Lakes Middle School High Five Expectations:
Be Safe
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Kind
Be Prepared
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON TEACHING POSITIVE SOCIAL BEHAVIORS?
In the past, school-wide discipline has focused mainly on reacting to specific student misbehavior by implementing punishment-based strategies including reprimands, loss of privileges, office referrals, suspensions, and expulsions. Research has shown than the implementation of punishment, especially when it is used inconsistently and in the absences of other positive strategies, is ineffective.