Keplar Bee Celebration

SWPBS Training

During 2007 - 2008 , Keplar Elementary School began implementation of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS).  SWPBS is nationally recognized, researched-based, and designed to enhance the capacity of schools to educate all children by developing school-wide, non-classroom, classroom, and individual student discipline systems. SWPBS requires schools to define, teach, and reinforce school rules to create a positive school environment.

Keplar Elementary has had  teachers trained by The Partnership for Ed Excellence at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the many facets of SWPBS.   Hawkins County is proud to be one of only 7 districts in Tennessee to implement SWPBS district-wide.

SWPBS focuses on prevention and teaching expectations in order to provide a predictable, safe, positive and consistent environment.  Keplar's rules are Be Responsible and Be Respectful, Be Here.  Keplar has dedicated significant attention to systematically teaching its students the expected behaviors. 

With SWPBS, students are able to earn Keplar Bees for various positive behaviors.  Keplar Bees will be given to students when they are seen following one of the school rules, thus allowing teachers and staff to focus attention on appropriate behavior by students.  Students who have earned Keplar Bees will have the privilege to attend the reward parties planned throughout the year and can “cash in” their Keplar Bees for various prizes.

More information about School-Wide Positive Behavior Support can be found in the Departments section of Hawkins County Schools web site, or click here.