Transportation

Positive Behaviors

on the Bus

We have implemented a new plan to reward students for positive behaviors on the bus and also in the classroom. Our goals are to decrease bus incidents and to implement one positive behavior support program for all students.

Research shows that whole school discipline programs are effective in reducing disruptive, destructive, and antisocial behavior. Students may feel important when everyone is noticing them for their negative behavior, however, instead we want them to get noticed for their ability to follow directions and rules.

THE PLAN:

The ISD will be teaching students bus rules four times per year. Both written and visual bus rules will be posted at all times so they are easily visible to students.

PROCEDURE:

Each bus will have a bucket of tokens for morning and afternoon runs. Students will receive a token for a bus ride with two or less verbal warnings for behaviors and following bus rules. In the afternoon the token will be given to the student or placed in the child’s backpack and stay there until the morning. In the morning the teacher will check for the morning and afternoon tokens and provide rewards consistent with the classroom behavior plan.

We need the cooperation of parents to make this work. Your student needs to be sure that the afternoon token they receive stays in their backpack until the next morning for the teacher. This is very important.

Substitute Bus Drivers

Please contact Kellie Paehlig at the Sanilac ISD Special Education Office, (810) 648-9020 Ext. 4403, if you are interested in being a substitute bus driver for special education students. There are many state requirements to become a school bus driver; please contact Kellie for specific information.