PBIS & Student Behavior

Students in Oregon City School District are expected to follow three rules:

• Be Safe

• Be Respectful

• Be Responsible

All specific behavior expectations are an extension of those three basic rules and are explicitly taught to students.  Students receive "Pawsitives" to acknowledge desirable behaviors.  Students are recognized in their classroom and school-wide with our weekly Wonderful Wildcat Wednesday drawing.  

At Redland Elementary School we want students to take responsibility for their behaviors and learn how their choices impact their learning or the learning of others.  We use a strategy called REFOCUS to help accomplish this goal.  When a student’s behavior is interrupting teaching or learning in their classroom, a staff member will use positive language to prompt him/her to correct the behavior.  If the student does not correct the behavior, he/she will be asked to REFOCUS.  This means that the student will complete a form to reflect on their behavior and make a positive plan for the future before returning to the group.  Meanwhile, learning continues for everyone else.  It is important to know that going to REFOCUS does NOT mean the student is in trouble.  REFOCUS is not punitive.  All students are learning and growing; at Redland Elementary we provide students with an opportunity to reflect on their decisions and create a plan for next time.  Minor problems may result in a loss of privileges or the need to apologize to another student.  Parents will be informed when students have significant behavior problems which need to be addressed.