From the Principal’s desk

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is an evidence-based whole school process that improve student outcomes. Our
school implemented PBL during 2016 and it has taken the whole school to a high level of support and improved
outcomes for all students. I am very proud of the way the parents, teachers and the students have remained
committed to ensuring the continued growth of this process.
Due the success of our PBL program we are now implementing targeted interventions that involve the classroom
teacher and helps the students apply their newly learned skills in the classroom. This also builds the teacher’s
capacity to understand and respond to students with low level behaviours i.e. disrupting student learning by talking
out of turn. These individual interventions include skill building and a self-monitoring process. Students are taught to
self-regulate and learn from natural consequences.

The targeted intervention process uses our school’s Check In/Check Out (CICO) program. The CICO program provides
positive daily feedback for students who need additional behaviour support and who may benefit from daily positive
adult attention. This intervention also provides a positive communication link between home and school, sets
students up for success each morning, and promotes self-reflection by students of their own behaviour throughout
the day. Students are paired up with a mentor who will “Check In” with them every morning. Together they will
develop daily goals and set up an individual reward if goals are met for a week. They will also “Check Out” with them
at the end of the day.

The child will bring home their CICO card, letting you know the number of “points” earned towards their specific
behaviour goals. Parents are encouraged to discuss this daily card with their child, talking about the day’s successes
and encourage them to do his/her best the next day. If the child does not meet their daily goal, parents may provide
suggestions for ways that they can change their behaviour the following day. Parents then sign the CICO card each
night and return it to school.
There will also be opportunities for students to nominate themselves to go on a CICO card. This card could be for
behavioural, emotional or educational growth e.g. Learn a skill, improve handwriting etc. Please speak to the class
teacher about these types of CICO process.