At PTISD, we believe students learn best in a safe and trusting environment. Establishing a safe and effective school environment is critical to academic achievement and positive student behavior . A variety of practices can be seen at the campus and classroom levels; the campuses which serve students PK-6th grade use a campus-wide system called: CHAMPs, which was designed by Randy Sprick.
CHAMPS is a proactive approach to classroom management which focuses on expectations for Conversation, Help, Activity, Movement, and Participation and can be used within a Response to Intervention (RTI) framework to promote positive student attitudes and behavior. Through a series of eight modules, the presentation explains steps for implementing key aspects of CHAMPs classroom management – Vision, Organization, Expectations, The First Month, Motivation, Monitor & Revise, Correction Procedures, and Class-wide Motivation Systems – and it also provides recommendations and resources for training teachers and paraprofessionals in the use of CHAMPs.