Academic Incentive Program to Start at Hadfield in 2015

The Hadfield Way:  Academic Incentives

 

Starting with winter 2015 MAP testing, Hadfield School is going to recognize students to promote academic excellence. Hadfield will have a special assembly “Believe It, Achieve It” on January 6 for the official kick off to this new program.  Students will be guided through a goal setting process as part of the preparation before your child takes winter MAP testing starting the week of January 19th, 2015.

Goal Setting for Winter 2015 MAP Testing in Reading and Math

All students (1st to 5th) will be receiving goal-setting sheet that has their RIT scores from the last time your child the tests.  This goal setting sheet will require a parent signature for students to earn a goal setting token.  We are now getting ready to set goals for your January 2015 testing RIT scores.  This will take place starting on January 6, 2015.  Here is a link to sample goal sheets.

What is reasonable and attainable goal for students?  

Students will use this sheet to make your improvement plan and set your RIT goals.  This goal sheet must be signed by the student, classroom teacher, and your parent in order to earn the “Key to Success Token.”  Your sheet might also be signed by a resource teacher who works with your student.

Recognition for Academic Growth

Each student will receive a chain for collecting tokens.  The “Key to Success” token will be earned by each student who completes the goal-setting sheet.  Kindergarten students will receive the chain and token after they complete winter MAP testing and be eligible for the growth token after spring MAP testing.    

What are you going to do to improve your scores?  

• Students who demonstrate improvement in your reading RIT will earn you the “reading improvement  token.”

• Reaching or exceeding your reading individual goal will earn you the “reading token goal met or exceeded token”.  This is in addition to the improvement  token.

• Improvement in your math RIT will earn you the “math improvement token.”

• Reaching or exceeding your math individual goal will earn you the “math goal met or exceeded token.”  This is in addition to the improvement token.

Personal Responsibility

It’s important that students take care of your chain and tokens by keeping them safe and secure.  If students lose their chain students may use string or yarn.  Extra chains might be available on the prize cart for 30 paw points while  supplies last.  Any tokens will have to be earned all over.  So it is best to take care of your chain and tokens from the start.

 

In the future, this program has an opportunity to expand to include other ways to recognize academic achievement at Hadfield.