General John Stricker Middle School

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General John Stricker Middle School

• As Generals, we are
• Prepared, Respectful and Responsible.

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Implementation of Reward Systems

• Students receive daily, weekly, monthly and
  intermittent rewards in the classroom and on a
  school-wide basis

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Daily Rewards

• Earn Generals Stars
• Purchase classroom items
• Seat choice, free drill, choice of partner, etc
• Purchase items from the school store
• Items are given both dollar and star values

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Weekly Rewards

• Agenda Drawings
• Five agenda numbers drawn randomly
• Homeroom teachers check the agenda books for
  completion
• If number was drawn and agenda book is complete,
  student gets a prize from the office
• PBIS Generals Store open every Friday during
  lunches
• Items for sale organized in grouping of 15, 30,
  45, and 60 stars

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Generals Store Items

• 15 Stars
• Stickers
• Key Chains
• Folders, pens, pencils
• 30 Stars
• Posters
• TV/Music related items
• Headphones, mini lights

• 45 Stars
• Mini basketballs and footballs
• T Shirts
• Used DVDs and CDs
• 60 Stars
• Lava Lamps
• Bedroom lights
• Large stuffed animals, basketballs and footballs

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Quarterly Rewards

• Random Drawings for Students
• Students can put their stars in boxes set up in
  cafeteria for large drawings (IPODS, digital
  cameras, etc)
• Teacher Drawings
• Stars are drawn and the teacher who administered
  the star receives a reward

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Intermittent Rewards

• Buy it days
• Students buy the rights to participate in Buy
  It day by purchasing a sticker in social studies
  classrooms.
• Hat day
• Pajama Day
• Halloween Costume Day
• The sticker must be visible throughout day.
• Purchase tickets to dances, admittance to special
  assemblies

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Theme Days

• Students receive stars for participating in theme
  days.
• Teachers incorporate themes into classroom
  lessons.
• Examples include
• Professional Day
• Fill out job applications, Self-evaluation and
  written expression of qualifications for specific
  jobs
• College Day
• Fill out college applications

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Integration of Rewards in BLS Program

• Students transfer points earned on BLS point
  sheets to stars.
• Point value determined by student average of
  points earned.
• Stars used into classroom incentive programs as
  well as school-wide incentive programs.

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Teacher Support

• Posters in faculty room and main office highlight
  classroom ideas for teachers for giving out
  stars, using stars as rewards, etc.
• PBIS ideas, good news, data listed in monthly
  newsletters
• Feedback forms available in the faculty room.

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For More Information

• Jennifer Jackson, PBIS Coach
• jjackson8_at_bcps.org
• Mike McWilliams, PBIS Facilitator
• mmcwilliams_at_bcps.org
• Dave Backert, PBIS Committee Chair
• dbackert_at_bcps.org
• General John Stricker Middle School
• 410-887-7038