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POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT NEW PROVIDENCE EXCELS AT MODEL
IN SCHOOLS UNITED NATIONS
As part of their on-going development New Providence This winter, a delegation from New Providence High
Middle School (MS) recently applied, and was selected, School attended the annual regional 2010 YMCA Model
to participate in the Positive Behavior Support In United Nations conference at Hershey Park, Pennsylvania.
Schools (PBSIS) project. The program encourages New New Providence student Tim Paine, the current Model UN
Jersey’s exemplary schools to develop and implement Secretary General, had the daunting task of organizing the
school wide strategies that encourage student achieve- weekend for the over 1,300 students and 100 chaper-
ment and positive behavior. In addition emphasis is ones/teachers in attendance. Tim was joined by Viraj Me-
placed on creating the right school climate for the in- hta, David Hays, Ally Brown and Michelle Agresti who all
clusion of students with disabilities. New Providence were chairs of various committees.
was selected because the program requires a coordi-
nated effort by the administration, faculty and commu- The NP delegation had its most successful weekend ever,
nity: traditional strengths of NPMS. winning a variety of prestigious awards. Various New

Providence students were also nominated to participate in
A MS “PBSIS Universal Intervention Team” was recently
this summer’s YMCA Youth Conference on National Affairs,
formed and the members will attend training in the
a gathering of high school students from across the Nation
“Positive Behavior Curriculum.” The training will allow
at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly. In addition, next year’s
the MS staff time to develop strategies that will en-
conference will be led by a New Providence student,
courage universal, secondary and individualized posi-
David Hayes, who was elected by his peers to be the 2011
tive behavior interventions between students and staff.
Secretary General.
In addition, surveys will be distributed to the faculty,

students and New Providence families and the data
Most importantly, the conference raised thousands of dol-
utilized to help develop effective differentiated inter-
lars in cash and food that will be donated to the Bethesda
vention strategies that meet the Middle School’s spe-
Mission. These donations will help hundreds of needy peo-
cific needs.
ple in the Harrisburg area. At the conference, New Provi-

dence also organized a recycling program that ensured
The PBSIS initiative is growing, with new schools rang-
that the supplies provided to each delegate were recycled
ing from preschool to high school in varied geographic
and donated to underprivileged students in the Washing-
regions of NJ. The NPMS is honored to be selected to
ton D.C. area.
participate and looks forward to working with PBSIS to

develop the most effective, engaging and consistent

school climate for all its students.


The NPHS delegation that recently attended the Model United Nations Conference
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