Author: GCOAKLEY

PBIS Team at Valley
Ms. Coffman: Principal
Mrs. Ford: Preschool Teacher
Mrs. Hevener (Head Teacher) and Mrs. McGuire: Kindergarten
Mrs. Fisher (PBIS Coach) and Mrs. Simmons: 1st Grade Teachers
Mrs. Criser and Mrs. Gilbert: 2nd Grade Teachers
Mrs. Pasco and Mrs. Moore (PBIS Coach): 3rd Grade Teachers
Mrs. Davis and Miss Reish: 4th Grade Teachers
Mrs. Harold and Ms. Gaduyon: 5th Grade Teachers
Mrs. Abbott and Mrs. Keyser: 6th Grade Teachers
Mrs. Martin and Mr. Tuning: 7th Grade Teachers
Ms. Cvecich, Mrs. Redington, Mrs. Hart: Special Education Staff
Mrs. Chestnut, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. George, Mrs. Bush, Mrs. Duncan: Instructional Assistants
Ms. Etzel, Mrs. Gibson, Ms. Horner, Mr. Lindsay, Mr. Rowe, Mrs. Chaplin, Ms. Forsyth, Mrs. Hooker, Mrs. Waldeck, Mrs. Lindsay, Ms. Riley: Specialists
Mrs. Swearengin, Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Ailstock, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. McComb: Cafeteria Staff
Mrs. Duncan, Mr. D. Liptrap, Mr. Peery, Ms. Adkins, Mr. Hodge, Mr. R. Liptrap, Mr. Sweitzer: Bus Drivers
Ms. Willoughby: Behavior Specialist

Parents/Guardians and PBIS
To be successful, our behavior program needs to be a partnership between home and school. Throughout the school year the PBIS team will send updates and information about PBIS. We invite your comments, concerns, and ideas to make PBIS work at our school.
Please support PBIS at Valley by:
Reviewing behavior expectations with your child
Signing and returning the parent handbook signature page sent home with your child
Using the four expectations at home which are found in the Valley Elementary School Student Pledge
Providing positive reinforcement (rewarding good choices with compliments or quality time) at home
Sharing comments with or asking questions of PBIS team members
Together we can achieve more!

Valley Elementary School
Where every day begins positively!
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports:
A Guide to PBIS

Valley Elementary School
98 Panther Drive
Hot Springs, Virginia 24445
540-839-9395
Principal and PBIS Administrator:
Ms. Coffman
Administrative Assistants:
Mrs. Ryder and Mrs. Reed

What is PBIS?

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an approach to teaching and supporting positive behaviors and meeting the needs of ALL students. This school-wide approach to discipline focuses on building a safe and positive environment in which all students can learn.
The foundation of PBIS at Valley Elementary School is our student pledge:
I have Valley Pride. I will be
Respectful through
Organization,
Attitude, and
Responsibilty.
I will treat others as I want to be treated! I am somebody! I will succeed!
In addition to our behavior expectations, PBIS has four other components:
a behavior matrix which explains behavior expectations in each school setting;
direct teaching of the expectations;
PBIS Positive Reward Program; and
behavior tracking sheets to record and address inappropriate behaviors.

Behavior Matrix
The behavior matrix is a detailed description of expected behavior in each setting of the school. For example, in the cafeteria it is respectful to use kind words. It is responsible to clean your space. The matrix will be posted in classrooms, around school and was sent home in the Student/Parent Handbook.

Teaching Expectations
Throughout the school year, students will be taught how to behave according to the four expectations. Teachers will help students learn what the expectations “look” and “sound” like in every setting during the school day. These lessons will be re-taught and reinforced throughout the school year, and become a regular part of our instructional program.

PBIS Positive Rewards
Program
Acknowledging and reinforcing positive behavior is one of the best ways to change inappropriate behavior and encourage appropriate behavior. At VES each student can earn PAWS for meeting behavior expectations. PAWS are marked with the students’ names and then random drawings take place weekly for students to visit the PAWS Store, get a special treat, and reward. All VES staff provide other positive incentives throughout the week as well.

Behavior Tracking sheets
Even with clear expectations and positive reinforcement, sometimes children will misbehave. To address inappropriate behavior, a Behavior Tracking Sheet has been implemented. Discipline issues are divided into major and minor infractions. A minor/major description chart is available.
Major infractions are issues that result in office time. Parents/guardians will always be notified by the principal or teacher about major infractions.
Minor infractions are behaviors that are disruptive to the learning environment, but are handled by the supervising staff member. If a child receives three minor infractions in one day, it becomes a major infraction and the principal will address the behaviors and parents/guardians will be notified.
When a child repeatedly receives minors or majors, parents/guardians, teachers, support staff and the principal will meet to build an effective behavior intervention plan for that child.