"What we focus on, we get more of". Dr. Becky Bailey, Conscious Discipline
Meadowbrook Bulldog Paws
Meadowbrook School-Wide Expectations Matrix
Acknowledgement System
When students have trouble with reading, we teach. When students don't know their multiplication tables, we teach. When students struggle with expected behaviors, The Bulldog Way gives us the tools to teach.
It has been researched that students are more likely to practice correct behaviors if they receive frequent and specific positive feedback. Over time, the goal is to reduce the frequency of tangible acknowledgements so that behavior becomes internalized.
Research has shown that verbal acknowledgement and encouragement should consistently be given at least five times more to every correction or reprimand.
How is Meadowbrook Acknowledging Our Students?
The Bulldog Way serves to excite and encourage students to make positive choices. Each student will have an acknowledgement, “Bulldog Way”, card and at any time students can earn a “Paw Point”. Points are given randomly to students for following The Bulldog Way expectations. Students can redeem their points for a variety of incentives from their Classroom Acknowledgement Menu. On the next page is an example of the Bulldog Way Card.
Paw Card (click on paw card for picture)
Students are earning Paw Points for following the Bulldog Way Expectations, Be Safe, Be Responsible, & Be Respectful. Each student has their own acknowledgement card and on each card a student can get as many as 30 points. Not only can students redeem these points for various rewards off their classroom menu, but once a student has earned 30 points their card gets put up on the school 10x10 bingo board. Once we have ten cards in a row (vertically, horizontally or diagonally) we have bingo and those ten cards are the winners of a special acknowledgement.
Bingo Board (click on bingo board for picture)
Students are motivated to earn Paw Points, but at the same time are constantly reminded by staff that we need to “Do the right thing, because it is the right thing to do,” and not because we want a point or a prize. The Bulldog Way is about focusing on the positives and the behaviors we want students to do and our acknowledgement card is a way to recognize students for all the good things they do here at school.
Acknowledgement System
When students have trouble with reading, we teach. When students don't know their multiplication tables, we teach. When students struggle with expected behaviors, The Bulldog Way gives us the tools to teach.
It has been researched that students are more likely to practice correct behaviors if they receive frequent and specific positive feedback. Over time, the goal is to reduce the frequency of tangible acknowledgements so that behavior becomes internalized.
Research has shown that verbal acknowledgement and encouragement should consistently be given at least five times more to every correction or reprimand.
How is Meadowbrook Acknowledging Our Students?
The Bulldog Way serves to excite and encourage students to make positive choices. Each student will have an acknowledgement, “Bulldog Way”, card and at any time students can earn a “Paw Point”. Points are given randomly to students for following The Bulldog Way expectations. Students can redeem their points for a variety of incentives from their Classroom Acknowledgement Menu. On the next page is an example of the Bulldog Way Card.
Paw Card (click on paw card for picture)
Students are earning Paw Points for following the Bulldog Way Expectations, Be Safe, Be Responsible, & Be Respectful. Each student has their own acknowledgement card and on each card a student can get as many as 30 points. Not only can students redeem these points for various rewards off their classroom menu, but once a student has earned 30 points their card gets put up on the school 10x10 bingo board. Once we have ten cards in a row (vertically, horizontally or diagonally) we have bingo and those ten cards are the winners of a special acknowledgement.
Bingo Board (click on bingo board for picture)
Students are motivated to earn Paw Points, but at the same time are constantly reminded by staff that we need to “Do the right thing, because it is the right thing to do,” and not because we want a point or a prize. The Bulldog Way is about focusing on the positives and the behaviors we want students to do and our acknowledgement card is a way to recognize students for all the good things they do here at school.