Mustang Way

 

The mission of Mustang Way at South High School is to foster and promote a positive school climate that enhances student learning through teaching and recognizing positive behavior. For several years, we have recognized thousands of students and look forward to recognizing many more role models in the future.

Throughout the year, the Mustang Way team will provide a lesson based on skills related to being respectful, responsible, and engaged. Each lesson will be shared during Access. Staff will encourage students to take the time to view the videos and participate in any follow-up activities.

The Mustang Way team recognizes students from teacher nominations. Teachers have the ability to recognize a student who went above and beyond and who acted as a positive role model for his/her peers. The teacher sends that student a Mustang Way certificate, which is then emailed to the students within a very short time of the recognition being made. Parents, teachers, coaches, and counselors of students who get a Mustang Way Awesome certificate may receive a copy of that email notification as well.

History

Since 2011, District 99 has been a part of the PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) Network in order to address the social and emotional learning standards of our students. PBIS is a school-wide, data driven approach aimed at establishing a positive culture where all staff and students have the opportunity for positive interactions and acknowledgements. The basic principles of PBIS include explicitly defining and teaching behavioral expectations, as well as modeling and acknowledging appropriate behavior. At DGS our PBIS program is called Mustang Way. The three behavior expectations at DGS are Respectful, Responsible and Engaged.