Creating an Incentives Program

In order to have a successful incentives program, we need to have a few things in place:

·     Clear, defined expectations

·     Meaningful, student-driven incentives

·     Visuals of the expectations and incentives

·     Teachers/Aides on the same page

·     Consistent and frequent distribution of incentives

·     Parents help reinforce at school and home

“When involved in the design of the system, students are more likely to accept and work within it” (Hamlett, 2018). We know that students work best when they are motivated and have had some say in the process so something as simple as having meaningful incentives for the varying age and interest levels should be something that is high on the priority list when discussing and effective incentives program. All these in place as well as regular meetings for faculty and staff will help us stay on path with our behavior expectations. Our strategies need to be “grounded in defined goals with agreement about sources of data that will be used to monitor progress.” (Wahlstrom & York-Barr, 2019, p. 25). Our focus is to be proactive rather than reactive, consistent and positive, to have an effective incentives program.

References

Hamlett, T. [Course Lecturer]. (2018). Module 1: The Positive Behavioral Support Classroom Part 2 Transcript: The Positive Behavior Interventions and Support Classroom [Video file]. Retrieved from http://ace.edu

Wahlstrom, K. L., & York-Barr, J. (2019, August). Leadership: Support and Structure makes the difference for educators and students. Journal of Staff Development, 32(4), 22-32.