Valley High School: How One School Transformed School Culture with Positive Behavior Reinforcement

Location: Louisville, KY
Website: School Website
Enrollment: 960+
Part of Jefferson County Public Schools

The Challenge

The culture at Valley High School was described as a “toxic environment” and not conducive to learning. In fact, at one point, the school had even been designated a priority school in their district, Kentucky’s Jefferson County Public Schools, due to underperformance on certain state measures.

School leaders were determined to turn things around and inject positivity into their school in hopes of fundamentally changing the Valley High School’s environment.

To do that, they decided to focus their attention on motivating students to make better choices and exhibit positive behaviors.

The Solution

• Identify their behavior objectives.
• Compare and choose the best classroom management software for their needs.
• Implement SchoolMint Hero to monitor student progress, starting with a pilot program to train staff, encourage feedback and collaboration, and increase buy-in from faculty.
• Acknowledge and reward identified positive behavior objectives to motivate students and reduce undesirable behaviors.
• Track and monitor student data to more quickly intervene when necessary and to encourage student participation in a more positive school climate.

The Results

• Used a pilot period to roll out the behavior management plan and collaborate with teachers in order to increase staff buy-in.
• Identified school specific behavior objectives to reinforce and track through an online system.
• Promoted consistency and participation by allowing any staff member — including teachers, administrators, office staff and even security personnel — the opportunity to assign positive behavior points.
• Increased student behavior accountability and in turn decreased negative behaviors.

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