TRISH WILLIAMS, PBIS COORDINATOR AND ADA SISTERS PAULA KLIMAS, RHONDA PARKINSON AND SANDY CROFT
Three Sisters of Alpha Delta Alpha, Rhonda Parkinson (and her husband Dwayne), Paula Klimas (and her husband Ron), and Sandy Croft, attended a “Go Gator” event at Island Coast High School on Friday, January 31. This is a “reward” event that is held every semester for qualifying students. Approximately 200 students reached at least one goal in the last quarter: returning all homework, 100% attendance record, no failures on report card, or being helpful and courteous to all.
The event began by giving each student a treat which was bought with ADA’s semi- annual donation. In addition, the donation was used to buy gifts that were placed in a raffle for which each student received ten tickets. The raffle consisted of a television, several headphones, two backpacks with miscellaneous gift certificates, an iPhone, and several other gifts. The students showed their appreciation for ADA with a resounding round of applause from the students for all the support given to them throughout the year.
The Go Gator reward events are sponsored by the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) program at ICHS. The PBIS program addresses undesirable behaviors by acknowledging desirable behaviors. And, by rewarding students who do the right thing, it will encourage other students to do likewise. Trish Williams, the coordinator of the program, notes that their job is to notice when a student starts to make a positive turn and reinforce that behavior.
