PBIS

Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted.

- David Bly

This time of year, the theme always centers around being thankful for who and what we have in life. Built around the time of the harvest, being grateful and focusing on gratitude is immensely important.

It's also important to remember how we got where we are. Never underestimate the impact your past efforts have had on your current successes.

The seeds you began planting on August 10th are starting to sprout and will continue to grow through the hard work and dedication you bring with you everyday. As we move through this month, encourage your students to reflect on their own growth as well. Highlight the progress they have made academically, socially, and behaviorally.

If you have a day that leaves you feeling like nothing went right, reflect back to where you began and see the positive things that have happened along the way.

If you need help, reach out to your Student Support Services coach. We would love to meet with you.

For more resources, visit our Student Support Services website.

A motivation system, whether it is for a whole class or an individual student, can be a powerful tool in your classroom. When we remove an earned reward from a student, we are sending the message that it isn't really theirs. It also sends the message that their misbehavior will always negate any positive efforts that they have made.

When a student engages in misbehavior their consequence is the missed opportunity to earn their next token or reward. If we also take what they have earned, we are punishing them twice. They might also be subject to classroom or campus based consequences that apply to all students.

Optimistic openers are a great way to start on a positive note and build classroom culture.

Having a daily question that you can pose to students is a simple optimistic opener that can be done easily and without a lot of prep work.

One way to do this is with themed days.

Motivation Monday- Post a motivational quote and have students share about what they think it means.

Talk about it Tuesday- Ask an open ended question such as what their favorite restaurant, games, or animals are.

Would you rather Wednesday- Ask a different "Would you rather" question.

Think about it Thursday- Share a riddle for them to solve.

Fast Fact Friday- Share an interesting fact and have students discuss.

We had a very successful fall Tough Kid Training! We had over 130 attendees at last months training. Teachers were able to learn new strategies to assist them with working with some of the toughest students and were able to collaborate to learn additional ideas from various teachers across the district.

We had two special visitors at our Foundations training on November 3rd. Dr. Null and Dr. Winkler came to talk to our teams about the important work that their teams do for their campuses.

On October 7th, Glen Loch, Houser, and Oak Ridge Elementary did the Power of Being Seen activity with their staff. This activity is a great tool to build school connectedness with students who sometimes fly under the radar. School connectedness is an important part of student success and safety.

Students who feel connected to school are more likely to attend school regularly, stay in school, and have higher grades and test scores and are less likely to suffer from eating disorders, emotional problems, and participate in risky behavior.

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We have a variety of professional learning opportunities coming up and we would love to see you there! Click on the links below to register.

Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) Workshop - Part 2

Professionals and Paraprofessionals will explore the increasing complexity of the text gradient that informs the research behind LLI, digging deeper into assessing readers to better understand their reading habits and to make instructional decisions.

11/7/2022 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM

11/14/2022 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM

SPRING OFFERINGS

PBIS: Effective Classroom & Behavior Management

Effective classroom management is proactive, positive, and instructional. This staff development will provide assistance to all teachers on how to motivate and manage student behavior using a positive approach. We will spend the day on techniques to work on essential classroom management components including teaching expectations, developing rules and procedures, using positive interactions, providing positive feedback, and correcting misbehavior in a calm and consistent manner.

01/19/2023 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Behavior Interventions

In this full day training, you will learn how to use the variables of STOIC to problem solve for different behaviors. You will also learn many helpful early-stage interventions, such as Planned Discussions and Debriefing with Data, that can be easily implemented by teachers to improve specific behaviors that occur in our classrooms and support students on their way to success. This training is designed for individual teachers as well as Problem Solving Teams.

01/26/2023 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Tough Kid

This training is designed for staff that have received training in PBIS (CHAMPS/Foundations). This training will provide great information on how to work with some of the toughest kids. Campus Representatives will receive a copy of "The Tough Kid Book" and "The Tough Kid Tool Box."

02/23/2023 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM

Read&Write is a software toolbar that helps ALL students create and access content with the literacy support features needed to engage with a personalized learning experience. Check out our new Read&Write Resources Website HERE!

Read&Write Teacher Canvas Course

This training will provide you with instruction on how to use the Read&Write toolbar with Google Docs and the Web. This is a self-paced Canvas course. Click here to register.