How will the Positive Reinforcement Programs work at each building next year?

Effective classroom management and preventive school discipline are essential for supporting teaching and learning. Positive behavior reinforcement programs go further by emphasizing that classroom management and preventive school discipline must be integrated. Positive reinforcement programs and effective academic instruction working together create a positive and safe school climate that maximizes success for all students.

Positive behavior reinforcement programs support the success of ALL students by:

• Organizing evidence-based practices
• Improving the implementation of those practices
• Maximizing academic and social behavior outcomes for students

Each positive behavior program in District 23 is built on a set of common characteristics:

• Be Safe
• Be Respectful
• Be Responsible/Be Ready

Expectations in various school settings are taught to the children at the beginning of each school year. These expectations are reviewed with the students throughout the year as issues arise. Each school posts their matrix in various locations around the school as a reminder for appropriate school behavior. Each school typically picks a theme that is developmentally appropriate for their students. As student’s get older the expectations increase. Rewards and reinforcements are also age appropriate. A sample of each school’s matrix of expectations can be accessed from the school’s website. Listed below are the various themes that have been chosen at each school in District 23:

• Eisenhower – IKE path
• Ross – Star Values
• Sullivan – Rock Stars
• MacArthur – PARR