Positive Behavior Intervention & Support

Our school district’s mission is "Ensuring Learning While Supporting and Challenging Each Student to Achieve Full Potential”. Kamiak will mirror this same mission. We will provide social/emotional support and problem-solving learning opportunities using curricula and programs like Second Step and D.A.R.E. Positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) is a way for schools to encourage good behavior. With PBIS, we teach kids about behavior, just as we would teach about other subjects like reading or math. The focus of PBIS is prevention, not punishment. We will work diligently to teach expected behaviors continuously throughout the school year. Staff members will engage in training opportunities and regular discussions related to this learning.

At Kamiak, we will teach the expectations of Self-Control, On Task, Achieve, and Respect through our PBIS program. We will begin the year teaching school-wide expected behaviors and will continuously reinforce and reteach these expectations. Our goal is to provide a safe environment for all students to learn. In the interests of self-control and respect, we will not allow any students to engage in fighting, rough hands-on play (like shoving, hitting, kicking, or aggressive physical contact) or any type of bullying or harassment. We will work to help students learn what it looks like and feels like to function in a community that promotes self-control, being on task, achieving, and being respectful.

As students’ progress through their childhood years and related developmental stages, they will sometimes make mistakes. While ensuring the safety of all students, it is critically important that we help students who make mistakes learn from them and that any relationships affected by the mistake is restored. We will tie any consequences that a student may experience to learning, so that the behavior has a lower chance of being repeated. This philosophy and our related practices are designed to ensure the social and emotional safety and well-being of all students.

When consequences become necessary, they may include:

• Recess or other free time, used to process the situation that occurred
• Lunch and/or lunch recess in the office

Our staff wants your child to feel safe and secure at our school. Please consult the Pullman School District Rights and Responsibility Policy #3241 for additional information. You will find a copy of the policy on the Pullman School District website or you may request a copy from the office. We sincerely appreciate your support and assistance as we work to build a community of responsible citizens who can learn, work, and play with others throughout their lives!