All Northland Pines School District school are Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) schools. PBIS is an ongoing process that helps students to develop self-discipline based on common sense, responsibility, and respect for oneself and others. PBIS is a district and state initiative that teaches and promotes appropriate/expected behaviors for all students. PBIS schools across Wisconsin have created a more positive environment for students and staff by establishing clear expectations for their students and taking active steps in teaching, modeling, and reinforcing appropriate behaviors school-wide.
Learning and practicing appropriate social behaviors are important steps in a student’s educational experience. These expectations will be introduced and practiced beginning with the first day of school and continue throughout the year. Students will be acknowledged and rewarded for exhibiting the expected behaviors. In order to achieve our district objectives and goals, it is necessary for students and staff to conduct themselves in a safe, orderly manner to create an effective learning environment.
“Pines Pride” is our district mantra. Each school has their own matrix, specific to the needs of their building; however, all schools refer to similar locations. We are proud of our school, and we will demonstrate that pride in everything we do wth respect, responsibility, and safety. With PBIS in its place, it should help to promote a positive school culture and a way to increase and reinforce positive behaviors.
St. Germain Elementary School supports the state Positive Behavioral Intervention, and Supports (PBIS) initiative, and provides many learning opportunities that help students develop an understanding for expected behavior both in and outside of the school environment. Staff work hard to model expectations for students and provide a variety of activities that reward and support positive behavior witnessed at our school.
At St. Germain Elementary School, students demonstrating positive behavior receive eagle feathers they can place in weekly drawings for prizes. We also have 4 color day assemblies per year to recognize students and try to make them feel like a part of the PBIS process. At the end of the year, all the eagle feathers go into a large drawing and Sentry Foods donates a brand new bike for the winning student.
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