1. Positive Behavior Support
Eustis Middle School

2. PBS Mission
Create a positive school environment and culturally embed the Mustang HERD Mentality among students, faculty, and staff through effective use of a Positive Behavioral Support system.

3. Establishing a Social Culture
Common Language
MEMBERSHIP
Common Experience
Common Vision/Values

4. HERD
We are one HERD. We will be looking for examples of “HERD” behavior. The next few slides will give you an idea of what we’re looking for!

5. Honest Examples of students being honest are:
Turning in lost items to the office
Taking responsibility for their actions, good or bad
Being truthful with adults and peers in a given situation
Asking for help when they don’t understand

6. Encouraging Examples of students being encouraging:
Helping another student when they don’t understand an assignment
Supporting their peers in and outside of the classroom
Complimenting teachers and peers when they do something well

7. Respectful Examples of students being respectful: Being polite
Being on time to class
Following classroom and campus rules and procedures

8. Driven Examples of students who are driven:
Setting short and long term goals
Being informed when it comes to grades and upcoming assignments
Not procrastinating (Tardies)
Persevering when things get difficult

9. PBS The goal of Positive Behavior Support is to:
Foster a positive environment
Minimize lost instructional time
Minimize behavioral incidents

10. “Reward” System

11. HERD BUCKS Students will earn bucks daily.
Each teacher may issue one buck per day per student.
Teacher Initials are required on each BUCK given as validity.

12. PROCEDURES HERD Bucks will be issued and initialed by teachers.
HERD Bucks are to be carried by students in their binder or folder.
If Bucks are lost or misplaced, the student may not be issued replacements Students cannot ask for a BUCK.
When a student earns enough BUCKS to purchase an incentive, they may do so DURING LUNCH.

13. Possible Purchased Items include:
Homework pass
School Store Items
Go to front of lunch line
$ gift card to school concession stand at sporting event or dance
5. Raffle items
6. Admission to specified events

14. Classrooms Hallways/Courtyard Cafeteria
Target Areas for
Classrooms
Hallways/Courtyard
Cafeteria

15. Expectations for CLASSROOMS
Arrive on time
Be prepared with all materials ready to learn
Respect authority figures
Respect classmates
Follow classroom rules
Put forth best effort

16. Expectations for Hallways/Courtyard
WALK
Move with a purpose
Be responsible with time

17. Expectations for CAFETERIA
Sit in your assigned area unless given permission to move
Use the shortest lunch line
Talk quietly at YOUR OWN TABLE
Clean table, chair, and floor in your assigned area
Walk during dismissal procedures

18. Families
Students
Staff
Community
Teachers
SAC
PTO
Administration