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About PBS (Positive Behavior Support) Bowers Power is our school wide behavior plan. It is based upon PBS (Positive Behavior Support), which is a proactive systems approach for creating and maintaining safe and effective learning environment in schools. Our emphasis is upon teaching and reinforcing positive behaviors at school. All staff members, including our bus drivers, are encouraged to award Bowers Positive Power Points to recognize students who are displaying respectful, responsible, and safe behavior. Every time students accumulate 25 positive power points (or 12 for half day kindergarten), they receive a recognition certificate, their name is announced over the public address system and our principal or vice principal visits their classroom to have them pick a prize. Additionally, when students accumulate 100 points, their picture is taken for our Behavior Wall of Fame and they visit the principal's office to receive a special prize. When a student misbehaves, the focus is upon re-teaching and corrective intervention strategies. Misbehaviors are categorized by level of seriousness. Level I offenses (rules violations) are handled by the classroom teacher. Level 2 offenses (disruptive/offensive behaviors) and Level 3 offenses (serious safety concerns) are referred to the administrator for related consequences. click for Bowers Power guidelines |
"We've Got the Power at Bowers!" With the guidance of singer/songwriter Les Julian, the students of Bowers Elementary School created the lyrics to our school song, "We've Got the Power at Bowers!" The lyrics of the song were created by students representatives from all grade levels during several song writing sessions throughout the spring of 2006. Children learn best when they are actively involved and emotionally connected to their learning. Les Julian's song writing sessions were an easy way for students at Bowers to demonstrate our three school wide behavior expectations: Be safe, respectful, and responsible. Eight months later, on January 4, 2007, our school auditorium became a recording studio! With Les as our musical key, the power at Bowers was unlocked and the students sang out - "We've got the power at Bowers, a power that is big a strong! Every minute every hour it's the power to all get along!" click for song lyrics
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