Building School Climate We need everyone’s help!

School-wide Positive Behavioral Support System (SPBSS) Communicate common and clear expectations Communicate common and clear expectations Teach students what Respect, Responsibility, Cooperation and Sportsmanship look like and sound like Teach students what Respect, Responsibility, Cooperation and Sportsmanship look like and sound like Teach students to build and maintain positive relationships Teach students to build and maintain positive relationships Reinforce the many positive things students are doing already Reinforce the many positive things students are doing already Include a way to measure and monitor our growth and success Include a way to measure and monitor our growth and success

Key Components Respect Respect Responsibility Responsibility Cooperation Cooperation Sportsmanship Sportsmanship Code of Conduct Code of Conduct Knight’s Honor Knight’s Honor Restorative Agreement Restorative Agreement Principal’s Homework Principal’s Homework Behavior Notice Behavior Notice Buddies/Assemblies Buddies/Assemblies

What We Know A positive school climate is essential for learning A positive school climate is essential for learning A common and consistent language and approach makes a difference A common and consistent language and approach makes a difference Students know language but need more practice and support to independently apply skills taught to unstructured situations such as lunch/recess Students know language but need more practice and support to independently apply skills taught to unstructured situations such as lunch/recess Students are very capable of solving problems when given appropriate skills and support Students are very capable of solving problems when given appropriate skills and support TEAM TEAM

OBJECTIVES Communicate Communicate Teach Teach Measure Measure Involve parents Involve parents Emphasize the positive Emphasize the positive Celebrate Celebrate Continue what we started Continue what we started Focus on lunch/recess Focus on lunch/recess Define Bullying Define Bullying Learn from the students Learn from the students Grow Grow

Playground Play Empathy Social Efficacy Social Opportunities Social Skills Social Acceptance Social Cognition Social Competence & Playgrounds Copyright © 2010 Beth J. Doll. From Resilient Playgrounds by Beth J. Doll (2010). New York: Routledge. Permission to reproduce is granted to purchasers of this text.

“In short, the habits we form from childhood make no small difference, but rather they make all the difference.” Aristotle