroom are selected for their positive behavior or for improving their behavior • Morning Assembly (8:20-8:50) Respect Chart • Classes are recognized for following the expectations during morning assembly

  10. LONG-TERM/CELEBRATIONS • Pleasant Acres’ Acknowledgements/Rewards • Kickoff Celebration • Teach the expectations in all areas • Inform students of acknowledgements • Celebrate the beginning of the year • Special Assemblies • Motivational speaker • Lead4Life • Magician • Yo-Yo expert • Animal/Wildlife experts • Principal dressed up as Cat in the Hat • Junior high school band concert • Performance by high school cheerleaders Picture of guest speaker Picture of cheerleaders

  11. LONG-TERM/CELEBRATIONS • Pleasant Acres’ Acknowledgements/Rewards • January Booster/Celebration • Remind students of the expectations and incentives • Include classroom expectations for inside recess • Celebrate the beginning of the second semester • Dances • Father-Daughter Dance • Spring Dance • PTO sponsored • Set up background for professional-style pictures • Printed them on school printer-free for students • Parent Breakfast • Invite parents to join students for special breakfast Picture of skit

  12. LONG-TERM/CELEBRATIONS • Pleasant Acres’ Acknowledgements/Rewards • Bowling Night • Mother-Son bowling • Family Fun Night • Games • Food • Information • Book fair • Family Reading Night • Reading themed games and activities • Cookies and milk • Students wear pajamas • Book fair Pictures of Family Reading Night

  13. LONG-TERM/CELEBRATIONS • Pleasant Acres’ Acknowledgements/Rewards • Referral Free Celebrations • Quarterly • Donuts & juice • BINGO & snack • Root beer floats • Decorate flying discs • Foam-bead bracelets & snack Celebration Pictures Celebration Pictures

  14. LONG-TERM/CELEBRATIONS • Pleasant Acres’ Acknowledgements/Rewards • Referral Free Celebrations • Quarterly (continued) • Dance & play with balloons, placemat craft, snack • Play in the “snow” (white balloons in the gym), pretzel snowflake snack, pipe cleaner/bead bracelets • Spring basket craft, snack, play on the playground with special equipment (bubbles, sidewalk chalk) • Bookmark craft, snack, play on playground with special equipment Celebration Pictures Celebration Pictures

  15. LONG-TERM/CELEBRATIONS • Pleasant Acres’ Acknowledgements/Rewards • Referral Free All Year Celebration • Movie theater trip • Movie in gym and popcorn • Fun Day in May • Last week or two of school • Celebrate the end of the year • Play games • Large inflatables (i.e., Bounce House, slides, etc.) • Cookout for lunch

  16. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS/REWARDS FOR STAFF • Staff Store • Staff earn one blue staff SOAR ticket for every 20 student tickets they give out • Open Fridays from 3:20-3:50pm • Examples of items in Staff Store: • Snacks/drinks • Classroom decorations • Classroom supplies (Sharpies, magnet tape, etc.) • Break coupons (principal will cover for 15 min.) • Coupons/Gift cards to popular/requested places • Holiday decorations • Candles

  17. $$$ FOOD $$$ PRIZES ASSEMBLIES HOW DO WE PAY FOR ALL OF THIS?!?! STAFF STORE CELEBRATIONS CRAFT SUPPLIES $$$ $$$

  18. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS/REWARDS FOR STAFF • District funds • Donations • It never hurts to ask!  • “Super stores” – Walmart, Meijer, Sam’s Club, etc. • Local businesses – banks, restaurants, grocery stores • Staff members - current and former • American Legion • PTO • PBIS Fundraiser “Thank you IGA” Picture

  19. CELEBRATION/FUNDRAISER • PA PBIS Walk-a-thon 2009: • Walk This Way To a More Positive PA! • To raise money for PBIS • Raised over $4,000! • Very few expenses • All students walked • Students/staff earned rewards • Invited parents/guests to watch • Used SWIS data for staff “buy-in” Walk-a-thon Pictures Walk-a-thon Pictures

  20. CONTACT INFORMATION: Jamin Whitman, MSW School Social Worker jaminmarie@hotmail.com Pictures Pictures Pictures

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