PAW Power

PAW Power

• Practice Safety
• Act Responsibly
• Welcome Respect

This program is managed by the school's Positive Behavior Support Team

Information For The School Community

The Positive Behavior Support (PBS) approach improves:

• Teacher - Student Relations
• Student - Student Relations
• School - Family Relations
• School - Community Relations

In a systematic and individualized support system the students function within a positive and safe academic, social, and emotional setting. PBS offers an ongoing evaluation of effective programming using individualized student positive techniques and strategies formulated using data-based decision making.

Within the school environment a focus on preventing behavior problems rather than reacting to problems is encouraged. Emphasis is placed on being proactive and positive rather than reactive and punitive. Research shows that appropriate behavior contributes to academic success.

The entire support staff is functioning as a team in planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of your child's progress.

"PBS is a broad range of systemic and individualized strategies for achieving important social and learning results while preventing problem behavior." (Center on Positive Behavior Interventions and support, 2002).

The Benefits

• Improved academic learning
• Sensitivity to individual and cultural differences
• Developing self-discipline
• Developing positive self-concept
• Social/emotional Development
• Methods supported by research and theory
• Positive supports to students

Student Incentive Examples

Gotchas

• Post cards
• Sit by a friend
• Line leader
• Certificates
• Notes in agenda book
• Positive phone calls or post cards
• Sit in teacher's chair
• Homework passes
• Select jobs
• Stickers

Boosters

• Read/Lunch with principal
• Lunch with the teacher
• Chinese Auction
• Roadhouse Certificates
• Teacher Talent Show
• Monthly Assemblies
• Lady Bug visit the classroom

Celebrations

• Kickball game
• Movie/popcorn
• Silent Auction
• Dance party
• Beach party
• Ice cream truck visit
• Raffle

ALSO To help with student behavior: 

Each classroom has a series of flip cards.  Students having behavior issues will need to flip their cards as instructed by the classroom teacher and follow the predetermined consequences.  Students that have no flips during the month are rewarded by attendance at a special assembly.