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Paulding board highlights Austin Middle School, its PBIS “Eagle Bucks” program and robotics grant
Summary
At its March 18 meeting the Paulding County Board of Education heard a showcase from Austin Middle School about its Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program, including a paper "Eagle Bucks" incentive system, and a $3,000 grant to support classroom robotics.
The Paulding County Board of Education on March 18 spotlighted Austin Middle School and its student behavior and enrichment programs.
Principal Marcus Sailors described staffing and programs at the school, noting 81 staff members and several recent student recognitions and competitions. Sailors told the board the school has worked to increase instructional rigor and professional learning for teachers this year.
The school’s PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) coach, identified as Coach Bunnell, described the “Eagle Bucks” system the school uses to reward positive student behavior. "They get so excited and then other people see that and it spreads. It's like contagious," Coach Bunnell said, explaining students earn paper Eagle Bucks for expected behavior, turn them in for weekly reward carts, and use them to enter nine‑week celebrations.
Sailors also said a staff member secured a $3,000 grant from the Polling Education Foundation to incorporate robotics into classrooms. He credited assistant principal Miss Curtis and other staff for the school’s programs and said the school emphasizes professional development, including monthly sessions and a book study on instructional rigor.
The presentation included brief remarks recognizing long‑service staff: Sailors noted his own 24 years in the National Guard and praised staff leaders, and the board thanked the Austin Middle School delegation for the presentation.
The showcase was given as part of the superintendent’s report; no formal board action was taken on school programming at the meeting.
Austin’s PBIS and grant awards were presented as examples of local school initiatives that district leaders said support student engagement and achievement.
