Our student incentive system is made up of 3 levels of recognition.
● Mustang GTs - small, goldenrod tickets
● PROPS - long, yellow tickets
● Shout Outs - white form
Mustang GTs
● Teachers/staff members issue students Mustang GTs for targeted goals and other recognition.
● Teams have established a trade-in system.
● Teams will evaluate their trade-in systems throughout the course of the year and will make necessary changes.
● Teams individually, have determined where and when they will have students trade-in tickets.
● Teachers will submit all collected Mustang GTs to the Universal Team at the end of the month.
Items that will be included on every team’s Trade-in Menu:
● Participation in Mustang Academy Raffles (you can only win once per drawing)- 1 GT
● Small Snack Bag- 5 GTs
● Small School Supplies Kit- 5 GTs
● Large Snack Bag- 10 GTs
● Large School Supplies Kit- 10 GTs
● School Survival Kit- 15 GTs
● Free ID and Lanyard- 15 GTs
● Pomptonian Coupon ($3.00 at the snack line in the Cafeteria)- 15 GTs
● Paid Admission to Specific School Activities- 25 GTs
● Mustang Academy T-Shirt- 35 GTs
● Mustang Academy Activity (Each event will have a limited number of participants)- 35 GTs
Teams have decided their own trade-in items, examples include but are not limited to:
● Homework passes
● Extra Credit (Tests or Quizzes)
● Drop Lowest (Test/Quiz) Grade
● Erase a Tardy (only ones that are less than 2 minutes late and excludes homeroom)
● Select the Do Now Songs in your class for a week (clean / radio versions only)
● Use Headphones in Class for 1 School Day (1 earbud only, volume at a reasonable level, cannot be on phone--only to switch songs)
● Teacher for the Day and Lead a Lesson of Your Choice (must plan with teacher ahead of time)
● Select Own Seat for 1 Week
PROPS
● Teachers/staff members recognize students by giving them “PROPS”.
●Teachers/staff members will announce students who receive PROPS.
●Students should submit their PROPS by putting them in their team bin (sorted by English teacher) in the East Wing Guidance Office.
●Receiving PROPS grants student eligibility for Mustang Academy-level activities/rewards (examples include pizza parties, teacher-student events/games, in-school movies, school spirit wear).
●There will be at least one reward activity or prize per marking period.
Shout Outs
● Teachers/staff members will submit a Shout Out Form to student school guidance counselors.
● Counselors will send a letter home to the student’s parent/guardian, recognizing the Teacher Shout Out. This letter will also be added to the student’s file.
● The student will have his/her name written on a “Mustang” that will be posted in the East Wing hallways.
● Mustang Academy Staff will hand out Shout Out Forms to students to publicly recognize them for what they have done.
Students from Team Holland, Receiving their Autographed Head Shot