Goshen Central School District administrators on Nov. 10 told the Board of Education their Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports programs are taking root across elementary and intermediate schools.

At Goshen Intermediate School, leaders described a district-tied "Choose Love" Flock system that sorts students and staff into four color-coded "flocks" that earn points for positive actions. "So good evening, and thank you for the opportunity to share 1 of the most exciting parts of our Goshen Intermediate school culture, our Choose Love Flock system," a GIS presenter said. The system uses student-designed logos, book-vending rewards funded in part by a PTO, and trimester celebrations to recognize progress.

Scotchtown Elementary outlined a PAWS program and an "Awesome Students" ticket system tied to grade-colored tickets, bus and cafeteria recognition, and classroom incentive methods. Staff described weekly draws, certificates, a treasure chest and ParentSquare posts to notify families when a student is honored.

Administrators said the programs are nested in the district’s MTSS framework and draw on restorative practices and schoolwide behavior matrices so staff across settings use the same language. Presenters credited parent volunteers, the PTO and the local VFW for supporting celebrations and said early results include higher daily attendance, increased student engagement and fewer severe behavioral incidents.

District staff emphasized that PBIS is not a one-off reward plan but part of a multi-tiered strategy to teach and reinforce positive behaviors, and they described restorative "think" sheets for age-appropriate reflection when students need to process choices. Several speakers noted plans to continue teacher and leadership training and to involve bus drivers and cafeteria staff in consistent recognition.

The board heard about planned events linked to the systems, including trimester celebrations and student-led team-building activities, and administrators said they will keep the board updated on metrics and any needed adjustments.

The presentations were part of the board’s regular monthly packet of school updates and prompted questions about scale-up and data collection; no formal board action was taken on PBIS at the meeting.