The team at St. Cloud Middle school is energetic and creative. All members work together effectively. There is no imbalance of power and members support one another. The administrator’s role is to encourage and support the implementation of activities and programs associated with PBS.

Through the use of TERMS primarily, staff are able to make utilize data associated with discipline to implement incentives for students. Administration shares data information through staff and teacher team meetings.

Information is shared through the school calendar, school web-site, e-mail, faculty meeting, flyers, and word of mouth.

All team members go above and beyond the “call of duty”. All team members are supportive of PBS activities and often work on their own time to ensure the success of the program. Members encourage other school staff to utilize Mustang Money and teach expectations. Team members advocate for students and see the students as their number one priority. They are cognizant of the effectiveness of a positive behavioral system to increase self-esteem and good behavior.

The team continues to find creative activities and incentives that interest students. For example, although our Mustang mall is popular with younger students; staff recognized the need for different incentives for older students. Staff decided that the older students interests were, a survey was devised to receive student feedback. Through the survey, the staff was able to change incentives to match the student’s interests.

The PBS team also utilizes daily announcements to teach the expectations of St. Cloud Middle School. Students earn reward for knowing and implementing these expectations.