Students receive a set number of passes that allow them to stop working for a set amount of time. If a student persists and saves their passes, they can exchange them for other incentives.
All grade levels.
Students who have engaged in disruptive behavior during non-preferred activities, and the team suspects the function of the behavior is escape/avoidance.
For example, a student who has repeatedly interrupted the teacher, eloped from the classroom, etc. during challenging academic tasks and earned referrals. Class Pass provides a more appropriate method for the student to achieve the same outcome while also providing them with autonomy/choice and incentivizing them to stay in class and persist on the tasks.
Decide how many Class Passes to give the student and the length of the breaks. Research supports roughly:
Elementary: 3 passes per day, 10 minutes each
Secondary: 3 pass per class period, 5 minutes each
Decide on the minimum time between breaks. Research suggests between 7 and 15 minutes.
Create a list of break activities that the student can engage in. Acceptable activities should be reinforcing for the student, cause minimal distraction to peers, and be manageable within the time-limits of the break — e.g., drawing, coloring, using a computer math-skills program.
Create a menu of incentives the student can access by redeeming unused Class Passes. On the menu, note how many unused passes are needed to access each incentive.
Progress monitoring is using a consistent measurement tool repeatedly over time to track changes in a student’s performance.
There are five logistical options for collecting behavior progress monitoring data. It's important to use a tool that matches your intervention.
Use a 0-10 scale (a "DBR") for Academic Engagement. You can even automatically email the DBR to teachers!
Graph your rating scale data in eduCLIMBER. You can view it alongside discipline incidents, attendance, and grades.
Regularly review your data and make data-based decisions. If needed, adjust your intervention to improve student progress.
