Carroll T. Welch Elementary School

The faculty and staff at Carroll T. Welch Elementary School are committed to creating a school environment that is both instructional and preventative when it comes to dealing with disruptive behavior. To this end, our school adopted the Positive Behavior Initiatives Supports (PBIS) approach to increase instructional capacity of students. CTW’s PBIS plan focuses on a proactive approach to solving problem behaviors. The students will be taught appropriate school behavior and the faculty and staff will reinforce desired behaviors.

CTW Elementary School’s Positive Behavioral initiatives and Supports (PBIS) provides behavioral expectations and procedures that are designed to ensure a safe and caring environment for all students and staff. All students will be taught to be Prepared for success, Act Respectfully, Work together, and Stay safe (PAWS). The students will be taught how these expectations look and sound in all school settings, i.e., in the classroom, hallway, cafeteria, playground, and bathroom. Teachers will spend time teaching and modeling the appropriate behaviors the first weeks of school. The faculty and staff will reinforce appropriate behaviors by giving PBIS Reward Points. Students will be able to redeem their points for PBIS activities and incentives. This proactive approach has benefits: less student frustration, less disruptive classroom behavior, improved attendance and achievement, improved student morale, development of students’ social skills and responsible behavior. Most importantly, students will learn to take responsibility for their own behavior.