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The Positive
Behavior Wave Starts at Woodland
By Jennifer Statzer, Assistant Principal
GCSD Woodland Primary School
Woodland Primary’s mission is to provide a safe and secure learning
environment and to develop healthy, independent, lifelong learners and
responsible citizens. One way that we are living into our mission, is
through the implementation of a PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention
and Support) model. This model for positive behavior began this summer
with a staff book study of The Essential 55 by award winning teacher
and motivational speaker, Ron Clark. In his book Ron Clark specifically
defines 55 rules for discovering the successful student in every child.
Our staff took these 55 rules and outlined them within our 5
school-wide rules. These rules are: Respect yourself, others, and
things. Keep our school neat and clean. Listen and follow
directions. Always try your best. Be prepared.
Throughout the year, the PBIS team has been collaborating to positively
reinforce these rules. Each month students are challenged to
continuously display these rules. In December and January the students
were challenged to always try their best, by reading books at
home. When a student read a book at home they would write the
book on a piece of paper and wad it up to make a snowball. At the end
of the challenge all of the students with paper snowballs were invited
to have a paper snowball fight with the principals.
In February, students were challenged to show how much they love their
school by showing respect and keeping our school neat and clean. When
any staff member witnessed a student showing how much they love
Woodland, they were presented with a paper heart. The students put
their names on the heart and placed the heart in the front entryway for
everyone to see. At the end of February, DJ 911 hosted a dance party
for all of the students that showed they loved Woodland. The dance
party was such a hit that the PBIS team extended it into March. During
the month of March students earn paper gold coins when they exhibit any
of our 5 school-wide rules. These gold coins are hung in the front
entry as well. On April 1st, students that have shown positive behavior
during the month, will again get to participate in a dance party with
DJ 911.
Supporting our students to be the best version of themselves will lay a
positive foundation for each child in our building. As they grow and
move forward, this foundation will support them in being healthy,
independent, life-long learners, and responsible citizens.
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