At LiveSchool, we understand the importance of recognizing and rewarding your educators. This not only adds a touch of fun to your school culture but also has a positive impact on your team's morale, making them happier and more effective educators. Happy educators contribute to happier students and create a more enriching learning environment. It’s a win-win-win situation!
Teacher-Focused Points and Rewards
You can recognize and reward your teachers in LiveSchool by adding them as students in your existing site. This allows you to use the platform's full range of features to support staff morale and engagement.
Method: Add Teachers to Your Site as Students
To get started, you'll want to add your teachers as students in a grade level that you don't use for actual students. For example, if you serve elementary or middle school students, consider adding your teachers as 12th-grade students.
Spreadsheet Setup: Here's how to add new students.
Clever or ClassLink Setup: Email us your staff list at support@liveschoolinc.com, and we’ll get them added.
Creating a Roster for Teachers
Once your teachers are entered as students, you can group them into a dedicated roster, like "Staff," so it’s easy to find and award Points.
Providing Points to Teachers
You can recognize staff in one of two ways:
Use your existing behavior categories to keep the system unified.
Or, create a staff-specific category just for educators. Some behavior examples might include:
Supporting a teammate
Going above and beyond
Positive family communication
You can also have the rest of your staff hide this category if you want only administrators to provide Points to educators.
Providing Rewards to Teachers
To reinforce positive behaviors, you can:
Use your existing school rewards (e.g., jeans day, raffle tickets).
Or, create staff-only rewards such as:
Coffee on the principal
Early dismissal pass
Reserved parking
Sharing Point Balances with Staff Members
When you start issuing Points and Rewards to your staff members, they'll want to view their LiveSchool point balances. They can do so by finding themselves as a student in your school:
Conclusion
Recognizing your educators with Points and Rewards in LiveSchool is a simple, powerful way to build staff morale and reinforce the culture you want to create. Whether you're using your existing rubric or building a custom one, the key is consistency and celebration.
LiveSchool helps create a culture where both students and staff feel seen and appreciated, and that’s when real change happens. Thanks for making us a part of your school’s journey!
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