Hoover Elementary PBIS Summary 2026

The Neshaminy community builds futures by empowering each child to become a productive citizen and a lifelong learner.

The mission of the Hoover PBIS Team is to support the development of productive citizens by explicitly teaching our students how to be responsible, respectful, and safe learners.

P.B.I.S. stands for Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports. At Hoover Elementary School, we believe that students can be taught how to make appropriate behavior choices in the same way that they can be taught math, reading, science, and social studies. Our three behavior expectations are:

• Be Responsible
• Be Respectful
• Be Safe

We teach our students how to meet these expectations in a variety of settings (classroom, cafeteria, playground, bus, hall, bathroom, etc.). We reinforce appropriate behaviors with verbal praise and with P.B.I.S. Tickets. Students who earn tickets can exchange them for a sticker that they can wear proudly throughout the day. Students can also earn prizes on Friday during our P.B.I.S. raffle. The more tickets you earn each week, the better the chance you have of winning a prize.

Our P.B.I.S. program has been recognized by the PA Commonwealth as being effective in helping our students to make appropriate behavior choices.

If you have any questions regarding our program, or if you have any suggestions for how we could improve our program for 2026-2027, please email any of the following individuals:

• David Glennon - Principal - dglennon@neshaminy.org
• Jaimie Salt - Teacher - PBIS Tier 1 Team Leader - jsalt@neshaminy.org
• Megan Kovak - School Counselor - PBIS Tier 2 Team Leader - mkovak@neshaminy.org

• Kick-off assemblies for all grade levels in September to teach expectations
• Update classroom lesson plans so that teachers can teach expectations
• Use Hoover Hawk Times to provide information to parents regarding PBIS
• Use Hawk TV to teach expectations
• Grade level assemblies throughout the year to re-teach expectations
• Anti-Bullying Assemblies
• Autism Acceptance Assemblies
• Provide students with PBIS tickets and stickers to reinforce positive behaviors
• Implement weekly raffle for students who earn tickets
• Review PBIS Data with faculty monthly
• Use data to identify students who need additional behavior support
• Provide additional support to students who have an identified need
• "Golden Spoon" program to reinforce positive behaviors in the cafeteria
• Invite staff from the Buck County Intermediate Unit to evaluate our PBIS program

Representatives from the Bucks County Intermediate Unit visited Hoover on May 4, May 6, and May 13, 2026 to determine if we are implementing our PBIS program with fidelity. They reviewed our PBIS Data Binders. They met with staff. They interviewed students. They observed our students in classrooms, in the cafeteria, in the halls, and during recess. They gave our school a score of 100 out of 100! Thank you to everyone on the PBIS Team who worked hard to ensure that our students learned how to make appropriate behavior choices this year!

K = 132 (28%)

Grade 1 = 25 (5%)

Grade 2 = 152 (33%)

Grade 3 = 77 (16%)

Grade 4 = 81 (17%)

Total = 467

Administrator Managed = 197

Staff Managed = 270

During the 2024-2025 school year, students received 436 Behavior Referrals.

No, but we came close. Our goal was to have 90% of our student receive 0-1 behavior referrals this year. At the end of the year, 87.56% of our students received 0-1 behavior referral.

1. Grade 4 = 90.4%
2. Grade 3 = 93.2%
3. Grade 2 = 89.9%
4. Grade 1 = 95.7%
5. Kindergarten = 95.5%

• Staff-managed (minor) Defiance = 18%
• Staff-managed (minor) Disrespect = 16%
• Physical Aggression = 13%

• Classroom = 45%
• Cafeteria = 17%
• Bus and Playground (Tie) =13%

• Kick-off assemblies for all grade levels in September to teach expectations
• Establish a "Content Creation Team" to create content to reinforce school expectations (videos, etc.)
• Provide a "Behavior Contract" to students and families outlining our expectations for the year
• Improve staff supervision during recess and lunch
• Review all PBIS procedures with teachers, bus drivers, and support staff
• Implement Second Step Social Skills lessons in classrooms
• Implement Zones of Regulation lessons in classrooms
• Use Hoover Hawk Times to provide information to parents regarding PBIS
• Use Hawk TV to teach expectations
• Grade level assemblies throughout the year to re-teach expectations
• Anti-Bullying Assemblies
• Recognize exceptional student behavior during grade level assemblies
• Provide students with PBIS tickets and stickers to reinforce positive behaviors
• Implement weekly raffle for students who earn tickets
• Review PBIS Data with faculty monthly
• Use data to identify students who need additional behavior support
• Provide additional support to students who have an identified need
• Implement "Golden Spoon" program to reinforce positive behaviors in the cafeteria
• Implement a School Science Fair
• Implement a Career Day Activity
• Administrator will observe Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions to ensure that they are implemented with fidelity
• Invite staff from the Buck County Intermediate Unit to evaluate our PBIS program

• All students have access to Tier 1 supports (assemblies, classroom lessons, PBIS tickets, PBIS stickers, positive praise, etc.).
• Students with an identified need for additional behavior support have access to Tier 2 supports. These supports include:

1. Check-in/Check-out program
2. "Lunch Bunch" Social Skills groups with School Counselors
3. H.U.G. Mentor program
4. School Jobs program

Website: https://hov.neshaminy.org/
Location: 501 Trenton Road, Langhorne, PA, United States
Phone: (215) 809-6340
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hooveres