Schools in the Chardon Local School Districtwill be recognized among 28 other schools in Geauga and Lake counties at the 2019 Ohio Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Showcase in December for their successful implementation of PBIS.
Chardon Schools Recognized
Schools in the Chardon Local School Districtwill be recognized among 28 other schools in Geauga and Lake counties at the 2019 Ohio Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Showcase in December for their successful implementation of PBIS. The PBIS program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is designed to enhance social, emotional and academic outcomes for all students and focuses on prevention rather than punishment.
Munson and Park elementary schools are silver PBIS award winners, and CHS and CMS have each earned bronze awards. Additionally, CMS has been asked to showcase its efforts when it hosts a regional PBIS event this fall.
“Congratulations to CMS Assistant Principal Mr. Tomco and the CMS PBIS committee for their countless hours supporting the social-emotional development of our students,” said CMS Principal Timothy Velotta.
Schools in the Chardon School District practice PBIS in numerous ways. For example, Park Elementary has instituted a ticket program as part of its PBIS practice. Students earn tickets for positive behavior, and there is a list of things that students can buy or do with the tickets.
Recently in Mrs. Donna Picone’s second-grade class at Park Elementary School, student Katie Brinkley chose to use her earned tickets to read a book to the class. Katie selected the book “The Duckling Gets a Cookie.” She first practiced reading the book at home and then officially read it to her classmates on Sept. 6.
“It’s always a wonderful moment for me when they choose things to do that are for other people,” said Mrs. Picone.
MAP Reading Fluency
The reading fluency of Park Elementary School students was recently assessed using a new testing format called MAP Fluency. All students in the class wear headsets so they can read passages into the headsets at their own level.
The teacher is then able to access the data and hear their reads that were recorded during the session. The assessment includes such Foundational Skills as Listening Comprehension and Phonemic Awareness, as well as the oral reading fluency components of words per minute and comprehension.
