Positive Behaviors Intervention Supports (PBIS)
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What is PBIS?
PBIS is a practice that focuses on recognizing students' positive contributions as a way to help develop them into good citizens. Our goal is to help each child develop self-discipline and self-awareness within their home and school environments. The intervention encourages parents, teachers and students to work together in order to maintain a safe learning environment.
As a part of PBIS, teachers, administrators, counselors, and support staff will have the responsibility to explicitly teach positive behavior expectations to students through seminars and assemblies designed to promote PBIS. Students who take responsibility to behave positively will be recognized and rewarded in a variety of ways (ie. OARS store, River Rafter of the Month, Bucket Fillers of the Week, VIP Access to Lunch, etc.)
PBIS at School
At Twain Elementary we are bucket fillers who practice OARS!
We use OARS slips as a way of promoting PBIS and bucket filling within the school environment.
- Students will receive an OARS slip when they meet or go above and beyond OARS behavior expectations
- Students that receive OARS slips will have the chance to cash in their slips for amazing rewards at the OARS store
Here are some ways your child can earn OARS slips:
O - Outstanding
A - Attitude
Put forth great effort in all subject areas
Be proud of learning and your education
R – Respectful
Raise your hand to speak
Work well with partners and groups
S – Safe
Keep hands and feet to yourself
Call an adult for help
PBIS at Home
Promoting OARS and bucket filling at home is a great way of encouraging PBIS.
These are some ways OARS can be practiced at home:
O - Outstanding
A – Attitude
Put forth effort and enthusiasm in chores and any other activities
R – Respectful
Be courteous: say please, thank you, excuse me, etc.
Utilize table manners
S – Safe
Avoid Strangers
Stay in designated areas
Your role as a parent
- Learn more about OARS and how to encourage OARS behavior at home
- Ask your child if he/she earned any “OARS” slips at the end of each day and discuss how each of the OARS slips were earned
- Positively reinforce your child when he/she earns the “OARS” slips
- Keep in touch with your child’s teacher