Parker Service 2

Preparing Competent, Caring, Focused Scholars For A Promising Future

Implementation

An ad-hoc committee of the Safe and Orderly Schools committee was formed to create a Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) plan. Our plan had six phases:

Develop school-wide expectations for behavior.
Prepare lesson plans.
Turn common areas into learning environments.
Implement an incentive program.
Hold school-wide orientation.
Hold quarterly booster sessions

Develop School-wide Expectations for Common Areas.

We developed a grid of expectations for three school wide rules to be practiced. Each expectation was stated in positive language, such as "Empty your tray when finished" instead of "Don't leave trash on the table."

To see our behavioral expectations, click here.

Prepare Lesson Plans.

Each member of the PBS Committee was responsible to create lesson plans to address the school-wide expectations. The lesson plans were used during the three-day orientation.

Turn Common Areas into Learning Environments.

To remind students of our expectations, we made posters that included the rules and expectations. Each poster was made specific to the common area. We also applied red tape on the floors in the hallways to remind students of our hallway expectation of walking on the third block in the hallway to expedite traffic flow.

Implement Incentive Program

To encourage students to adhere to expectations, we created a school store, THE ROAR STORE. When students are making good choices, they earn Parker Bucks that can be used to purchase items from THE ROAR STORE. Students visit the store on a monthly schedule by homeroom class and grade level.

Hold School-wide Orientation.

During the first three days of school, students receive an extensive orientation in expected behaviors in all common areas. The orientation promotes message learning of our three school rules.

During the orientation, staff members use lesson plans to teach students expected behavior. Our philosophy is "SHOW AND TELL: We can show you better than we can tell you."

Hold Routine Booster Sessions.

Each quarter, the principal held booster sessions, which were called Business Meetings. The sessions were organized in thee ways:

Classroom Meetings: The principal would go to individual classes to remind students of expectations.
Level Meetings: All teachers and classes attended meetings by levels (e.g. Primary Level includes grades K-3, Intermediate Level includes grades 4-6, and Jr. High Level includes grades 7-8).
Schoolwide Booster Sessions: The orientation was repeated for common areas, showing the most discipline infractions. For example, we experienced problems with bathroom cleanliness; consequently, we included the bathroom expectations in our school-wide booster session.

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