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SOAR

Eudora Middle School is committed to supporting each student's academic, social, and behavioral growth. The SOAR program helps students develop positive behavior skills through Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), an evidence-based framework used nationwide. 

Key Terms

Soar - Eudora Schools' program is designed to create a community in each school that is Safe, Outstanding, Accountable, and Respectful.

Soar Bucks - Students meeting behavior expectations often will receive a SOAR bucks that can be used to purchase items from the SOAR store.

Major - Majors are disciplinary issues requiring an office referral, such as hitting, cheating, or bullying, and may result in behavior points and detention. Three Minors within three weeks for 7th and 8th graders, or within one week for 6th graders, will result in an office-issued detention and a Major. 

Minor - A Minor is a report submitted to the office by a teacher documenting inappropriate student behavior. Teachers will discuss the behavior with the students and provide corrective expectations. 

To view a list of guidelines, violations, and examples of majors and minors, please visit the EMS Handbook. 

EMS implements the following rewards for students to earn in an effort to promote good student attendance, positive behavior, and academic achievement. 

  • Fall: End-of-semester activities
  • Spring: Grade-level class field trips 

To participate, students must meet the following criteria: 

  • No more than one major or five minors per semester.
    • Students who have received an ISS suspension during the semester may still attend if they submit a letter to administration explaining what they have learned, why they should be allowed to attend, and what they have changed. Letter must be approved by administration. 
  • Be in good standing with attendance. 
  • Be passing all classes one week before the activity.
  • OSS may affect eligibility; more than one day of OSS results in automatic ineligibility. 

Students who do not meet the criteria may participate in community service and make up to three behavior points per semester. Students can erase one major or three minors by participating in an hour of community service at the school. 

Students who do not meet attendance requirements may make up time before or after school, during lunch, through Saturday School, or at approved school activities, with 1 missed day equal to 6.5 hours of make-up time.