Welcome Back to School
We hope that you had a great
summer vacation!
P.B.I.S.
Positive Behavioral Interventions
and Supports
What’s it all about?
Our goal is:
To provide a positive
school climate; within
which all students can
excel academically,
socially, and emotionally
So…what does that mean?
Well, we want you to be excited about the
learning opportunities at Burke Town School.
We want our school to be a safe and happy
place where you can be a positive member of
the school community.
 We want you to be able to perform to the best of your ability
in your classes
 We want you to make and keep friends
 We want you to know what the expectations are and to follow
them
What’s so new about that?
• What makes this year different is that we are
going to be paying a lot more attention to
students who are following the expectations
and rewarding their positive behavior.
What are the expectations?
1) Respect Yourself
2) Respect Others
3) Respect Our School
What does respect look, sound, and feel like?
All
Settings
Classroom
Hallways
Playground
Cafeteria
Bus
Respect
Yourself
*Be on time
*Be on task
*Do your best
*Keep yourself
safe
*Be prepared
*Do your best
*Be on task
*Stay focused
*Go where
directed
*Walk safely
*Play safely
*Be brave
*Use good
manners
*Eat healthy
foods
*Be on time
*Find your seat
quickly
*Sit facing
forward
*Remain seated
Respect
Others
*Help others do
their best
*Keep others
safe
*Use kind
words and
actions
*Listen to, and
follow, the
teacher’s
directions
*Be engaged
*Take turns
*Use quiet
voices
*Walk to the
right
*Hands and
feet to self
*Take turns
*Include others
*Share
*Use good
manners
*Include others
at your table
*Respect
others’ food
choices
*Be on time
*Talk quietly
*Keep hands
and feet
to self
*Follow
directions of
bus driver
Respect
Our
School
*Follow adult
directions
promptly
*Help others
do their best
*Keep the
school safe
*Encourage
learning and
safety
*Use materials,
furniture and
equipment as
intended
*Keep our space
clean
*Keep areas
clean
*Hands and
feet to self
*Use equipment
appropriately
*Follow
directions of
all staff
*Report
problems to
an adult
*Pick up little
*Be on time
*Talk as
quietly as
possible
*Use good
manners
*Keep the
cafeteria
clean
*Follow all
bus rules
*Be on time
*Keep bus
clean
How will we get rewarded?
Every adult who works for the school will be
giving out “Paws for Praise” tickets to students
who are following the expectations.
Paws for Praise
I noticed ________________________________
__Demonstrating Respect for Self
__Demonstrating Respect for Others
__Demonstrating Respect for School
Teacher __________________________________
What do we do with the tickets?
• Each class will brainstorm a list of rewards that can be earned
with a pre-determined number of Paws for Praise tickets.
• On “banking day”, students can turn in their tickets for
rewards.
• When students turn in their tickets, those tickets are then
tallied on the “Paw-O-Meter” towards a classroom reward.
• When the class has reached 150 tickets, they earn
the classroom reward and a piece of the
panther puzzle.
• When the panther puzzle is complete, the whole school
will earn a school-wide reward.
You mean all I have to do
is behave and I’ll get a
reward?
Well, not exactly…
You won’t get a Paws for Praise
ticket every time you follow
one of the expectations
However
If you follow the expectations,
chances are better that you
will be noticed!
Who will be giving out tickets?
Any of your teachers:
•Your classroom teacher
•The paraeducator in your class
•A Special Ed. teacher
•Your art teacher
•Your music teacher
•Your P.E. teacher
•Your librarian
•Your reading, math, speech, O.T.,
or ELL support teacher
•Your nurse
•Your guidance counselor
•Your substitute teacher
Who else will give them out?
The Principal
The Secretary
Anyone else?
The kitchen staff
The custodian
And finally…
Bus drivers
Special Presenters
That sounds great but sometimes I
have trouble following the rules.
We all have dozens of choices to make
every single day
And our choices have consequences
Some are positive
And some are negative
If you choose to not follow one of the school’s
expectations, your teacher will do several things:
 Your teacher will remind you of the expectation(s)
 She will state how your behavior was either not
respecting yourself, someone else, and/or the school
 She will tell you what the consequence is
 If this is your first minor referral, it will get filed (and passed
along to the next teacher you have that day)
 If it is the second minor referral, your referrals will be “flagged”
(for your next teacher)
 If it is your third minor referral, it becomes a major and you will
be sent to the Student Support Room, the Principal will be
notified, and your parents will be contacted.
What are minor behaviors?
Minor behaviors include:
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Inappropriate language
Physical contact
Defiance/disrespect/noncompliance
Disruption
Dress code
Technology violation
Property misuse
Tardy
Other: _________________________
What is a major behavior?
Major behaviors include:
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Abusive language
Fighting/physical aggression
Overt defiance
Bullying/harassment/teasing/
taunting
 Inappropriate display of affection
 Technology violation
 Tardy
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Skip class/truancy
Forgery/theft
Dress code violation
Lying/cheating
Alcohol/tobacco/other drugs
Vandalism
Weapons
Other: ____________________
What happens if I display a
major behavior?
Your teacher will complete a referral form and
you will be sent immediately to the Student
Support Room
The Principal will be notified
Your parents will be contacted
An appropriate consequence will be given
But that sounds really
negative I thought we were
going to be
positive
Well, remember a couple of things…
We are going to be
noticing when you
make good choices and
you can earn rewards
for positive behaviors.
Everyone makes mistakes.
It’s our job to help you
to learn from them and
to make better choices
in the future. We are
here to support you and
help you to do your
best!
Together, we will make this our best
year ever!!!
Our schedule for today:
 8:00-9:00 AM
Meet and greet your new classmates and teacher
 9:00-10:00 AM
 10:00-11:00 AM
Panther Meeting
Return to classroom to learn classroom
expectations, take a break, and begin brainstorming lists
for individual and class-wide rewards
Teachers will take their students to each setting and
teach the expectations for that settiing
 11:00-2:30
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30
EPM/EP
T
Lunch
Playground
Break
Hallways
Bus
Flex
Flex
2,2/3,3
Flex
Lunch
Playground
Break
Hallways
Bus
Flex
4 &4/5
Flex
Flex
Lunch
Playground
Break
Hallways
Bus
5&6
Flex
Flex
Bus
Lunch
Playground
Break
Hallways
7&8
Flex
Flex
Hallways
Bus
Lunch
Playground
break