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School-wide Expectations

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Positive Behavior Support

Tortolita implements a Positive Behavior Support System in which consistency of behavior will be expected throughout all parts of the school community.

Our school-wide PBIS expectations are:
Safe, Respectful, Responsible, Kind.

The Tortolita PBIS program has validated the benefits of directly teaching students our expectations, and acknowledging appropriate behaviors. This has paid off with a significantly reduced number of discipline incidents on our campus. Go Cougars!

Expected Behaviors By Area

  Respectful Responsible Safe Kind
Learning Areas
(including library)
  • Enter and exit quietly 
  • Listen while others talk 
  • Be engaged in your own learning 
  • Inside Voices 
  • Return borrowed items 
  • Materials are a Must 
  • Charge your Chromebook 
  • Before the Bell 
  • Academic Honesty 
  • Away for the Day 
  • Stay in Your Space 
  • Treat furniture appropriately 
  • Follow all adult directions
  • Language Check 
  • Manners Matter
  • Encourage learning
  • Be patient
Office Areas
  • Enter and exit quietly 
  • Inside Voices 
  • Away for the Day 
  • Better Than You Found It 
  • Wait your turn 
  • Stay in Your Space 
  • Treat furniture appropriately 
  • Follow all adult directions
  • Language Check 
  • Say please and thank you 
  • Be patient
Common Areas
(Hallway, breezeway, desert area)
  • Inside Voices 
  • Follow all adult directions
  • Before the Bell 
  • Better Than You Found It 
  • Away for the Day 
  • Slow, Safe, and in Your Space
  • Stay in supervised areas 
  • Walk with Purpose 
  • Language Check 
  • Manners Matter
  • It’s Cool to Care 
Cafeteria
Lunch Time
  • Inside Voices 
  • Wait patiently for your turn 
  • Join the end of the line
  • Follow all adult directions
  • Better Than You Found It
  • Away for the Day 
  • Sit properly in chairs 
  • Slow, Safe, and in Your Space
  • Stay in supervised areas
  • Language Check 
  • Say please and thank you
Bus
  • Inside Voices 
  • Follow all adult directions
  • Better than You Found it
  • Stay in Your Space
  • Face forward 
  • Stay seated with your seatbelt on
  • Language Check 
  • Thank your bus driver 
Gym
  • Show good sportsmanship
  • Exhibit school pride 
  • Follow all adult directions 
  • Take care of equipment
  • Away for the Day
  • Stay in supervised areas
  • Stay in Your Space
  • Language Check
  • Manners Matter
  • Allow others to join in
Restrooms
  • Inside Voices 
  • Honor the privacy of others 
  • Wait your turn 
  • Better Than You Found It
  • Flush 
  • Away for the Day 
  • Return to class quickly
  • Wash hands 
  • Stay in Your Space
  • Language Check 
  • Manners Matter
  • It’s Cool to Care 
  • Report concerns to staff