Rewards are a core feature of building a positive school climate and at Kissel Hill we pride ourselves ion creating the best educational environment and climate for our students. One way we reward student behavior is through earning Climber Tickets! The tickets are a form of PBIS which stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. It is a program designed to teach and highlight targeted, desired behaviors and to positively reinforce those desired behaviors. https://www.pbis.org/ is a great resource if you'd like to learn more!
The targeted behaviors we focus on at Kissel Hill are referred to the 3 R's... RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, and READY to Learn! Throughout the school year, students learn what it means to demonstrate the 3R's in all areas of the building (classroom, hallways, bathroom, assemblies, etc.) When rewarding students with tickets, it is important to focus on rewarding the behavior and not the child. For example, this might sound like: "You were working hard, on-task and quiet during independent seat work…that is RESPECTFUL of others trying to get their work done… nice job.” versus "Thank you for being a good boy/girl." In order for the tickets to be effective, students need to know exactly what they were doing to have earned the ticket. This will help to reinforce the expected behaviors. Sooo, what happens with these tickets? The students bring their tickets to the cafeteria to be put into a grade-level box. Twice a month, I head to the cafeteria with the prize cart and draw 3-5 names from each grade level (based on the number of homerooms). Those students are then able to pick one item from the prize cart. During our Character Ed presentation at the end of the month, I combine all the grade level tickets and pull 3 tickets to earn a special reward (lunch in the office, jr. safety patrol, bus dismisser, etc.) Students love seeing what type of silly character I will show up as next! Hopefully your child will come home and share he/she has earned a ticket this school year!
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