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School-Wide Positive Behavior School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports Course SeriesSupports Course Series

Session 3: Acknowledgement and Session 3: Acknowledgement and CorrectionCorrection

Why Develop a Reward Why Develop a Reward System Schoolwide ?System Schoolwide ?

Increases likelihood of desired Increases likelihood of desired behaviorsbehaviors

Creates a focus on desired behaviorsCreates a focus on desired behaviors

Fosters a positive school climateFosters a positive school climate

Who do we acknowledge?Who do we acknowledge?

Acknowledge students who are Acknowledge students who are demonstrating the desired behaviordemonstrating the desired behavior

Keep ratios of reinforcement to Keep ratios of reinforcement to correction high (4:1)correction high (4:1)

Consider acknowledging staff effortsConsider acknowledging staff efforts

How do we acknowledgeHow do we acknowledgeappropriate behavior?appropriate behavior?

Acknowledge behavior immediately after it Acknowledge behavior immediately after it occursoccurs

Name the behavior and expectation observedName the behavior and expectation observed

Give positive/verbal/social/token reinforcementGive positive/verbal/social/token reinforcement

What do acknowledgements What do acknowledgements look like?look like?

School bucks to be used in the school storeSchool bucks to be used in the school store

““Caught Being Good” certificatesCaught Being Good” certificates

Buttons with the school logo on the frontButtons with the school logo on the front

““No Tardy Party”No Tardy Party”

Specific verbal praiseSpecific verbal praise

A high FiveA high Five

Acknowledgement Using Acknowledgement Using a Token Systema Token System

A token system refers to a reward A token system refers to a reward system that works in the same system that works in the same manner as money, where a “token” manner as money, where a “token” can be redeemed for “things” or can be redeemed for “things” or “experiences”.“experiences”.

ChallengesChallenges

Remain positiveRemain positive

Maintain consistency with all staffMaintain consistency with all staff

Track your acknowledgement systemTrack your acknowledgement system

Refrain from taking earned rewards Refrain from taking earned rewards away from a studentaway from a student

Acknowledging StaffAcknowledging Staff

Keep staff motivatedKeep staff motivated

Use community resources and Use community resources and local businesseslocal businesses

What is the Purpose of What is the Purpose of Developing Corrections?Developing Corrections?

The more students know the rules The more students know the rules and consequences for misbehavior and consequences for misbehavior and are aware that the rules in a and are aware that the rules in a school are applied fairly under a school are applied fairly under a “system of laws,” the less “system of laws,” the less victimization and disorder is victimization and disorder is present in the school (present in the school (Mayer & Mayer & LeoneLeone, 1999), 1999)

Corrections Must Align Corrections Must Align with:with:

School-wide expectationsSchool-wide expectations

System for teaching expectationsSystem for teaching expectations

System for rewarding expected System for rewarding expected behaviorsbehaviors

When Developing When Developing Consequences:Consequences:

Identify where the various Identify where the various behaviors will be managedbehaviors will be managed

Avoid long delays between Avoid long delays between inappropriate behavior and inappropriate behavior and disciplinary/corrective actiondisciplinary/corrective action

Establish re-entry proceduresEstablish re-entry procedures

How Do Staff Deliver How Do Staff Deliver the Consequences?the Consequences?

Identify the problem behaviorIdentify the problem behavior

State school-wide expected behaviorState school-wide expected behavior

Describe/model expected behaviorDescribe/model expected behavior

Student demonstrates expected behaviorStudent demonstrates expected behavior

Provided acknowledgement of expected Provided acknowledgement of expected behaviorbehavior

Why Aren’t Consequences Why Aren’t Consequences

Effective for Some Effective for Some Students?Students?

It is It is not not related to the function of the related to the function of the behaviorbehavior

If students end up going to the office:If students end up going to the office:

The behavior has served its functionThe behavior has served its function

The task avoided has been rewardedThe task avoided has been rewarded

The student sees no need to change; The student sees no need to change; s/he got what s/he wanted!s/he got what s/he wanted!

What to Bring on March What to Bring on March 24:24:

Your School’s Behavioral ExpectationsYour School’s Behavioral Expectations

Completed Expectations MatrixCompleted Expectations Matrix

All developed lesson plansAll developed lesson plans

Any preliminary plans for Fall ‘09 “kick-Any preliminary plans for Fall ‘09 “kick-off” eventoff” event

Team binderTeam binder

Completed task lists from Sessions 1 & 2Completed task lists from Sessions 1 & 2