Throughout this website you can view one of the many ways that can help the behavioral attitudes in schools. The system was devised by Howie Clare, New Zealand Sales and Marketing Manager of Shandelle NZ Ltd. Before taking up his current position, Howie was a successful solicitor dealing mainly in family matters.

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We’re thrilled to offer you an easy-to-implement Reward System that works like crazy.  We have designed a unique Student Reward Card that we will be launching in Hawkes Bay to coincide with the start of the 2010 academic year. It is liely to be introduced into other parts of the country soon.

Here’s how the system works:

The school identifies the behaviours it wishes to recognise and reward eg. courtesy; respect; honesty; generosity; compassion; diligence; excellence.
Each student is handed a Student Reward Card at the start of the year. They are also informed about these desirable behaviours (with examples) and the rewards that will follow when a student exhibits such behaviours, the teacher is able to issue a reward. 
This is done by stamping one of the rewards contained within the Student Reward Card (the student may select the particular reward that s/he wants stamped)
As soon as a reward is stamped, the student is able to redeem the reward at the relevant retailer’s store. The retailer honours the reward and ticks the Card to prove that the reward has been redeemed. The retailer hands the Card back to the student when the student exhibits more good behaviour, the whole process is repeated.
Eventually all the rewards within the Student Reward Card will be stamped. At that point, the student will receive a bonus reward (a $10 voucher) from Pak n Save ie.. The completed Card is retained by the student as a record of their excellent behaviour.

Rather than punishing bad behaviour, many schools are getting better results by rewarding good behaviour.  By offering incentives for good behaviour, even unruly students are willing to tow the line.
The Principal at Hastings Intermediate, Andrew Shortliffe, is a firm believer in offering rewards for good behaviour:

“One of the first things I implemented as the new Principal at Hastings Intermediate was a Reward System for well-behaved students.  Since then, we’ve experienced a dramatic improvement in student behaviour.  If you’re not doing it already, put a system in place immediately. Your students and teaching staff will love it and your school parents will admire you for your forward thinking in tackling a seemingly impossible problem.”