PBIS Reboot

While revisiting PBIS expectations with students after they are away from school routines for any length of time may feel unnecessary, a PBIS Reboot or Refresher can help transition students back when you return from a break.

Here are a few suggestions for refreshing your PBIS after a break:

1.  Review expectations and classroom routines.  When students return after a break from school, it may feel like you have a new group of students returning to your classroom!  While at home, students may not have had a schedule or routine, so it is important to ease back into routine, as many may have forgotten how to function at school.  Imagine they are a blank slate and that we need to reteach those expectations and routines.

2.  Refresh rewards and recognition systems in your classroom.  This could be a good time to change it up for the las part of the school year. Not eliminating the acknowledgment system in place, but evaluating how you are using what you are using, what is working, what is not working, and how you can refresh your system.  How can you make recognizing student positive behaviors more engaging and fun?  

Reboot Plan from WR PBIS Team:

• All classrooms/specialists should review the PBIS School Matrix and their classroom matrix.  The rest of the plan is up to the teacher/team - giving you the autonomy to choose what's best for you and your students.
• Sarah will have a "PBIS All-School Scoot" set up for grades 3-5 for those who would like to do it - let Sarah know if you are interested. Note: The Scoot will be ready sometime Monday afternoon.
• 5th grade is differentiating - Sarah and Sue will meet with some that need a more direct reteaching with some students while the rest will do the Scoot.
• 3rd grade was planning to do the "Find someone who..." activity that 4th grade has done. They are hoping to help revise some of the Cool Tools as part of their review.
• Here are the links to the PBIS Cool Tool videos for K-2 to review
• Cafeteria Cool Tool 2023
• Bathroom 
• Quiet Hallways
• Begin/End of DayPlayground
• Other options include having Sarah or Sue to talk to your class, or inviting book buddies or other older students to talk with your class

Teams won't need to document what they do, but PBIS members will discuss how the REBOOT went at the next PBIS Tier 1 meeting.

Thanks for all you do - have a great week back!
Sue