PBIS is a complex system that takes time to implement and sustain. It involves changing the culture of your school community. It will require ongoing effort and dedication to ensure that all students benefit from its implementation.

That’s why school district leaders need to think about PBIS in terms of a multi-year implementation to ensure that the program is sustained long-term and that the desired outcomes are achieved.

In this week’s episode, Jordan breaks down a multi-year approach that allows school leaders to gradually introduce and refine the system, evaluate its progress, and make adjustments to ensure the program meets its goals.

The key to successfully making significant changes lies in the ability of leadership to hit short-term, targeted goals. Or in other words, what’s the only way to eat an elephant? One bite at a time.

Happy listening.

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Want to dive deeper into PBIS? Then you should check out the inspiration for this episode: District PBIS Planning and Implementation, A Framework for Success with PBIS, & How to Weave PBIS into the Fabric of Your School Culture.

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There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to solving your student discipline issues.

No matter how grand your Tier 1 System is…it’s still only designed to meet the needs of roughly 80% of your students. So how do you support the other 20%? That’s where Tier 2 Interventions come in.

Tier 2 behavior interventions provide additional support to students who are not successful with Tier 1 support alone, with the goal of preventing future behavioral incidents and helping those students succeed.

In this week’s episode, Jordan goes through six common Tier 2 Behavior Interventions with some practical advice for implementing the strategies on your campus this fall. Happy listening.

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Want to dive deeper into Tiered Interventions? Then you should check out the inspiration for this episode: The Ultimate Guide to Tier 2 Behavior Interventions in PBIS, Your School’s Guide to Tier 1 Behavior Interventions, PBIS Tiers: What They Are & How to Use Them, & Implementing Check-In/Check-Out with LiveSchool.

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We hope you are enjoying your “summer teacher era”!

May your pool chair be forever lounging, your Yeti be forever chilled, and your roads be forever winding.

Ah, but alas it will not last forever and your teacher-brain is awfully tough to turn off. That’s why we have put together a comprehensive list of the best ways for educators to relax, progress, and be inspired all summer long.

This week’s episode is full of books, PD, social follows, blogs, podcasts, and live events that Jordan and the team have selected to help you recharge and come back this fall better than ever.

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Beach-Worthy Books:

Culturize: Every Student. Every Day. Whatever It Takes.

Hacking School Discipline: 9 Ways to Create a Culture of Empathy and Responsibility Using Restorative Justice

The Assistant Principal 50: Critical Questions for Meaningful Leadership and Professional Growth

Suggested Social Follows:

@educatorandrea

@mrv_history

@sarcastic_n_science

@standuprandazzo

Podcasts for Teachers On-The-Go:

The EdTech Podcast

The Better Leaders Better Schools Podcast

Live Events Every Educator Should Attend:

The Innovative Schools Summit

The Agile Teacher’s Lounge

LiveSchool’s Webinar Serie

Blogs To Educate and Motivate:

7 Ways Teachers Can Relieve Stress Over Summer Break

11 Things Every Teacher Should Do This Summer

The LiveSchool Blog

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It’s time to look at the school calendar and pencil in some fun! In this week's episode, Jordan shares 12 fun school event ideas for class incentives, student rewards, spirit weeks, theme days, and community builders.

12 ideas you and your team can put together to incentivize and celebrate your school communities. The best part is they are all quick, easy, and super budget-friendly!

We have included three ideas for fall, winter, and spring, and a few that can work any time of the year. Feel free to use these as inspiration and build upon them to make something great on your campus.

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Want to know more about running Fun School Events? Then you should check out the inspiration for this episode: 12 Fun School Event Ideas Students (& Teachers) Will Love, Three Fun Ways to “Level Up” Your Student Reward Events, & Your Complete Guide to Rewarding Students for Positive Behavior.

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Why should you consider launching a House System in your school? Well, think about the things you’d like to change in your school.

You’d like to spend more time recognizing positive student behavior. You want less of your time tied up dealing with discipline. You want your students to be engaged and you’d like to find ways to make your building a happier place for teachers to teach.

That may sound like asking for the moon…but one program can accomplish all of those things: House Systems.

A House System is a behavior strategy where students are divided into teams called Houses. The students within each House work together to earn points, support each other, and compete against other Houses. Yep, just like Hogwarts but with fewer wizards and significantly less quidditch.

Today's episode is dedicated to getting you from idea to system launch as quickly (and smoothly) as possible. We boiled down the entire process into 6 easy-to-follow steps and 4 key components. No sorting hat necessary.

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Want to research more about Houses? Then dig a bit deeper into how How Antioch Middle School Built Their Community with 1.5 Million House Points and How MCS Developed Camaraderie and Community Around 128K House Points.

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Good attendance is essential for student success.

Students who attend school regularly are more likely to earn higher grades, graduate, and go on to college or other post-secondary education.

They are also less likely to drop out, commit crimes, or receive ODR’s while they are in school.

Even though we know this…many students still **struggle with attendance.

There are many reasons for this and some aren’t within the school’s control…but several of them are.

This episode is dedicated to pulling the levers you can pull to improve your school’s attendance rate.

This week we are diving into ways that schools can improve attendance:

And guess what…we even broke it down by grade level so feel free to skip ahead to the section of the pod that benefits your students and your school the most.

Happy Listening. 🎧

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For more great incentive ideas check out our database of student rewards: Rewards that Rock🎸

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Ahh, the school year is almost over. Testing is behind us, the weather outside is great, and you, my teacher friend, are quickly running out of curriculum.

It. Is. Party. Time.

No, we aren’t talking about teacher happy hour. At least not in this episode. This week is all about planning classroom parties that are guaranteed to end your year on a high note.

This week, Justin McElwee joins Jordan to discuss end-of-the-year class party ideas that teachers can use to reward their students for a great school year.

This episode covers everything from exciting party themes to creative ways to celebrate the end of the school year. Listen in for some great ideas for rewarding and saying adios to your students for the summer.

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Want to learn more about Classroom Party Ideas? Here is the source material for the podcast: 10 Class Party Ideas To Reward Your Students.

Want to host your own classroom escape? Check this classroom escape room template.

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A rewards store can be a major component of a school’s behavior system. Students see that the positive behaviors they show throughout the day can lead to a reward and that encourages them to continue making positive choices.

But, for the staff, running a store can become a major headache as they shoulder more and more responsibility...But it doesn’t have to be that way!

You can make rewarding students for positive behavior both effective and sustainable by putting the students in charge!

In this week's episode, Jordan provides your school with a step-by-step guide to building your own student-run reward store. We cover the benefits of the program, including increased student motivation and engagement. As well as potential drawbacks, such as the need for careful monitoring and management.

Tune in for everything you need to know to make your student reward store efficient, student-focused, and sustainable. Happy Listening. 🎧

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Want to learn more about Reward Stores? Here is the source material for the podcast: 6 Steps to Building a Student-Run Rewards Store.

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Classroom management is partly a learned skill and partly mastered art. This is why the two best ways to improve your classroom management are repetitions in your own classroom and collaborating with your experienced colleagues.

This episode is the latter. Deiera Bennett joined Jordan on the show today to talk through classroom stories and share the classroom management ideas that they used to survive and thrive in their own classrooms.

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Need more classroom management advice? Check out Deiera’s full list of Classroom Management Ideas that inspired this podcast.

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This episode is all about behavior interventions. We are going to focus on one intervention that you can roll out in your school that allows you to leverage the resources you already have: Check-In/Check-Out.

Check-in/Check-out (CICO) is an effective behavior intervention because it’s built on relationships, accountability, and data.

But you may not know where to begin when it comes to making the program fit your school.

Have no fear, we got you.

In this episode, Jordan breaks down 6 steps to implementing CICO in your school as well as some helpful advice to ensure your implementation is a success.

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Want to learn more CICO? Here is the source material for the podcast: Implementing Check-In/Check-Out with LiveSchool.

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