Help me give my students motivation incentives to finish out the school year strong.
$275 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
I am a school social worker at a high school in an urban school district. My students come from diverse backgrounds. In addition to school, many students have jobs and other responsibilities at home which adds to their stress levels. My students struggle to manage social, academic, and home demands throughout their day. 67% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch.
My students face many barriers to achieving academic success.
Many have experienced trauma and have difficulty coming to school regularly. When they do come to school, many struggle to achieve academic success in the classroom. They lack the coping skills needed to manage stress and find academic success.
My Project
At this time of year, some students need tangible reinforcement in order to remain motivated academically. These gift cards will be used to provide students with a tangible motivator to improve their school behavior and academics. Behavior contracts will be created with specific goals for students to reach. Once the goals are reached students will be rewarded with a gift card.
Specific tangible rewards help students maintain their motivation and stay on task through the end of the school year.
Offering these gift cards as incentives will help students stay on track academically and behaviorally in order to be successful in school and life.
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