Royal Intermediate School

Royal Intermediate School has chosen to adopt the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) framework to encourage positive behaviors at school and to help create effective learning environments.  As a school-wide system, this framework is used with all students, across all environments of the school (classroom, lunchroom, hallways, and playgrounds).

The PBIS framework gives all teachers, staff, and students a clear set of expectations to follow throughout the school building.  The general expectations of Royal Intermediate are:

• Be Safe
• Be Respectful
• Be Responsible

In each area of the school, specific behavioral expectations are defined related to these general expectations.  Once the expectations have been determined, they are clearly taught and demonstrated to all students.  Students are presented with each expectation, the rationale for the expectations is discussed, and students see examples of the right and the wrong way to demonstrate an expectation.  After the expectations have been modeled, students have the opportunity to practice the right way and show their understanding.

Additionally, we have developed guidelines for success for students to follow.  These guidelines for success encompass the characteristics we want all students at RIS to exhibit.

Kindness wins

Never give up

Inspire INTEGRITY

Grow with COURAGE

Have RESPECT

Take RESPONSIBILITY

Show DILIGENCE

Once appropriate behaviors have been taught and practiced, they need to be acknowledged often.  As part of this acknowledgement system, Royal Intermediate students will be divided into one of five houses – Bidii (diligence), Ansvar (responsibility), Sumus (respect), Coraggio (courage) and Integrita (integrity). These houses are each based on an important character trait and are run by staff members in the school.  When any student is observed following expectations by a staff member, their house will be awarded a point.  A running total of house points will be displayed on televisions throughout the school.  At the end of each quarter the house with the most points will earn a reward field trip/event.  Students will be taught how to earn points and what prizes/rewards they will receive if their house has the most points. Students will also earn positive Golden Shields for exhibiting any of the guidelines for success.  These Golden Shields are carbon copied. One will be sent home and one will be entered into the bucket in the office and drawn out periodically for different rewards.

When students violate behavioral expectations, clear procedures are necessary for providing information to them that their behavior is unacceptable.  Students, teachers, and administrators should be able to predict what will occur when behavioral errors are identified.  A school-wide discipline matrix has been developed and is included in this packet.  Yellow cards are used to document and record incidents managed by the teacher in the classroom. Once a student has received five yellow cards they earn a Red Card or office referral. Red cards are also used for major incidents.