Bayless Elementary

Running with your BROs Award-Winner

Fifth grade teacher Bob Cornell leads our Boys Running Organization (BRO’s) where 4th & 5th grade students learn about perseverance and character through running. Each student sets a goal of how many laps they want to complete at the final running event in May. Students practice after school for four weeks and also seek out monetary pledges to raise money for Care to Learn, a philanthropic organization that focuses on providing help to families with health, hunger and hygiene. In May, BROs was distinguished as a Character.org Promising Practice. Promising Practices are unique, effective, and replicable initiatives that inspire “goodness in action” and contribute to the field of character development. Each Promising Practice aligns with one or more of the principles articulated in Character.org’s 11 Principles Framework.

Bayless Elementary is one of 139 schools in the state that achieved the Missouri SW-PBS Recognition Award of Excellence for implementation of schoolwide positive behavior support (SWPBS) during the 20222023 school year.