1. Management Share
Brittany Pike
SED 615
Management Strategy Share
February 17, 2011

2. The Raffle Jar
Positive Management Strategy

3. Inspiration
presented by Ray Glass during my undergrad at the
University of Maine at Farmington
experimented with my first class in 2009-2010 school year

4. Background Info
In my class:
increased behavioral referrals
students receive 5 points class participation (CP)
points are part of class grade

5. Grades and Ages
used with High School students
can be used with any age group
Don’t let them fool you, older kids LOVE tickets too, despite
how “babyish” they say it is at first.

6. Materials
raffle tickets (less than $3 for a roll at
Walmart)
grade book for keeping track of scores
music with laptop to play on (optional)
1 prize for each class per month
jar or box for each class
OR
envelopes for each class and a students hat

7. Students receive points based on how they follow classroom rules.
1 point: meet no rules
2 points:meet one rule
3 points: meet 2-3 rules
4 points: meet most rules except for
one
5 points: meet all rules (respectful,
listened to others, on time and
prepared, appropriate language, and
participated)

8. When students get 5 points,
they get a raffle ticket!

9. How it Works
Students write their names on the back.
Tickets are put into a jar/envelope.
Each month, the teacher picks a ticket, and that student gets a
prize.
The more 5 point CP grades a student gets, the more chances
they have to win.

10. Prizes I have Given
chocolate/candy
pencils
gel pens
Aroma Joe’s gift card ($5)
Dunkin Donut’s gift card ($5)
Subway gift card ($5)
headphones

11. Tips and Comments
Playing music can make it
exciting.
Prizes can get expensive.
MUST spend first few
weeks of class teaching
expected behaviors
Always keep tickets where
students can see them.

12. Connections to Positive Behavioral
Supports (PBS)
The ticket acts as the reinforcer.
Students are rewarded for appropriate behavior.
sets expectations for student behavior
creates a warm classroom environment
Students follow rules that pass dead man test (respectful, listened
to others, appropriate language, participated, on time and
prepared).
(Scheuermann & Hall 2008)

13. Level System
Negative Management Strategy

14. Basic Facts
Students are on a level system of 1-5, 5 is best behavior and 1
is worst behavior.
Each level has different privileges or disadvantages (ex: level
1 has no 5 minute breaks, level 5 gets to bring a friend to
lunch on fridays).
Students start at level 3 (standard privileges)

15. How it Works
Each week at team meeting, other students in class decide
how each student will move.
Each students stands up and pleads their case.
Students move up a level if they had a good week.
Students move down a level if they had a bad week.
Students move down two spaces if they were suspended or
had detention.

16. Why it’s not PBS
have something taken away
focuses on negative and positive behaviors
creates tension between student relationships and student-
teacher relationships
(Scheuermann & Hall, 2008)

17. References
Scheuermann, K., Hall, J.A. (2008) Positive behavioral supports
for the classroom, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.
All photos taken by Brittany Pike