Nichols Middle School rolls out SOAR behavior program with collectible buttons
Summary
School staff described the new SOAR behavior program at Nichols Middle School, explaining how students earn buttons for attendance, conduct, academics and extracurricular achievement as part of weekly character lessons and lunch-time celebrations.
Staff presenting for Nichols Middle School described a new SOAR program intended to reinforce character traits and positive behavior. Staff explained that students can earn collectible buttons each nine weeks for perfect attendance, A/B honor roll with no discipline incidents, citizenship recognition and no tardies, and that teachers may nominate students weekly for demonstrating the program’s core traits.
A staff member said the program motto, “our motto of soaring beyond expectations is something that we instill in our students,” and described weekly character lessons tied to “dares” that teachers use to encourage on-campus behaviors. The board heard that rewards include weekly recognition during lunch and larger yearlong incentives as students accumulate buttons.
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