Bancroft-Rosalie is sending a team for Level One training in Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS). The team includes Mr. Sjuts (administrator), Mrs. Ras (counselor), Mrs. Wegner (special Education), Mrs. Vogt (teacher), Robin Petersen (preschool), Shonna Briggs (parent) and Marchelle Polenske (parent).
Schools that implement PBIS throughout the school establish a common purpose and approach to discipline among all staff members, a clear set of positive expectations and behaviors, procedures for teaching expected behaviors, procedures for systematic supervision of students, procedures for encouraging expected behaviors and discouraging inappropriate behaviors, and procedures for collecting behavior data and using it to guide decision-making.
One change students will notice are the incentives for exhibiting good behavior. It is time to start recognizing and rewarding those students that act appropriately rather than giving the attention to those that misbehave.
Some goals of the program are to increase attendance, decrease office referrals, and improve the learning climate of the school system. This includes behavior in the hallways, on the bus, and at lunch and recess.
