Wentworth Elementary School
PBIS
2015 - 2016
What is PBIS?
School Wide PBIS is:
∗ for all students.
∗ a general approach to preventing problem behavior.
∗ based on a long history of behavioral practices and effective design and
strategies.
∗ All PBIS schools should have an established system for reinforcing and
acknowledging appropriate behaviors, but the tangible things given are only part
of the reinforcement process. The other key component is verbal
acknowledgement. By pairing tangible reinforcement with verbal reinforcement,
adults can make clear to students which behaviors they are reinforcing and
provide an effective form of reinforcement.
Year End ODR Data
ODR’s dropped by 74 referrals from 2013-14 to
2015-16. Less office referrals = more
instructional time for students!
Feathers
∗ Staff members here at Wentworth reinforce the appropriate
behaviors in our six common areas by giving students blue SOAR
feathers.
∗ Each student is tasked with earning a designated amount of
feathers to attend the SOAR celebration. If a student receives 1
bus referral or 1 classroom referral, additional feathers must be
earned to delete the referral and still attend the SOAR
celebration. 2 or more referrals or any suspensions result in an
automatic loss of SOAR celebration privileges for the next event.
Students not attending the SOAR celebration will be re-taught the
school expectations and rules during that time.
Feathers
∗SOAR feathers are kept and tallied by the classroom
teacher and can be redeemed for our PBIS celebrations, or
SOAR celebrations throughout the year.
∗Weekly feather drawings to take place in each classroom
- grade level to determine what day & prizes to be
awarded.
Feathers
∗ Students/teachers keep feathers.
∗ Begin distribution August 31st - Individual tickets (Blue
feathers) & Classroom tickets (Golden feathers)
∗ Feathers do not replace individual classroom management
but reinforce school-wide expectations (SOAR)
∗ Be specific for feather and/ or corrective conversation“you moved your bookbag and that is O for Observe
Safety”
Feathers
∗ Golden Classroom feathers - Tape these around your doorframe.
rewards for these are based on the total number earned.
∗ When a feather is given - student writes their name and staff
circles the area of recognition. Be sure to explain reason for
receiving feather.
Voice Levels
∗ Continue the “give me five” signal to gain
attention (hand up and mouths closed). Visual for
classroom attached to PBIS page.
∗ Support other teachers in the “give me five” signal
0 = No Voices
1 = Whisper
2 = Table Talk
3 = Strong Speaker
4 = Outside
Timeline
∗ Universal Staff Training on Monday, 8/17
∗ We will begin rolling out the lessons with our
students the first week.
∗ We will celebrate our first SOAR celebration on
11/23.
Celebration Attendance
∗Each student must earn 7 feathers to get into the November
celebration. If a student receives 1 bus or classroom referral,
two additional feathers must be earned to delete the referral
and still attend the SOAR celebration. Two or more referrals
result in a loss of SOAR celebration privileges for next event.
Students not attending will have a re-teaching session. Any
students receiving any form of a suspension (Bus, ISS, or
OSS) are automatically attending the re-teaching opportunity
in place of the celebration.
Celebrations
∗November
∗March
∗May
23rd
4th
27th - third and final celebration
∗Weekly
Drawings throughout the year
Thank you PBIS Team!
Dawn James
Beasley
Tracey Anderson
Jamie Hunt
Josh Follweiler
Barbara Dishmon
Sarah Hobbs
Amy Small
Brittany
Jennifer Hardin
Kim Wilson