Lima PBIS 1st Quarter Updates

Freedom Elementary holds a family night at the school each month. The staff comes up with different themes and families are able to make crafts, enjoy a snack, dance, listen to music, play games, etc. Themes included October Trunk or Treat, November Dance Party, December Jingle all the Way and January 2026 Celebrate the New Year! PBIS monthly rewards are activities for the students who are being respectful, responsible and safe for the month. In December, students got to participate in cookie decorating and in January, students got to celebrate with a glow party!

Seventy-nine percent of our students had no Bus or Office Referrals during the second quarter. These students participated in several fun activities, including cheering, scooter races, cup races, face painting, jewelry-making, Simon says, sand digging and more.

A sincere thank you to Coach Quincey Simpson and Tina Hamilton-Shoemaker, as well as high school basketball players, cheerleaders, and Early Childhood Education students for making this event a fun and memorable experience for our students at Heritage.

There will be a Silent Disco* and/or a Paint and Snack Party* in the spring for students that have no Bus or Office Referrals during the 3rd quarter. Students are also recognized during daily morning announcements for being Respectful, Responsible, and Safe. Seventy-nine students were recognized during the second quarter. Congratulations to our Heritage Spartans!

We love celebrating our students for making positive choices! On Jan. 9, students who did not received a RESET in December earned a sweet reward – snow cones. It was a fun way to recognize their hard work and commitment to making good choices at school. The celebration continued on Jan. 23, when students who reached 80 percent or higher on their PBIS reward points for the second semester were invited to attend a DJ Unicorn Dance Party! This high-energy event was our way of recognizing students who consistently demonstrate our school expectations. Thank you to our students for showing responsibility, respect, and positive behavior every day—we’re so proud of you!

Unity students who met their Classroom Behavior Goal were treated to a slime making activity for December's PBIS reward. Students are working on being Respect, Responsible & Safe every day. Students will continue to earn DOJO points each month to earn a different reward. Teachers will inform students and families of the new goal and reward each month.

Liberty students have enjoyed several PBIS rewards in the second quarter of the school year. In November, middle school students were rewarded with a hot chocolate treat for their successes. Fifty-nine students had the delicious treat. In December, 44 students received a frozen hot chocolate smoothie for their reward. At the elementary level, nearly all of the students have been spending their Spartan Bucks purchasing prizes that range from toys to school supplies to being pledge leaders. All students who behave in a manner that is Respectful, Responsible, and Safe can earn a reward.

So many fun things have been taking place since we arrived back from Winter Break. We have been formulating a new incentive program for the students to earn tickets for a chance to win an electric scooter. One will be given away to a fifth-grade student and another will be given to a sixth-grade student the last week of school. There will be other ways to use their raffle tickets as well, a chance to win extra free time in the gym or even a reward from the principal’s office. We also kicked off our Wellness time after lunch. Each “House” has an opportunity to enjoy down time in the gym. They are playing basketball, throwing a football, running, just being kids. We held one pop up reward and we are getting ready for another soon. Students are eligible for the pop up reward if they have no referrals in school, or on the bus, and have good attendance.

Congratulations to our nearly 90 students invited to the Axis Center for being on the Honor Roll all of the first semester! That is nearly one-fourth of our building on Honor Roll for the first quarter and second quarter!! Way to represent, West students!!

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Lima Senior High School celebrated its 2nd Quarter PBIS reward event by recognizing students for their positive choices and commitment to success. Students who had no skipping referrals were treated to hot chocolate and cookies as a thank you for being where they were supposed to be each day. In addition, all students with no referrals during the 2nd quarter were entered into a drawing for an iPad. Congratulations to our two winners, Lily Magana and Sincere McWay! We truly appreciate all of our students who consistently follow the rules, stay engaged, and complete their work every day.

Are you concerned about your child’s behavior in school? This document is intended to assist families of children with disabilities that already have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) in asking questions to learn more about their child’s behavior in school.

If you are concerned about your child’s behavior, we recommend

(a) using simple strategies to support your child’s behavior at home (check out our brief on PBIS at Home1 and a family planning guide2 that will help you get there) and

(b) talking with your child about what can help them at school. The next step is contacting your child’s teacher or another educator on their team to learn more about what’s going on at school. Consider the following topics to guide your conversation. •

Check-in: Greet your child’s teacher. Focus on your child’s strengths, raise your concerns, and start with a general check in on your child’s academic, behavioral, and IEP progress.

• Ask about patterns: Ask questions about times that are challenging for your child or patterns that may help explain why the behavior is happening.

• Ask about data: Ask to see data, or information, that may help you understand what’s going on at school.

• Ask about supports: Ask what is in place to help your child consistently meet school expectations and that makes school work better for them.

• Ask about evidence: Ask if there is research or data that shows these supports are likely to work for your child.

• Ask about staff support: Ask if the teacher and other staff are getting what they need to be able to help your child.

• Ask about ways to share your feedback: Ask for ways that you can be involved and share feedback with the teacher and other staff as you know your child the best!

Finally, based on this conversation, look for chances to work together with your child’s school to make school work better for them!