The staff of West Friendship Elementary School is focused on working with students and their families to promote positive behavior in all school settings. We have three school expectations which are reinforced daily.
- Respectful
- Responsible
- Ready to Learn
When the school expectations are followed, students have an opportunity to be recognized for their efforts by receiving Tiger Tickets. When school expectations are not followed, specific consequences result based on the behavior.
Tiger Tickets
- Students are given a Tiger Ticket when they are observed being Respectful, Responsible, and/or Ready to Learn.
- Tiger Tickets will be used to earn individual and/or classroom incentives.
Golden Tickets
- Students who show exemplary behavior may receive a Golden Ticket.
Consequences for not following expectations:
Students have been taught the school expectations for classroom and non-classroom settings. If a child does not follow one of the three school expectations, the following procedure is followed:
- Student receives a verbal warning stating which expectation was broken and what the expectations are.
- Student receives a second warning stating which expectation was broken and what the expectations are.
- Student receives a third warning and told to taked a break.
- Student receives a Tiger Reflection to be taken home.
**Certain actions warrant immediate administrative involvement such as fighting, using inappropriate language, possession of contraband or weapons, harassment, and threats.
How is this program different from other school behavior programs?
- The program is a proactive approach that acknowledges positive behavior rather than a reactive approach toward unacceptable behavior.
- Routines, language, and expectations with respect to appropriate school behavior are explicitly taught.