Positive Behavior Support

pbs sprague and amy

PBS JOhnson School active supervision map

PBS Anza School Rules Poster

Last week teams from Anza, Chase and Johnson Elementary schools participated in school-wide positive behavior support professional development with Dr. Jeffrey Sprague. Teams developed or refined school wide student expectations and discussed various ways of communicating and teaching student expectations in all areas on their school campuses. Dr. Sprague presented ideas about school wide systems for rewarding appropriate student behavior. One of the strategies he shared is the rule of positivity. While some students will need a greater amount of attention, researchers have found that it helps to maintain at least a four-to-one ratio of positive to negative interactions with every student. Adults should try to engage in four times as many positive interactions as negative interactions. This could be as simple as offering a smile, making a positive statement or providing a “peacebuilder” ,“golden ticket”, “wildcat card” or other tangible reward. Check out the link for a cool song to use with primary grade students to develop listening skills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBBUW95l6hI

Jennifer Grondek, Learning Support Coordinator II
CVUSD Educational Services