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Peters Township School District

Dedicated to Excellence

BH Heroes

About the Program

The HERO Program is a school-wide positive behavior support system that seeks to achieve the following:

  1. Improve the social behavioral climate of school
  2. Support and enhance the impact of academic instruction
  3. Increase proactive, positive, preventive management while decreasing reactive management
  4. Improve the overall school experience for ALL students
  5. Provide opportunities for student to share experiences and feedback
  6. Streamline communication through common language and expectations

The HERO Program also includes monthly classroom lessons that have been developed by our guidance department to support the goals outlined above, as well as facilitate classroom meetings.
 
Each full week of school, teachers will name 1 student from their classroom as their “HERO of the Week.”All students name HERO of the week will be announced on Bee TV and have their picture taken, which will be displayed in the HERO showcase outside of the office. Additionally,an administrator will make a positive phone call home for all HERO of the week students. Here are some examples of behaviors/qualities that could earn a student the title of HERO of the Week:

  • Honesty—Being a person people can trust.
  • Kindness/Caring—Being kind to others, express gratitude, help others
  • Respect—Treating others as you want to be treated.
  • Responsibility—Doing what you are supposed to do.
  • Fair Play/Sportsmanship—Playing fair and being a good sport on the playground or in Physical Education class. Being both respectful in victory and defeat.
  • Hard Work—Improving grades, making improvements in class toward a goal.

A cartoon bee with red and white stripes wears a gray cape with a logo.

A cartoon bee mascot with a cape stands next to text defining HERO: Helping Everyone Respect Others.