School districts throughout the country receive funding through Title IV of ESSA. When the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law in 2015, it replaced the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2002. The roots of ESSA go even deeper, however – to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. ESEA was a significant part of President ... Read More
PBIS Rewards Blog
SEL Check In Feature in PBIS Rewards
Social-Emotional Learning is the development of “soft skills” – those qualities that improve self-awareness and emotional maturity. Many educators integrate SEL into the curriculum as a part of their lesson plans and keep tabs on individual student progress. Encouraging social and emotional development is an important part of academic achievement, and can ... Read More
How to Build and Leverage a District Leadership Team to Implement PBIS with Fidelity – a PBIScon20 Webinar
How do you change the climate and culture of schools in an entire school district? Fulton County Schools in Atlanta, Georgia knew from the experience of individual schools that PBIS could profoundly change climate. However, getting all schools on board, encouraging buy-in, and maintaining fidelity district-wide requires leadership at the highest ... Read More
Where Can I Get PBIS Funding?
Dear PBIS Rewards – Our school district has been using PBIS for a while now, and we’d love to be able to make the most of our initiatives. PBIS Rewards is the game-changer we’ve been looking for, especially since it automatically tracks things like points, referrals, and school stores. However, our budget (like a lot of budgets) doesn’t seem to have any ... Read More
