Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
RULER
RULER is an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning (SEL) developed at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. RULER supports the entire school community in:
- Understanding the value of emotions
- Building the skills of emotional intelligence
- Creating and maintaining a positive school climate
RULER stands for:
Recognizing
Understanding
Labeling
Expressing
Regulating
Learn more about the RULER approach.
Mood Meter
Teachers will continue to use the mood meter with student's to help build social/emotional intelligence. Conversations are centered around student's identifying what color they are in (red, yellow, blue & green), a word to describe their feeling, why they are feeling that way, if they want to remain feeling that way or if they want to adjust how they feel - what can they do to get to feel that way.
Restorative Practices
Restorative Practices: Equipped with the tools of Restorative Practices, our educators prevent conflicts before they arise, better manage incidents in the moment, and restore the culture of their classrooms more quickly after altercations. Students are encouraged to see themselves as active members of their school communities, taking ownership of their own school cultures and leadership roles to encourage a more positive, inclusive, and welcoming environment for their peers. Restorative Practices have been scientifically proven to reduce suspension rates, increase school attendance, and reduce disproportionality for our marginalized populations.
PBIS Rewards
Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS)
What is PBIS?
PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports. It is an evidence-based framework used by schools to improve school culture and student behavior, promoting a safe environment for learning. PBIS is based on several decades of research by major universities across the country. A key aspect of PBIS is focusing on more positive behaviors and less on negative behaviors. You can learn more about PBIS on our “What is PBIS” resource page.
What is PBIS Rewards?
PBIS Rewards is a Software-as-a-Service solution that provides a digital schoolwide PBIS management system. Our system simplifies the implementation and tracking of the PBIS framework within a school. With PBIS Rewards, school administration can clearly see how teachers are utilizing PBIS and how PBIS is improving school culture.
PBIS Rewards is easy-to-use, fun for both students and staff, and provides accountability for everyone in the school. Our suite of PBIS Rewards Apps includes a Parent App that gives parents a view into how their child is doing with respect to the PBIS program.
Recognize Any Student, Anywhere!
A key aspect of PBIS is focusing on more positive behaviors and less on negative behaviors. PBIS Rewards makes this fundamental step in PBIS much easier in a schoolwide support setting. Our convenient suite of PBIS Rewards Apps and the Desktop Portal make it easy for the whole school to participate in student recognition, providing consistency throughout the school.
With PBIS Rewards, teachers, administrators, and staff can all support student growth and development through acknowledgment of student successes with PBIS expectations.
