WOWs & PBIS
Wow! That's a lot of WOWs!
What are WOWs?
Blue WOWs are handed out to students caught being safe, respectful, and/or responsible. Blue WOWs can be collected until they have enough collected to trade them in for a reward of choice. (See picture to the left)
Golden WOWs are handed out to students caught going above and beyond when following school-wide expectations and leading by example, “The Westwood Way.” Golden WOWs are dropped off to the main office and placed in the golden bucket. Every day we pick one Golden WOW winner to win a prize and at the end of each month, one Golden WOW winner per classroom is chosen. Winners pick out their prize at the front office.
Class WOWs are given to classes as a whole who are seen following the behavior expectations of the school. Classes remembering to walk quietly in the halls, classes lining up for lunch safely and responsibly, classes being respectful as a whole during an assembly, etc. When a class receives a Class WOW, the teacher can send a student to the front office to submit the WOW to the Wildcat Way bucket. The winning class will get an extended/extra recess of 10 minutes one day that week (teacher’s choice of day) and they will also be able to fly the Wildcat Spirit Flag for the week, identifying them as leaders.
What is PBIS?
Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) is an approach to supporting students to be successful in schools. PBIS was developed from research in the fields of behavior theory and effective instruction. PBIS supports ALL students through interventions ranging from a school-wide system to a system for developing individualized plans for specific students. School-wide PBIS focuses on the development and implementation of pro-active procedures and practices to prevent problem behavior for all students and improve school climate. PBIS has a preventative focus and it changes the paradigm of focus from negative behaviors to positive expectations and interactions.
You can view our PBIS Handbook for more details.
