Baldwin County Businesses Support
Oak Hill's Positive Behavior Support Team
January 23, 2009

    Baldwin County businesses came to Oak Hill Middle School this morning to show their support for their new PBS (Positive Behavior Support) initiative.  Approximately 25 business leaders spent a couple of hours meeting with and talking to committee members, students, and teachers.  We even had one business representative visit a classroom and sit in to see what they were doing in class. 
    Mr. Chuck Claxton, PBS member, spoke to the crowd and welcomed them all to Oak Hill.  Mr. Claxton was quick to say that the PBS committee is working hard to find new ways for faculty and staff to support our students.  The PBS expectations, Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Prepared, are how we plan to establish and maintain effective school environments that maximize academic achievement and behavioral competence of all learners by praising them for the little things that they do to make things better for all.  He went on to thank the business representatives for supporting Oak Hill and to encourage others to join in our quest to change the world, one student at a time.  He also reminded all in attendance to "Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Prepared".  Click HERE to see a Letter to the Editor of The Baldwin Bulletin.

New Program Supports Positive Behavior for Students
by Daniel McDonald
The Union Recorder

    As Oak Hill Middle School faculty and staff approach 2009, they are looking to lead off on the most positive footing possible.
    Baldwin County Schools' Oak Hill Middle and Baldwin High School are rolling out a new program to change students' behavior for the better by rewarding them when they do good, instead of focusing efforts on punishing students when they do bad.
    Oak Hill teachers, faculty, and staff gathered Tuesday, the day before the new semester begins, to learn about the Positive Behavior Support program that will teach students to Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Prepared to achieve positive behavior change throughout middle and high school.
Positive behavior Support attempts to reinforce positive behavior by restructuring faculty and staff interaction with students to reinforce good behavior instead of using valuable class time punishing bad behavior.
    Oak Hill faculty and staff will reward behavior that meets and exceeds that which was agreed upon through receipt of Brave Bucks to students.  Students will then be able to accumulate and exchange those Brave Bucks for rewards such as a meal at participating restaurants, gift certificates to local businesses or invitations to different events.  
    To help Oak Hill faculty and staff incentivize good behavior, many local businesses have donated money, products and services to provide tangible rewards for positive behavior.
    Oak Hill volunteer, Georgia Seabrook, went around the community to create a network of supporters who want to see Baldwin students gain the behavioral skills they need to succeed in the classroom and the real world.
    Seabrook invited business including Light Force Family Chiropractic, the Quay Fuller ReMax team, Craig-Massee Insurance, Sunflower Maids, dentist Dr. Roy Lehrman, Starbucks, PoBoy's Restaurant, Elite School of Gymnastics, Goodie Gallery, Olive Forge Herbs, Terry's Auto Clinic, 110 Chops, Dax's Upscale Barber Shop, Kuroshika Japanese Restaurant, Grant's Jewelers, Advanced Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery, Chick-fil-A, Office Max, Blockbuster, Chamber's Cleaners, Golden Corral, Applybee's, and Dairy Queen to become an integral part of the PBS program.  
    In all, Baldwin businesses provided about $6,000 in incentives toward the Positive Behavior Support program.  
    If you are interested in supporting the Positive Behavior Support program, call the Oak Hill office at 478-457-3370.