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Lower Pottsgrove Elementary’s student-led recess program reduces playground referrals, staff say
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Lower Pottsgrove Elementary presented a student leadership recess program—part of its PBIS work—that staff say lowered physical‑aggression referrals in targeted cohorts and is being expanded to sustain results.
Lower Pottsgrove Elementary staff told the Pottsgrove School District board that a student‑led recess rules program tied to the school’s PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) framework reduced discipline referrals in targeted grades and produced leadership opportunities for older students.
Principal Eric Solchuk said the initiative has been in place about a year and a half and is rooted in the district’s MTSS/PBIS work. Brisha Armstrong, the school’s PBIS coordinator, described how the team uses SWIS (School‑Wide Information System) to drill down into discipline referral data by behavior, location and grade level, then creates “precise problem statements” to design interventions. “We drill down…
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