Acknowledgement Systems:

School Examples

http://cenmi.org/miblsi

Schoolwide formal recognitions

• Rewards that are more public in

presentation

• More distant in time from demonstration

of behavior and presentation of reward

Special Certificates

Student of Month:

Add social component to selection criteria

Posted on Riverton

Elementary

Website

Portage Community HS Woodward Elementary

Jolman Elementary

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Schoolwide Public Feedback onFollowing Behavior Expectations

Celebrations

Loftis Elementary• December- Snacks, prizes, awards

• January- Movie and popcorn

M. L. King Elementary Celebration dance

Lincoln Park:Monthly rewards for

students earning 4

C.R.E.W. tickets in the

month.

Quick AcknowledgementsQuick Acknowledgements

Schoolwide “quick”

acknowledgements

Rewards that are quickly presented in the

presence of the behavior

Many schools use a ticket system• Tied into school

expectations

• Specific feedback on

student’s behavior

• Provides visible

acknowledge of appropriate behavior for student

• Helps to remind staff to provide

acknowledgements

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Jose R. L.M.

Kalamazoo Central High School

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Tickets used in Raffle System

Green Meadow ElementaryCutting the Principal’s Tie

• Students receive tickets for being

Respectful, Safe, or Responsible.

• Tickets are placed in container The

principal draws a ticket and that student

gets to cut the principal's tie.

• Students receive picture of cutting the tie,

the piece of the tie they cut, and a

certificate.Raffle System

Daily Drawing

Special Lunch Seating

Invite 3 Friends

Bad Axe Intermediate

Daily Pick of

the Pride

Raffle System

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Ticket Totals Referrals Total

Relationship between acknowledging behavior

expectations and discipline referrals

(one school’s data)

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Rewards at Milwood Middle School• Locker Whiteboard w/Marker

• Gel Pen

• Gummi-Worms

• Wrist watch

• Locker mirror

• Jolly Rancher Sour Blasts

• Middle School Year Book

• Large Hershey Bar

• Basket Ball

• Homies Notebook Folder

• Colored Pencils

• Curly Noodle

• Personnel Stapler

• Pocket Organizer

• Mike and Ike Candy

• Personal Notebook

• Package of Animal Crackers

• Soft Grip Mechanical Pencils

• Lizard Pen

• Hooded Sweatshirt w/ schoollogo

Continuum of RewardsMason County Eastern Elementary

School Store Examples

Tickets used to purchase back-up rewards

Lakeview ElementaryJolman Elementary

Parkwood Upjohn

Franklin Elementary

Postcards for acknowledging behavior

Pere Marquette

Parchment

Central

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Oakview Elementary

Cooperationooperation

Assertionssertion

Responsibilityesponsibility

Empathympathy

Selfelf controlcontrol

Students wear button for demonstrating schoolwide expectations

Classroom Reward Systems

Procedures to reward entire class

Classroom Reward Systems

Holland Heights

Special Lunch Table for

Class with Most TicketsLincoln Park

Ice Cream Treat

Goal

Classroom Reward Systems

Providing

Visual

Feedback

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Bad Axe Intermediate

5 - Principal reads story

10 - First class at lunch

15 - 10 min. of extra gym time

20 - Extra recess

25 - Movie and treat

Orchard View

Early Elementary

Individual Student Reward Systems

As a component of Targeted or Intensive

Individualized Behavior Support System

Behavior Education Program:Behavior Education Program:

Daily Progress ReportsDaily Progress Reports

Staff Reward System

Procedures to encourage staff participation

and improve consistency of implementation

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Rewarding Staff Behavior

Beach staff

recognition lunch

Oakland Schools

certificate of training

Franklin staff

acknowledge each

other

Parchment Central

staff celebration

Share Data

with Staff

Sustainability

“Keeping it going” and “Doing it better”

Make it easy to use rewards

Visual reminders for staff

Tickets and pen

on lanyard

Computer

Printed stickers

Stacks of tickets

glued on edge

Apron for

tickets

Parent/Teacher

Association provided

teacher name stamps

Reward tickets and

criteria on lanyard

Write out class tickets for week,

reward when appropriate, check

whose name remains

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Getting students

involvedFive student names are selected

from mug. These students then

identify others who have

followed the school rules.

Make it easy to track

rewards

Acquiring back-

up rewards

Thank You Note

Community Sponsor

In one school, 8th grade

language arts students write

community organizations for

support of reward program

Acquiring back-up rewards

Some schools use items that students no

longer want:

• Students are asked to bring

in various items that might

be discarded but in good

shape (e.g., toys from fast

food kid’s meals)

• Other students can they

“purchase” these with the

tokens earned by following

the school rules

Institutionalized MemoryPBS Handbook: Includes reward procedures

Lincoln Park Office Scrapbook

Milwood Middle School

Central High School

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Criteria: 80% on EBS Survey and

achieved (reward system) on TIC

n = 11 n = 14 n = 31

A. Campbell

Reward AuditReward Audit

Selected BibliographySchoolwide Formal Recognitions

Metzler, C. W., Biglan, A., Rusby, J. C., & Sprague, J. R. (2001). Evaluation of a

comprehensive behavior management program to improve school-wide positive

behavior support. Education and Treatment of Children, 24(4), 448-479.

Luiselli, J. K., Putnam, R. F., Sunderland, M. (2002). Longitudinal evaluation of

behavior support intervention in a public middle school. Journal of Positive

Behavior Interventions, 4(3), 182-188.

Schoowide “Quick” Acknowledgements

Metzler, C. W., Biglan, A., Rusby, J. C., & Sprague, J. R. (2001). Evaluation of a

comprehensive behavior management program to improve school-wide positive

behavior support. Education and Treatment of Children, 24(4), 448-479.

Sprague, J., Walker, H., Golly, A., White, K., Myers, D. R., & Shannon, T.

(2001).Translating research into effective practice: The effects of a universal staff

and student intervention on indicators of discipline and school safety. Education

and Treatment of Children, 24(4), 495-511.

Classroom Reward Systems

Lewis, T. J., Powers, L. J., Kelk, M. J., & Newcomer, L. L. (2002). Reducing the

problem behaviors on the playground: An investigation of the application of

schoolwide positive behavior supports. Psychology in the Schools, 39(2), 181-190.

Skinner, C. H., Williams, R. L., & Neddenriep, C. E. (2004). Using interdependent

group-oriented reinforcement to enhance academic performance in general

education classrooms. School Psychology Review, 33, 384-397.

Lohrmann, S. & Talerico, J. (2004). Anchor the boat: A classwide intervention to

reduce problem behavior. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 6(2), 113-

120.

Individual Student Reward System

Metzler, C. W., Biglan, A., Rusby, J. C., & Sprague, J. R. (2001). Evaluation of a

comprehensive behavior management program to improve school-wide positive

behavior support. Education and Treatment of Children, 24(4), 448-479.

Crone, D. A., Horner, R. H., & Hawken, L. S. (2004). Responding to Problem Behavior

in Schools: The Behavior Education Program. New York: The Guilford Press.

Staff Reward System

Sprague, J., Walker, H., Golly, A., White, K., Myers, D. R., & Shannon, T.

(2001).Translating research into effective practice: The effects of a universal staff

and student intervention on indicators of discipline and school safety. Education

and Treatment of Children, 24(4), 495-511.

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