SCHOOL BELIEFS. The entire Kalama Elementary community, staff, students, and families can cooperatively teach and support appropriate student behavior throughout our school. Students are entitled to a safe and fulfilling environment for learning. Self-management is a personal, life skill that young people develop by learning and practicing responsible behaviors. Students are internally motivated by their need to be accepted, be recognized for what they accomplish, be happy, and experience personal freedom. With instruction, practice, and encouragement, students are capable of choosing, evaluating and changing behaviors so that their needs will be met. Limited rules, expectations, and regulations are necessary to ensure safety and fairness. With the encouragement of self-direction and responsible problem-solving, respectful cooperation replaces coercion and punishment.
SCHOOL BELIEFS. The entire Kalama Elementary community, staff, students, and families can cooperatively teach and support appropriate student behavior throughout our school. Students are entitled to a safe and fulfilling environment for learning. Self-management is a personal, life skill that young people develop by learning and practicing responsible behaviors. Students are internally motivated by their need to be accepted, be recognized for what they accomplish, be happy, and experience personal freedom. With instruction, practice, and encouragement, students are capable of choosing, evaluating and changing behaviors so that their needs will be met. Limited rules and regulations are necessary to ensure safety and fairness. With the encouragement of self-direction and responsible problem-solving, respectful cooperation replaces coercion and punishment. Our goal is to teach students our behavior expectations and the skills of self-management. Self-managed students follow the school rules by being respectful, responsible, and safe. In an effort to focus on and reward students who are making good choices, Kalama Elementary staff adopted the Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) approach to student management. This proactive approach is designed to affirm positive behavior by identifying and recognizing students demonstrating the desired behavior. When a student has trouble following school rules and expectations, the school staff will use the process outlined in the following pages to help the student change the behavior. The student’s freedom will be reduced until the problem can be solved.
