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Pershing Elementary earns Bronze Award from DESE

Recognition is for Positive Behavior Support.

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Pershing Elementary School, in the School District of University City, will be honored by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for implementing exemplary Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support.  

SW-PBS is a systematic approach to creating safer and more effective schools by structuring the learning environment to support the academic and social success of all students. It focuses on data-based decision-making, encouraging positive student behavior, preventing disruptive behavior and tailoring academic strategies to individual student needs.   

Each year, DESE recognizes SW-PBS schools with Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards. Gold is the highest honor bestowed.  

Pershing displayed the following SW-PBS characteristics to receive the recognition:

  • Use of data to direct instruction, problem-solving and intervention efforts; creative and engaging recognition systems; 
  • Implementation of SW-PBS throughout the school environment; 
  • Systemic orientation of new students, parents and staff throughout the year; and 
  • Active instruction for social and behavioral skills. 
“The schools receiving recognition for Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to school improvement for their staff, students and families across a number of specified criteria,” said Missouri SW-PBS State Coordinator Mary Richter, Ph.D, in a press release. “Schools that incorporate these types of supportive environments make a real difference in the lives of all students, including those who deal with behavior challenges every day. Implementing the systems, data and practices that make for sustainable Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support improvement is a collaborative effort among all stakeholders, and we are privileged to work with them.”

Pershing Principal Herbert Buie will receive the accolade during a special Missouri SW-PBS School Recognition ceremony. The ceremony is part of the eighth annual Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Summer Training Institute, which will be held June 12-14 at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach.

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