Positive Behavior Interventions & Support at Spanos Elementary 

At Spanos Elementary, we commit to our Charger CARE slogan and expectations; Compassionate, Accountable, Role Model, Engaged.   These expectations are taught to our students by administration, noon duty supervisors, and teachers.  

At the start of the year, all students and staff will participate in a PBIS kick-off event.  Students in K-5th rotate to each of the five common areas of the school (cafeteria, playground, bathroom, hallway, amphitheater) to learn the expectations and safety measures as outlined in our behavioral matrix.  Students in 6th-8th grades received a middle school presentation emphasizing the behavioral matrix, reviewing the behavior contract and rewards program.  In addition, our Story With the Principal event features the school principal visiting all classrooms with a message for the year and reading a story supporting the special message.  

Another key component to PBIS at Spanos Elementary is our acknowledgement system. Our rewards system is as follows:

K-5th PBIS Store 

6th-8th Positive Point System

Positive Referrals for Students with Character Traits K-8th 

Recess Mystery Box Raffle K-5th 

Spanos Elementary has been awarded Gold status from the PBIS Coalition for the school year 2023-2024. This award recognizes that we at Spanos Elementary engage in school-wide best practices, including teaching and modeling school-wide expectations, designing systems to recognize students' positive behavior.  The Interventions for each of the three tiers are documented and implemented accordingly.  Our students and teachers are amazing at maintaining and supporting a positive school climate and culture! We have the best school in town!