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Book focuses on changing student behavior in the school environment. This positive behavior support helps students with a history of misbehavior and school failure become contributing members of their schools. Through years of experience, the authors found that consequences for misbehavior were necessary but not sufficient for changing chronic misbehavior. Meaningful Work creates a sense of purpose and provides an opportunity for a student to experience success. The first section helps the educator develop a vision for how the positive behavior might look. The next section recommends starting out small with one or two students. Shows how to select students and jobs, collect data, design a system of rewards & consequences if needed, teach job skills, and maintain a successful job experience. Part 3 describes how to expand the program schoolwide. Part 4 details how to network with the community and extend the jobs program to parents in need. The final section suggests the jobs students might do with suggested duties, schedule, supervisor, student skills, and grade level for each (K-6). Includes a CD of reproducible materials-- job postings, application forms, staff handouts, etc. From the series Safe & Civil Schools. Authors: B.J. Wise, Kim Marcum, Mike Harkin, Randy Sprick, and Marilyn Sprick. This is a revision of the Proven Strategies in Administrator's Desk Reference, Volume 3. | |