• 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.