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Shimek Elementary showcases PBIS 'Shark School' rewards program at board meeting

Iowa City Community School District Board of Directors · March 27, 2026
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Summary

Shimek School principal Pazaric and staff presented the school—s PBIS program, including classroom and schoolwide token systems, assemblies and a monthly "Shark School" theme that brings older and younger students together, and students described how recognition and the shark shop motivate positive behavior.

At the start of the March 24 board meeting, Shimek School principal Pazaric and staff presented the elementary school's PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) program, showing how a token economy and schoolwide assemblies help reinforce expectations for respectful, responsible and resilient behavior.

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