Our Buckley Bobcat

Our Buckley mascot is the Bobcat. He is a welcome addition to our school, having been purchased through PTA funds. The Bobcat is a regular participant at our monthly PBS Pep Rallies and other special events. This year a contest was held to name the Bobcat. Ozzy was the prizewinning name. Our students are quite fond of him and continuously speculate about the true identity of who is in the Bobcat costume. Can you guess?????

POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS

Buckley School has implemented a school-wide system with a common set of rules and expectations for a variety of settings within the school.  This system is called Positive Behavior Supports (PBS).  Expectations are taught explicitly with specially designed lesson plans specific to each area (i.e., bus, hallway, cafeteria, bathroom, playground, bus waiting area, bus) that show what behaviors look like and what they don’t look like.  These behaviors are reinforced and students are recognized for their positive behaviors.   Decision-making in regards to further instruction and/or reinforcement of behaviors is based on data collection.

The goal of PBS is to improve student performance and increase teacher instructional time by providing explicit and consistent instructions on appropriate behavior.

Three school-wide behavioral expectations have been identified for all areas of our school and are:

• Be Safe

• Be Respectful

• Be Responsible

Students are explicitly taught these expectations and are recognized for exhibiting these positive behaviors.

Here are examples of expected behaviors for the Buckley School Cafeteria and ways that students can demonstrate that they know how to Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible.

Be Safe:   

Walk at all times.

Keep hands feet and objects to self.

Remain seated.

Be Respectful:

Use indoor voices.

Use kind words.

Use good manners.

Follow adult directions.

Be Responsible:

Keep your place in line.

Keep your area clean.

Raise your hand if you need help.

During the first week of school, we gather students at each grade level and use specific lesson plans to teach the expected behaviors for each common area (cafeteria, bathroom, hallway, bus waiting area, bus, playground).  Student volunteers are called upon to demonstrate and model the expected behaviors.  Staff demonstrate those behaviors that the students should not display.  A teaching matrix has been developed and is included in the Parent Handbook for parents to review with their children.  As always, we welcome parent feedback regarding our implementation of PBS.