Character Education
CHARACTERS COUNTS, EVERY DAY, FOR EVERY STUDENT
Bayless Elementary School was recognized as a 2021 Missouri State School of Character and a National School of Character. The National Schools of Character (NSOC) awards program aims to recognize all schools and districts that demonstrate an exemplary level of implementation of Character Education Partnership's Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education. The awards recognize the level of excellence that schools and districts have achieved in the Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education of Effective Character Education. These principles guide the process of creating a culture based on the community’s shared values. In 2019, the Bayless School District reexamined its core values and continues to do so annually. The core values (Problem Solver, Critical and Creative Thinker, Global Citizen and Collaborative Communicator) are in the Portrait of a Graduate format. These core values represent what we want every Bayless graduate to have and they are taught in every grade PreK - 12.
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS & SUPPORTS (PBIS)
Bayless Elementary School prides itself on the respectful and productive behavior of students and staff. As a staff, we feel the need to continue working toward this goal by helping children learn necessary skills and behaviors for school success. To accomplish this, we implemented a school-wide program called the Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS). The program is based on students demonstrating positive behavior traits from our Character Education programs. PBIS allows us to use data to make informed decisions and Character Education is the foundation of everything we do at Bayless Elementary. These programs use a proactive educational approach, instructional strategies, and logical consequences.
During the first two weeks of school, our teachers spend time discussing school and classroom procedures. We believe that taking this valuable time allows all students to learn our expectations, rewards, and consequences so that each child will have an optimal learning experience the entire school year. All students are expected to abide by certain standards of behavior in every area of the school, and under the supervision of every adult staff member, not just the classroom teacher. While each staff member has his or her own classroom expectations, the following expectations have been adopted by the entire faculty, staff, and administration as the basic guidelines students should follow at Bayless Elementary School.
CHARACTER TOUCHSTONE
Every day our students say the Character touchstone during the morning announcements. The purpose is to focus our students on the core values we expect to see them do every day. Below is our touchstone:
No matter where I’m going,
No matter what I’m doing,
I will be a problem solver and a collaborative communicator.
I will be a global citizen who thinks critically and creatively.
Because I am a Bayless Broncho.
Portrait of a Graduate Core Values:
- Problem Solver
- Creative and Critical Thinker
- Collaborative Communicator
- Global Citizen
Did you know? Bayless Elementary is a 2021 National Schools of Character recipient, but also recognized with 15 Promising Practices, 2021 Missouri School of Character, and 2010 Profile in Character.