PBIS SCHOOL STORE – 11/13/25
Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) is utilized to teach and affirm positive adult and student behavior as part of the larger Wish School culture and climate. Wish Students accumulate PAWS as a reward and affirmation for their positive behaviors. PAWS make up the PBIS Core Values @ Wish School:
P - Practice Kindness
A - Always Be Respectful
W - Work Hard
S - Stay Safe
UConn HNS, as an aligned and contributing partner @ Wish School, integrates PBIS and PAWS within all educational programs and school-wide collaborations. UConn HNS staff also serve as the lead facilitators for “Thriving Thursdays” which operates as a rotation of school-wide initiatives that occur every Thursday to celebrate different Wish School stakeholders through investments such as Staff Appreciation, Student Lunch Bunch, Classroom Recesses, Classroom Snacks, and more.
The PBIS School Store is offered once per month during “Thriving Thursday” to every Wish School Student/ Classroom. UConn HNS staff lead with the facilitation of the PBIS School Store, setting up all of the available prizes and working alongside students to support their shopping to purchase prizes using their PAWS. One whole class visits for 15 minutes at a time alongside their teachers and support staff, with 16 total class visits happening throughout the day.
Students
On this UConn HNS “Thriving Thursday” @ Wish School we were able to engage with students to learn more about their likes and suggestions so that we can work to improve upon: PBIS SCHOOL STORE
Students: Please share ONE THING YOU LOVE about the PBIS School Store
165 Students Shared Feedback
Top Responses
90 - Prizes & Toys
12 - Being able to Shop for Prizes
11 – It's a fun experience
11 - Slime as a Prize – K-2nd grade students provided this response
Others Receiving Votes
4 - Get to spend time with friends
2- Being able to play with Prizes & Toys
2 – Hang out with UConn Husky Staff
1 - That we can work as a class to buy prizes
1 - Get to use our PAWS that we have earned
1 - Get to share Toys & Prizes with friends
1 – for each of the existing Toys & Prizes – Books, Planes, Spinning Ball, Necklaces, Key Chains, Squishy Balls, Pop Its
Students: Please share ONE CHANGE TO IMPROVE the PBIS School Store
165 Students Shared Feedback
Top Responses
26 - More PAWS to Spend
24 - More / Different Prizes & Toys
12 - Lower Cost of Prizes & Toys
6 - Be Able to Purchase More Than One Prize/Toy
6 - Have Snacks Available to Purchase with PAWS
5 - More Time to Shop
Specific Ideas with 1 Vote - “Have PBIS School Store more often” and “Play Music during the PBIS School Store”
Specific Toys & Prizes as Suggestions
3 - More Choices of Squishy Balls
2 - More Choices of Pop-Its
2 – Add Water Bottles as a Prize
1 – for each – Soccer Balls, Footballs, Basketballs, Jump Ropes, Play-do, More Slime, Ice Cream, Ornaments, Change the Notebooks, Colorful Pens, Temporary Tattoos, Action Figures. And, of course -- “Add a Pool, More Drones, Need a Trampoline, and Add a Bounce House to the PBIS School Store” -- for which we working on all ofthese immediately.