Building School ClimateBuilding School ClimateWe need everyone’s help! We need everyone’s help!

School-wide Positive School-wide Positive Behavioral Support System Behavioral Support System

(SPBSS)(SPBSS) Communicate common and clear expectationsCommunicate common and clear expectations

Teach students what Respect, Responsibility, Cooperation Teach students what Respect, Responsibility, Cooperation and Sportsmanship look like and sound likeand Sportsmanship look like and sound like

Teach students to build and maintain positive relationshipsTeach students to build and maintain positive relationships

Reinforce the many positive things students are doing Reinforce the many positive things students are doing alreadyalready

Include a way to measure and monitor our growth and Include a way to measure and monitor our growth and successsuccess

Key ComponentsKey Components

RespectRespect

ResponsibilityResponsibility

CooperationCooperation

SportsmanshipSportsmanship

Code of ConductCode of Conduct Knight’s HonorKnight’s Honor Restorative Restorative

AgreementAgreement Principal’s Principal’s

HomeworkHomework Behavior NoticeBehavior Notice Buddies/AssembliesBuddies/Assemblies

What We KnowWhat We Know

A positive school climate is essential for learningA positive school climate is essential for learning A common and consistent language and approach A common and consistent language and approach

makes a differencemakes a difference Students know language but need more practice Students know language but need more practice

and support to independently apply skills taught and support to independently apply skills taught to unstructured situations such as lunch/recessto unstructured situations such as lunch/recess

Students are very capable of solving problems Students are very capable of solving problems when given appropriate skills and supportwhen given appropriate skills and support

TEAMTEAM

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

CommunicateCommunicate TeachTeach MeasureMeasure Involve parentsInvolve parents Emphasize the Emphasize the

positivepositive CelebrateCelebrate

Continue what we Continue what we startedstarted

Focus on Focus on lunch/recesslunch/recess

Define BullyingDefine Bullying Learn from the Learn from the

studentsstudents GrowGrow

Social Cognition

Social Acceptance

SocialSkills

SocialOpportunities

SocialEfficacy

Empathy

PlaygroundPlay

Social Competence & Playgrounds

Copyright © 2010 Beth J. Doll. From Resilient Playgrounds by Beth J. Doll (2010). New York: Routledge. Permission to reproduce is granted to purchasers of this text.

“In short, the habits we form from childhood make no small difference, but rather they make all the difference.” Aristotle