M'B' Hubbard Elementary School

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M.B. Hubbard Elementary School

• Home of the Hubbard Hornets

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In the Beginning

• We established our PBS Team and attended
  training.
• We delegated team positions.
• Our team met monthly to discuss planning for our
  first year of PBS implementation.
• We developed our school action plan and began
  working on our rules matrix.
• We got the PBS ball rolling at M. B. Hubbard!

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Then there was PBS!

• Positive Behavior Support has helped our school
  to establish
• School-Wide Expectations
• Rewards Systems
• Data Collection System (SWISS)
• Communication Systems
• Incentives for our staff

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Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

• Our schools mission is to nurture and educate
  every child, respect and value diversity,
  maximize learning potential, produce globally
  competitive students in a safe and orderly
  environment.

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M. B. Hubbard Elementary

• Our School Motto
• I can learn and I
• will learn today at
• M. B. Hubbard.
• Our School Song
• I Can Learn

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School-wide Expectations

• Be Respectful
• Show respect at all times. Listen and follow
  directions. Keep hands, feet, and other objects
  to yourself.
• Be Responsible
• Stay on task. Complete and turn in all
  assignments. Put litter in its place.
• Be Ready
• Be prepared. Have all materials ready.

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M. B. Hubbards Matrix
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Our Expectations!

• We posted our Expectations in all areas.
• Classrooms
• Cafeteria
• Hallways
• Bathrooms
• Multi-Purpose Room
• Rules Matrix

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Hubbard Profile

• Hubbard Profile is the Hornet way of traveling on
  our campus. Students walk quietly in profile
  with their hands behind their backs.

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School-Wide Attention Signal

• High 5 attention signal was established at the
  beginning of this school year.
• Students and staff know that when they see
  someone raising their hand that they should also
  raise their hand quietly and wait for
  instructions.

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Hornet Cards
Card System

• All Hubbard teachers use a card system in their
  classrooms to help with classroom discipline.

• Verbal Warning
• Green Card Pulled Teacher/ Student Conference
• Yellow Card Pulled Lunch Detention and parent
  contact (note in agenda or phone call)
• Red Card Pulled -Referred to administration

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RewardSystem

• Ticket System
• The ticket system is a system in which students
  can earn tickets for exhibiting the three Rs.
• All staff members have tickets to distribute to
  students that are showing the three Rs.
• The student can redeem their tickets at the end
  of each week for a chance to win a prize.

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Ticket Reward System
Picture of students
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Bus Awards

• Each week our bus drivers select one student from
  their bus who has exhibited positive behavior.
  That student is recognized on the morning
  announcements, given a certificate, and a small
  prize.

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Citizen of the Month

• Each month every classroom teacher at Hubbard
  selects one child for the Citizen of the Month
  Award. The childrens pictures are then placed
  on a bulletin board in the school lobby. In
  addition, the child also receives a prize for
  being the Citizen of the Month.

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End of the Year Award Ceremonies

• In years past, Hubbard has always held
  Kindergarten and 5th grade award ceremonies.
  This year our PBS Team decided to establish an
  awards ceremony for every grade level. We also
  worked on what awards would be given to establish
  consistency across our school.

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Staff Rewards and Morale

• Hubbard Achiever Award
• Staff members pass on the Achiever Award trophy
  each week to someone on our staff who has
  exhibited Hubbard Pride or have been helpful in
  an extraordinary way.

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Staff Rewards and Morale

• Out to-Lunch
• Part of our PBS initiative this year has been to
  increase our staff morale. In an effort to do
  that, we established a monthly Out-to-Lunch
  schedule. This allows each grade level to leave
  campus on their assigned day for an hour and a
  half to enjoy lunch with their co-workers.

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Social Skills Lessons
Teaching Dates

• Our PBS Team established Social Skills and
  Teaching Dates for our teachers
• The team provides the Social Skills Lessons for
  the teachers to teach.

• August 28th-September 1st Teach the 3 Rs and
  rules in all settings
• September 5th-8th Teach Hallway rules
• September 11th-15th Teach Cafeteria rules
• September 18th-22nd Bathroom and Multipurpose
  Room rules
• September 25th-29th Playground rules

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Social Skills Teaching Dates and Topics
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Character Education

• This year our Guidance Counselors were added to
  our Connect Team. They go into our classrooms
  once a week and teach character education to our
  student body.

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Morning Announcements and PBS

• Our guidance counselors also share words of
  wisdom from Project Wisdom each day on the
  morning announcements. These words of wisdom
  align with what they are teaching each week
  through character education

• We also state our 3 Rs every morning on the
  announcements to help remind our students to Be
  Ready, Be Responsible and Be Respectful.

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PBS Staff Communication

• Staff Surveys
• PBS Comment Box

• Staff Meeting updates
• Staff Development Sessions
• Expanded PBS Team

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PBS Staff Surveys

• After conducting our first survey as required by
  our training our PBS Team developed our own
  surveys to provide the information we were
  looking for.
• Since the initial survey was conducted we have
  completed two more staff surveys.

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PBS Staff Development

• Our PBS Team has presented several staff
  development sessions in our Teacher s Meetings
• These sessions include an opening session
  explaining our school-wide systems, a classroom
  management session, monthly updates on data and
  reminders of our school-wide rules and procedures.

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Challenges Faced

• During our first year of implementation there
  have been many challenges.
• Consistency with our teachers and staff
• Lack of funding for our reward systems

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Meeting Our Challenges

• In order to maintain consistency our PBS Team
  has
• Developed a checklist for teachers
• Reviewed procedures for the card system and
  office referrals in Staff Meetings
• Encouraged and rewarded staff members who are
  consistent.

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Meeting Our Challenges

• In order to secure funding for our reward systems
  our PBS Team has
• Presented our needs to our PTO and secured funds
  for next years reward system to include dog tags
  along with what we already have in place.
• Inspired our PTO to start their own efforts to
  support our PBS initiative.

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Bicycle Contest

• Our PTO is sponsoring a contest to reward
  children for their good behavior. Every child
  who stays on their blue card all week will be
  entered into a drawing for their class. At the
  end of a 4 week period the PTO will draw one
  students name from each class in our school and
  that student will win a brand new bicycle.

The PTO will give away 30 brand new bicycles on
Field Day for students with good behavior
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PBS Goals for the Future

• Dog Tag Reward System
• PBS Parent newsletter
• Level of Offenses document
• Stop signs on campus
• Continued communication with Staff and Staff
  Development
• Small group interventions and individual behavior
  plans

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PBS Goals for the Future

• Bulletin board that recognizes students who have
  stayed on their blue card all week.
• Additional rewards that include extra recess,
  lunch with an administrator, an extra snack.
• Continuing to improve the time on task and
  quality of education at M. B. Hubbard Elementary
  through PBS.

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M. B. Hubbard Elementary

• Thank you!