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Building a rewards and incentive program can be overwhelming, that's why we put everything you need in one place.

Learn how to create a behavior rubric that focuses on positive reinforcement, clear expectations, and consistency.

Let's turn your Rewards Store into the School Culture building machine it was always meant to be!

How Callie Daugherty and her team at Wirt High School are using LiveSchool to improve behavior and attendance.

Creating a rewards store is a big task but it's an even bigger opportunity for transforming your school culture.

How to identify your behavior needs and build a system that will benefit your students.

A little friendly competition can go a long way to improving your school culture!

Anna and Jordan talk with Andrea Michelle about voicing experiences within the classroom.

How high schools can use PBIS to foster student motivation and curb behavior challenges across the building.

Set the behavior rubric. Manage the rewards store. Sort students into Houses. Create student rosters for your team.

Del Valle Elementary overhauled its behavior program to foster fidelity for students & teachers across the school.

Hear from practitioners in the field as they give their PBIS Reviews.

Go from a mindset of I should do the right thing, to a mindset of I want to do the right thing.

Sometimes the cheapest rewards are actually the most meaningful.

Award points, navigate rosters, and engage students. Dive into data. And communicate with students and families.

A PBIS Template can be the difference between school culture being a help or hindrance to student success.

Principal shares how to improve behavior and campus culture by investing in tools for positivity and PBIS fidelity.

Guidelines every teacher can follow to create a positive learning environment for all students.

We've got spirit, yes we do! We've got spirit, how 'bout you?

You need a free way to include external motivation in your classroom. You need a reward system.

Everything you need to know about PBIS now in one convenient place.

What motivates middle school students? We asked them to find out!

The story of how one teacher led a house system implementation in less than 8 months from idea to rollout.

A list of classroom management articles that can benefit every teacher.

Use this list of 13 elementary school incentives to gather ideas for your own classroom!

Explore commonly used Classroom Management Models that work.

Student voice makes your school's behavior program so much more impactful. That's exactly what Von Tobel did.

You can’t miss out on the opportunity to get your students and staff to buy into the House System.

How to infuse PBIS into your discipline plan and think more about consequences and less about punishments.

Providing opportunities for real-world connections in your school has never been easier.

If you teach High School your classroom management skills will be tested; here are the 4 you need to master.

How McDougle Middle School used behavior data to change their school culture.

This school launched House Points 5 years ago. It's still thriving with students leading the program. Learn how.

You need a plan to manage behavior, so you aren’t managed by the behavior.

In the webinar, we'll tour LiveSchool and share strategies for building effective behavior management programs.

Anna and Jordan talk with Dr. Greg Goins about the role of the teacher in the classroom.

10 easy incentive programs you can use for high schoolers who may need some extra motivation.

Being able to maintain a sense of order is what enables all students to thrive in the classroom.

Attendance ideas that will have students eager to get to your classroom each and every day!

How to utilize incentives with middle school students and engagement strategies for middle grades students.

Global Academies customizes their PBIS program to bring school culture to life in every community interaction.

Online classroom management differs from in-person strategies, here are some tips for success.

You can turn your school currency into a real-world lesson financial literacy.

You have limited time, limited resources, and your students have limited motivation. Don't worry, we got you!

Strategies that you can use to squash disruptive behaviors so that everyone can get back to learning.

The Dulles School launched an SEL and PBIS program with 100% fidelity using LiveSchool data to coach teachers.

Maranatha Christian School's students earned 117 thousand House Points for positive behavior in 2021-2022.

Creekside Middle School used behavior data to identify 83% of students as PBIS Tier 1.

School Culture can fix education, but we all need to come to an agreement on what that actually means.

Let's take a look at key features you need in your Behavior Management Plan to keep your school safe and orderly.

How to build a community that is proud to work together by centering culture around creating a community.

Here are some effective interventions that are used within the PBIS framework.

Let's take a look at some of PBIS's best practices to maintain and grow your behavior management program.

What is PBIS and how can it be used to strengthen an elementary school’s culture?

Why are we doing this? Why does this matter? Let's make that connection for your students.

Here are a few tasks that should be considered when building a PBIS Store.

How to implement programs with consistency across your district, while maintaining the individual school cultures.

How to make your PBIS program adaptable to your situation while taking a positive approach to school discipline.

A class party can reinforce positive behavior in the classroom, so to take a moment and celebrate!

Student rewards can be costly, that's why it's a good thing that free student rewards can be just as motivating.

Every teacher needs tools they can rely on to support them throughout their day-to-day tasks in the classroom.

How Global Academies made school culture specific, measurable, and community-driven with their behavior rubric.

Rewards are an integral part of any classroom management system. Children are, by nature, extrinsically motivated.

Kari Franchini, Middle School Principal, made behavior tracking easier and more impactful. This is how.

Positive behavior strategies improve–not punish–behavior. They're an effective consequence for behavior challenges.

Classroom prizes reinforce positive behavior and discourage negative ones. Here are student-approved ideas.

Darby Junior High in Arkansas reduced ODRs by 70% when they switched to LiveSchool to run their PBIS initiative.

Peeples Middle School moved from paper tracking for PBIS to LiveSchool and achieved 4:1 point ratio.

Friendship Woodridge School in DC reduced OSS by 80% when they adopted PBIS with LiveSchool.

Well-established classroom management procedures ensure that you and your students focus on what matters: learning.

It's time to stock your School Store with incentives that will really motivate your students!

Effective classroom management varies by grade, especially in Kindergarten where energy and enthusiasm abound.

Tier 2 behavior interventions support at-risk students by developing the skills they need to succeed in class.

Let's create an experience our students will never forget and a school culture that can't be topped!

Maranatha developed a House System to engage and motivate students and teach kindess.

We want organized and well-run classrooms, but we also want rooms where students are incredibly motivated to learn.

Middle school grades are unique for our students, and it’s likely to show up as behaviors in your classroom.

Alternative schools can promote positive behavior while reducing behavior incidents. This webinar will cover how.

Maple Park shares strategies for launching a schoolwide PBIS initiative over the course of one school year.

How the Edison School fostered accountability, community, & collaboration across the elementary and middle school.

Classroom discipline enables teachers to create mutual respect which is key to positive classroom environments.

The PBIS matrix outlines specific expectations for students at different school locations and environments.

School culture is the top priority for K12 leaders. But how do you change it? McDougle Middle School has ideas.

PBIS is a behavior management framework that focuses on promoting and encouraging positive behavior.

School should be a space where student achievement is celebrate, what better way than with a school party?

Classroom management promotes learning, honors boundaries, and allows teachers and students to thrive.

A token economy is a structured, positive reinforcement system that is used to target behavior change.

A classroom management plan directs a teacher in establishing the expectations of the learning environment.

The process, team, and data Freedom Crossing Academy followed to successfully launch PBIS to 2000 students.

Teachers need easy-to-use behavior management systems to ensure students are demonstrating positive behaviors.

Can we teach kindness? That question led Kelly Rodriguez, Principal, to implement a House Points system.