Team & Organization
CICO cards
Each snapped Check-In/Check-Out card adds points for the day’s scores. CICO is part of the Team and Organization plans.
Points & Rewards
Recognition built from what the team already records.
Points come from CICO cards, positive logs and goals met. They are only ever added, never taken away.
Why recognition works
Token systems have a research base. This one is built on it.
A meta-analysis of 24 token economy studies in kindergarten to fifth-grade classrooms found large effects in both general and special education classrooms. Points & Rewards ties recognition to behavior the team has already recorded, so it rewards real growth.
Source: Kim, Fienup, Oh & Wang (2022). Systematic review and meta-analysis of token economy practices in K-5 educational settings, 2000 to 2019. Behavior Modification, 46(6), 1460–1487. doi.org/10.1177/01454455211058077
Where points come from
No extra clicking. Points come from what you already record.
All plans
Positive logs
A positive moment logged by any adult adds points, the same log that feeds the student’s profile.
All plans
Goals met
When a student meets a behavior goal, points follow, so progress on the plan is recognized.
Points are only added
Only ever added, never taken away.
A hard afternoon never erases a good morning. Points only go up, so a student always has something to work toward, and recognition never becomes a punishment.
Levels
Spark, Glow, Blaze.
Three levels that show a student’s growth with a skill over time. Students see their level and the points they have to spend.
- Level 1SparkJust getting started: learning the skill, sometimes with reminders. Everyone begins here.
- Level 2GlowSteady: using the skill a lot, more and more on their own.
- Level 3BlazeUsing the skill almost every time, independently, and holding it over time.
Levels are recognition, built from the student’s own goal data over time. They are evidence of progress, never a verdict, and the team decides what they mean for the plan.
The Advisor’s next-level coaching
How close is the next level, and what would get them there?
Ask the Advisor how close a student is to the next level. The answer comes from the same goals and logs the team is already tracking, so the coaching points at the behavior the plan is building.
The store
A store you set up, priced for your students.
Set up by teacher or school
Each teacher or school sets up its own store with the rewards that matter to its students. Prices are set by how fast points come in, so rewards stay within reach.
Redeeming
Students spend points on rewards from the store. The store is open to every student, whatever their level, and spending never lowers a level.
All plansPoints & Rewards is included in every plan.
The facts
At a glance
- Who uses it
- Classroom teachers and Tier 2 teams who want recognition tied to real progress.
- Where points come from
- What the team already records: CICO cards, positive logs and goals met.
- How points move
- Only up. Points are only ever added, never taken away.
- What the team keeps
- The store, the prices and the rewards. Each teacher or school sets them up.
Same student record
Where this connects
Every feature reads from and writes to the same student record, so nothing is entered twice.
Team & Organization
Check-In/Check-Out
Keep the paper card. Snap it and it is charted.
See Check-In/Check-Out: Check-In/Check-OutAll plans
Goal Progress
Each behavior goal tracked from everyday logs.
See Goal Progress: Goal ProgressAll plans
Logging Without a Form
No form to fill out. Log the way you already work.
See Logging Without a Form: Logging Without a FormFAQ
Questions teams ask
Can points be taken away?
No. Points are only ever added, never taken away. Recognition is built from what the team already records.
Where do points come from?
CICO cards, positive logs and goals met. Teachers do not have to award points by hand on top of what they already log.
What are the levels?
Spark, Glow and Blaze, in that order. Everyone starts at Spark. Levels reflect how consistently a student uses the skill over time, and spending points never lowers a level.
Who sets up the store?
Each teacher or school sets up its own store, priced by how fast points come in.
See the behavior. Understand the student.
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