• Provides socialization
  
• Re-establishes the link between effort and results
• Provides consistent contact with caring, stable adults
• Increases the sense of belonging at school

• Use the library, PAC, gym, etc...
  
• Make it fun! Gaming (Jones), sports, music, movies, computer access

• Ice cream/pizza parties, prize drawings, etc., based on progress monitoring, attendance, discipline, etc...
• Don't wait until the end of the year to reward students!
• Each six weeks, give the students a "clean slate."

Can we afford a little bit of time out of the classroom? YES! If it motivates students to reach these goals, it is a positive use of time.

• Have pep rallies before state testing-give them a reason to get excited
• Each grade come up with team names and logos (could be done in elective classes)
• Decorate the testing hallways (student/parent posters, streamers)
• Pump them up as they come down the hall
• Have parent volunteers bring snacks, treats, etc...
• Make students become involved in the recognized rating, instilling a sense of school pride
• Visibly compete with other schools--Battle of the Bell, testing style??