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PBIS Rewards is a digital, schoolwide PBIS management solution that helps your school eliminate paper tickets, create a digital token economy, and transform your PBIS program. PBIS is better with PBIS Rewards! Reward. Report. Redeem.

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By setting daily point goals, you will be able to encourage consistency in the number of points staff members are awarding to students. Once the daily point goal is established, you can use the "Daily Points Goal" report to track staff usage. Staff members will be able to check their progress towards meeting their goal each day by selecting the "My Info" tab below their photo or by looking under the PBIS Rewards logo on the "Reward" page.

Set Daily Points Goal

In order to create Daily Point Goals for your staff you will navigate to the "Settings" tab from the left-side menu (Admin Permissions Required).

Select the "Daily Point Goals" tab from the left-side menu.

1. You can set the Staff Daily Point Goals with an independent low-end and high-end goal in order to adjust the goal zone based on your level of progress. This is particularly helpful if your school is new to PBIS Rewards. You could start out with an easier low-end goal at the beginning of the year and then slowly increase that low-end goal as your staff gets better at awarding points consistently.

2. If you need a suggestion, select the "Need a Suggestion" button to get a recommendation for your point goals based on class size and the number of class periods per day.

3. You can create a Daily Point Goal for Support Staff users, which will be less than the goal set for Classroom Staff Users.

4. Students can be given a Daily Point Goal as a method of tracking their progress.

5. If you would like to restrict the number of points that can be awarded by staff members, you can implement a Daily Point Cap. Once a staff member's total points awarded for the day exceeds the cap, that staff member will no longer be able to award points.

Set User Type

If you need to change the user type (Untracked, Classroom Staff, or Support Staff) associated with a particular staff member you can do that from the Staff page under the Edit button.

1. Select Staff from the left-side main menu

2. Select edit pencil next to the staff member.

There are three user types for the daily point goals: Untracked, Classroom Staff, and Support Staff. Use the drop-down to select the desired type.

Untracked users are users such as cafeteria personnel, bus drivers, or custodial staff who you won't need to track daily point activity.

Classroom Staff users are frequent users such as teachers or aides who have regular interaction with students.

Support Staff users are moderate users such as administrators or guidance counselors who may interact with students but not with the same frequency as teachers would.

There are three user types for the daily point goals: Untracked, Classroom Staff, and Support Staff. Use the drop-down to select the desired type.

1. Untracked users are users such as cafeteria personnel, bus drivers, or custodial staff who you won't need to track daily point activity.

2. Classroom Staff users are frequent users such as teachers or aides who have regular interaction with students.

3. Support Staff users are moderate users such as administrators or guidance counselors who may interact with students but not with the same frequency as teachers would.

Review Reports

Now that you have established your Daily Point Goals, you can view your staff's progress by reviewing the Daily Point Goal Report.

1. Select Main Menu and then the Reports tab

2. Select the Points Reports tab from the left-side reports menu

3. Select the Details button on the Staff Daily Points Goal Achieved report

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We get asked all the time, "Can PBIS Rewards be used in middle school?" And the short answer is, Yes. Many of the schools using the PBIS Rewards system are in fact middle schools.

PBIS can have a profound impact on school culture when there is schoolwide buy in from the administrators, teachers, and students. Your PBIS initiative can be just the tool to get everyone speaking the same language.

PBIS in Middle School

If you teach middle schoolers, you understand that in many ways they're still children, even though you can see glimpses of the young adults they're going to become. The physical, emotional, and intellectual changes that happen right before your eyes are fascinating to see, and they will respond to your instruction and guidance with enthusiasm. They're fun to teach, they love to learn, and they care greatly about doing well in school - a perfect combination of traits that makes PBIS incentives for middle school students especially effective. And because they're straddling that gap between childhood and the teen years, incentives that work for both younger and older students work well for middle grades, too.

Do you have some incentives for middle school students that work well for your classroom but aren't on this list? Share it and we'll add it to the list!

Incentives for Middle School Students

Oh yes! This creative idea is what you think. A Teacher vs. Student Beanboozled® Jelly Belly jelly bean challenge. Make this a public challenge for your classroom or challenge the pricinpal at an assembly.

Proceed with caution. Some of these flavors are out right disgusting!

Price: Inexpensive

Category: Privilege

Submitted by: Rachel Brooks (Moline, IL)

Students can participate in a canvas painting party.

See pictures from Rise Academy's canvas party on Twitter.

Price: $5 or More

Category: Privilege

Submitted by: Rise Academy, Covington, GA

Choose Video Conferencing Virtual Background

Student chooses the virtual background the teacher will use during video conferencing with the class

Price: Free

Category: Privilege

Students can enter into a monthly drawing/raffle to win a Door Dash lunch delivery.

In distance learning, this can be delivered to their home, instead of to them at the school.

Price: $5 or More

Category: Tangible

Submitted by: Esperanza Soria (Wrenn Middle School, TX)

A schoolwide PBIS celebration. Group student to match the number of rooms you have and have them work together to solve puzzles to find the next clue. Find all the clues in within the time limit to save the day.

Check on this post on Instagram.

Price: Inexpensive

Category: Privilege

Submitted by: Katie Ritchie, Oglesby Washington Jr. High (IL)

A game of "reality" Hungry Hungry Hippos. Students are rolled into the ball area to fetch and retrieve balloons with a laundry basket. Game(s) could be played tournament style or as a single.

Watch a video.

Price: Inexpensive

Category: Privilege

Submitted by: Donny Sikora, Warren Woods Middle School (MI)

Students enjoy a limo ride and lunch.

Check it out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BSkPrLaBP_D/

Price: $5 or More

Category: Privilege

Submitted by: Madison Elementary School (Marshfield, WI)

Teachers can create personalized backgrounds for students based on the qualities they wish to recognize.

This is easy to do using Canva, a digital product/print creating platform that has a free upgrade for educators. Educators can use already created Zoom templates and individualize them to match the student.

Price: Free

Category: Recognition
Value:
Submitted by: Tiffany Garbiso (Santa Ana High School)

Student(s) can redeem this rewards and get a fun, silly, or energetic photo ( or video) with their friends that is shared by the teacher or school. This could even be shared via social media by the school, PBIS team, or teachers.

See example on Instagram

Price: Free

Category: Privilege
Value:
Submitted by: Mrs. Ashton, Rio Vista Elementary in Anaheim, CA

Spirit Week

Participate in a Spirit Day activity, i.e.:

Elementary:  Monday - Wear Pajamas, Tuesday - Crazy Hair, Wednesday - Crazy Socks, Thursday - Dress Like Your Teacher, Friday - Hat Day

Secondary: Monday - Wear Pajamas, Tuesday - Wear School Colors, Wednesday - Crazy Socks, Thursday - College Gear, Friday - Hat Day  Being on time for video lessons

Price: Free

Category: Privilege

Spoon Balancing Challenge

Students can challenge the teacher or other students with the spoon balancing challenge. Place the spoon on the bridge of your nose so that the handle is pointing down towards the floor and whoever can get the spoon to stay on their nose for the longest period of time wins!

In distance learning, this can be adjusted to be during a Zoom/Classroom video session.

Price: Free

Category: Privilege
Value:

Turkey Trot

Teachers dressed as turkeys run a race against the students. See the story and photos here.

Price: $5 or More

Category: Privilege

Share Your Incentives for Middle School Students

Do you have an incentive idea for middle school students that would be a great addition to our list?
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The 4th Annual International SEL Day

On March 10, 2023, the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE), will join communities across the globe to celebrate the importance of social-emotional learning (SEL) on the 4th Annual International SEL Day centered around Uplifting Hearts, Connecting Minds.

RCOE has collaborated with our CalHOPE SEL grant districts to create this newsletter with SEL activities and resources for educators, students and families to help all of us grow in our knowledge and understanding of the importance of SEL.

Sign up for SEL Day 2023

This year as we continue to face the challenges of a global pandemic, SEL Day 2023 will focus on Uplifting Hearts, Connecting Minds.

We welcome all individuals and organizations to join us as partners in spreading the word about what SEL is and why it's so critical.

Promote SEL to your personal and professional networks, advocate SEL with your local policymakers and/or support SEL in your local schools, organizations and community.

Great SEL Activities for the Classroom

Provide students with the opportunity to create presentations on specific SEL topics to share with the class.

Try the strategy with your students.

Provide students and staff with some chalk to write positive affirmations during breaks and recess.

Use theseMood Meter Lesson Plans with your K-12 students.

Think about ways you can share this newsletter with your staff and families.

Try out one of theseMindfulness Practices for Everyday! ASB students holding up welcoming/positive signs during school drop off and pick up.

Have student council/ASB students hold up welcoming/positive signs during school drop off and pick up.

Have students create and display SEL Day posters that highlight SEL skills.

Find20 Morning Message Ideas to Get Your Day Started on the Right Foot

Start your day with a welcoming activity or morning meeting with an SEL focus.

Design an SEL Day bulletin board featuring a tree with SEL skills written on the leaves.

Memes and quotes are a new language with our teens today. Share this activity from Truth Be Told with your secondary students to help them cultivate a growth mindset.

Check out this article how to use Fist of Five to help students share their feelings or assess their level of understanding.

During morning announcements and/or at the beginning of class on SEL Day, read a poem, quote, or short story that connects to SEL.

Hold a contest for students to create SEL artifacts (e.g. artwork, poetry, stories, and videos) and announce winners on SEL Day.

Great SEL Activities for Educators

Try the National Institutes of Health Social Wellness Toolkit to learn how to strengthen your social network.

Check out this article to find 10 Tips for How to Be Happy at Work.

Create a healthier you by exploring this Step by Step Guide to Wellness from SAMHSA.

During morning announcements on SEL Day, read a poem, quote or short story that connects to SEL.

Share information about SEL during a March PTO/PTA meeting or other family event.

Try this Adult SEL Origami Activity called, from the March 2021 California SEL Newsletter.

Hold a contest for staff to create SEL artifacts (e.g. artwork, poetry, stories, videos) and announce winners on SEL Day.

Read this article from Edutopia, 7 Self-Care Strategies for Teachersand try one this week.

Try this Use Your Strengths activity from Greater Good in Education.

Share best practices for integrating SEL or focus on analyzing SEL assessment data at a staff meeting in March.

Great SEL Activities for Families

SEL activities Design a video or newsletter to families about how SEL is supported at the school site.

Spend time together with a family member.

Read 10 Ways Parents Can Bring Social-Emotional Learning Home

As a family, do something kind for someone and then talk about how it made them and you feel.

Visit the RCOE Virtual Wellness Center and do this Family Friendly Workout or the Latin Dance Workout together!

Make a gratitude list and write down all the ways you are grateful for one another.

As a family, draw a picture of someone you know is a leader and talk about the qualities that make them a good leader.

Check out the Greater Good Science Center'sHappiness Calendar for March 2023 and consider completing some of these SEL activities as a family.

Design a calming space in your home where family members may go for some reflection.

Get up and dance together withKidzBop Dance.

Create a media post, email and/or video thanking an educator for all they have done for you. Don't forget to include the school nurse office staff, cafeteria workers and other support staff.

As a family, make a list of 5 things that make you happy.

Try one of these Easy Social Emotional Learning Activities For Kids To Do At Home.Choose a mindfulness activity from GoNoodle Flow. Many of these activities are in Spanish as well.

This newsletter was created in collaboration with our CalHOPE SEL grant districts:

Kathy King, Director II and Theresa Stevens, PBIS Coordinator

Division of Leadership, Wellness and Student Services, Riverside County Office of Education

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Staff members can recommend points for other staff members and request points for themselves. From the main menu of the PBIS Rewards web portal select the "Teacher Rewards" tab.

Recommend Points

You can recommend points for someone else from the home page (The Wall). Use the convenient header to access these features and more. Let's award some points.

Use "Home" to reach The Wall. Select "Recommend" and then search for the staff member to be awarded.

Once the individual is selected, then choose the point definition to be awarded from one of the School Value categories.

Fill in the details and then check "Post to Wall" so that others will know about the acknowledgment. Select "Send Recommendation" and the points will be awarded immediately or be sent to an approver to be reviewed, depending upon the Approval Option selected in Manage Organization.

Another place where you can award points is on the "Groups" page. Select "Groups" from the header and then "Employee Groups." An "All Staff" group is available. There, you can award points much like in PBIS Rewards. Select the users who will receive points (their cards will then be blue-green) and then "Give Points" to select how the points were earned.

Clicking "Give Points" will result in a pop-up where you will add a comment for the wall and select how the points were earned.

Request Points

You can request points for meeting expectation. From the home page select the "Request" tab above the wall feed.

Then choose the appropriate point category from the dropdown lists.

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Staff members can recommend points for other staff members and request points for themselves. From the main menu of the PBIS Rewards web portal select the "Teacher Rewards" tab. You can recommend points for someone else from the home page (The Wall). Use the convenient header to access these features and more.

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Attendance Works Resources

" The root causes of chronic absenteeism are pervasive and not simple to solve - but there are clear pathways to progress. Attendance Works is helping to forge those paths. MENTOR is proud to serve as a partner to leverage proven interventions so students are in school with the support from adults they need to fulfill their potential."

- David Shapiro, Former CEO, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership

Our website offers resources for monitoring, understanding, and addressing chronic absence beginning in the early grades through secondary school. These strategies can be implemented at the school, district, and state level.

Scroll down the page to find resources to help you develop:

Positive Engagement with families and students

Actionable Data to help you identify students with too many absences

Capacity Building to help build a culture of attendance in your classroom, school or district.

Looking for our toolkits? Find them below under Capacity Building.

All tools can be downloaded and used without express permission from Attendance Works. See our usage policy for more detail.

Click on one of the categories tiles below to find the tool you are looking for. Or type the name of the resource into the website search bar.

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Recommended Resources

State Resources

These statewide resources, modules, and guidebooks also have extensive information, support materials, and translated forms regarding dually-identified students:

Acknowledgements

This resource section was made possible through our partnership with the National Education Association. Additional support was provided by the American Federation of Teachers.

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Are you coordinating or leading the implementation of Second Step® social-emotional learning programs at your school? Check out these collections of informational videos, webinars, resources to use with families, and materials for every phase of your implementation, from preplanning to the end of the year.

This page contains a selection of resources curated for site leaders. You'll find materials to help guide your Second Step implementation planning and rollout, whether you're just getting started with the programs or have used them for years.
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This page contains a selection of resources curated for lesson facilitators. You'll find materials to help guide your classroom implementation throughout the school year, as well as free podcasts, video series, and useful websites to share with families.
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