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Gainesville educators choose carrot over the stick to change behavior
Futures program seeks to change conduct by rewarding positive acts
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Local school leaders are making a few changes to address behavior problems. Instead of focusing on negative behavior, Gainesville City Schools is implementing a model to focus on positive behavior. Known as Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, the model is a way of encouraging students to behave well by rewarding their positive behaviors rather than focusing too much on the negative ones, according to Leigh Sears, director of student engagement and intervention for Gainesville schools.