Boys Town
Staff Facts
CPI
Teachers Become Students
100

What are the four levels of the Boys Town Motivation System?

Daily, Progress, Merit On-Card, Merit Off-Card

100

When staff are intervening in a student's risk behavior, what type of position/posture should they be standing in?

A Supportive Stance

100

How many nouns are in the following sentence:

"The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad."

3

200

Name 3 of the 4 Boys Town "Basic" Social Skills.

Following Instructions

Accepting "No" for an Answer

Accepting Criticism/Feedback/Consequence

Disagreeing Appropriately

200

According to the CPI Crisis Development Model, what is the staff approach to anxiety behavior.

Be supportive
200

What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

Antonym

300

How many corrective teaching strategies should you use when de-escalating a student?

8-10

300

Which SEAS staff member travels the furthest to get to work?

I don't actually know the answer, but I figured we can find out together.

300

True or false: The standing low-level hold can be done with only 1 staff member. (Not children's control)

True
300

What is the name of the positively charged subatomic particle that appears in the nucleus of all atoms?

Protons

400

What are the 4 categories of point penalties on the back of the Daily card?

Adult Relations

Peer Relations

Classroom Behaviors

School Rules

400

CPI's Verbal Escalation Continuum (kite) identified the5 components of defensive behavior. Name 3 of those components.

Possible answers:

Questioning, Refusal, Release, Intimidation, Tension Reduction

400

Who is on the $20 bill?

Andrew Jackson

500

According to Boys Town, what is the ratio of praise to correction that we should aim for with our students?

4:1 praise to correction

500

CPI talks a lot about the "Integrated Experience". What is the "Integrated Experience"?

Behavior influences behavior

500

You have 20 pairs of shoes, but there is only room in your closet for 8 shoes. How many shoes do you have to get rid of?

32 shoes

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