Dear Parents,

The staff at Elmcrest is committed to supporting and encouraging positive student behavior.  To help us Elmcrest has officially become a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) school.  During a summer training and weekly meetings our PBIS team developed our school wide behavior expectations and our “Dragon Dollar” reward system where students are recognized for following the rules and doing the right things. Each grade level has developed a menu of what students can buy with their dragon dollars.  We will also have a school-wide store at the end of November.  Many people have donated items for the store but we can use more.

Our next step is the implementation of the Behavior Tracking Form which students will receive when they are not following the Elmcrest Expected Behaviors.  There are two types of Behavior Tracking Forms (BTF).  One is a Minor BTF and the other is a Major BTF.  If a child breaks the rules after being warned, the child will receive a Minor BTF and a consequence from the teacher. That form will go home to the parents to be signed as a notice that the child has misbehaved.  If the child gets 3 Minor BTF’s for the same infraction it will then turn into a Major BTF and the child will have to speak with the Principal and a more severe consequence will be given.  If the infraction is a violent or destructive act a Major BTF will be written immediately and the Principal will become involved.

If you have any questions regarding our behavior system please feel free to contact me.

Also to encourage positive student behavior Elmcrest is participating in the Kindness Challenge.  Students are asked to write done each act of kindness the commit in a Kindness Journal.  We keep track of the number of kind acts in a 15 day period, with a goal of 5,000.  So far, the students are doing a great job and I know we will meet our goal.

We know that by becoming a PBIS school and participating in things such as the Kindness Challenge, Elmcrest will continue to be a school where all children will be encouraged and supported to be their best.

Thank you,

John Sutherland