The Positive Behavior Intervention and Support
Program At MLK
Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS)
is a program that uses data to enhance the
capacity of schools to educate all students,
especially those with challenging social
behaviors. The PBIS program has clearly defined
outcomes and practices related to academic and
social behavior that support student success.
It has an instructional focus in which
emphasis is placed on teaching behaviors that
will most likely engage students in the academic
process. PBIS uses data to guide intervention
and management decisions.
“King Principles”
Martin L. King, Jr. students are expected to
display the sort of behavior which reflects the
“King Principles”: Be Respectful, Be
Responsible, Be Safe and Be Ready.
Appropriate behavior will be supported by the
“Eye On The Prize” incentive
program.
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“Eye On The Prize”
The “Eye On The Prize” program is a
proactive approach to discipline supported by
clearly defined expectations for behavior and
incentives which students will earn for
displaying appropriate behavior. Students who
follow school rules are prepared for learning,
display good citizenship in the classroom,
halls, cafeteria, and on school buses. They
will have the opportunity to earn prizes,
special privileges and participate in classroom
and schoolwide incentive activities.
The program consists of three levels
Level
1: Classroom: Each teacher will discuss
expected classroom behavior with all students.
Students
and teachers will establish special incentives
to reward maximized instructional time on
task and a positive approach to learning.
Students who have met the agreed upon criteria
will participate in classroom incentive
activities, as planned by the teacher and
class. Students who have not met the
criteria will not be allowed to participate
in the incentive activity and will complete
an alternative instructional assignment during
the planned activity. Teachers will
recognize on a daily basis, individual students
who are displaying excellent citizenship with
Renaissance cards, and those who are not
with Discipline Record Cards. Renaissance cards
will be submitted for each team’s weekly
Renaissance drawing. Renaissance cards may be
submitted along with Merit tickets for special
prizes and privileges throughout the school
year.
Level 2: Campus Deportment: All students are
expected to report to homeroom within five
minutes after entering the
building. They should refrain from loitering in
between classes, and before or after lunch and
report directly to their assigned buses after
going to lockers at the end of the day. Staff
members who supervise student movement in the
halls/bus dismissal/cafeteria will issue “Merit
and Demerit” tickets dependent upon the behavior
observed. Students will earn “merit points” for
displaying positive behavior, (Examples:
honesty, helping others, avoiding a problem
situation, contributing to the building
appearance, exerting positive peer pressure).
Students will be issued “demerit points”
for displaying unacceptable behavior.
(Examples: running in the halls, pushing,
shoving, tripping, engaging in horseplay,
loitering in the halls, at bus dismissal and
before or after lunch, showing rudeness to peers
or staff, using loud or boisterous behavior or
inappropriate language, abusing or
sharing lockers, engaging in inappropriate
physical contact, violating the student dress
code, having unauthorized gum, candy, food or
drink, cutting in the lunch line, not sitting in
assigned lunch seat). Merit and demerit
tickets will be turned in to the grade level
administrator on the same day they are issued.
“Demerit points” will result in a parent
contact, detention, community service assignment
or other appropriate administrative action.
Students will be allowed to accumulate
“merit points” along with Renaissance cards and
trade them in for prizes and special privileges
such as eating with a friend at lunch or
attending a special assembly or school
activity. Merit points will result in a
positive phone call or written contact to
parents by the grade level administrator.
Level 3: “The Prize”:
Students who consistently display responsible
citizenship will be invited to participate in a
schoolwide incentive activity at the end of each
month. Students will not be allowed to
participate in the monthly activity if they have
received a PS-74 or other significant discipline
referrals as determined by the grade level
administrator.
Set Goals, Act Responsibly, Focus on Academics
and
“Keep Your Eye On The Prize”!
