J.H. Sampson Extra Special Super Kid Program After analyzing much student background data, etc., it was felt that characteristics such as honesty, social behavior, language/expression, and conduct were not evident in many of the J. H. Sampson students because of their low socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

These factors were not rendered as excuses for the students behaviors, but they did help school staff understand the problems better. As a result the Extra Special Super Kid Program was developed and implemented.

Where do the Extra Special Super Kids come from?
J. H. Sampson Extra Special Super Kids come from the school enrollment of third, fourth, and fifth grade students who attend J. H. Sampson Elementary School located in Kinston, NC. The current 1988-1989 school enrollment is 481 students (average), Eighty-eight percent of these students qualify for free or reduced lunches. Seventy-three percent of these students live in single- parent homes. Eighty-five percent live with their unwed mothers.

What are the primary objectives of the Extra Special Super Kid Program?
The primary objectives of the Extra Special Super Kid Program are to encourage students to demonstrate the following behaviors in a consistent manner:

• Good behavior while in and out of the classroom,
• Good work habits at home and in school (completing their homework, etc.),
• Courteous and cordial interaction among themselves and toward adults,
• Showing consistent learning patterns, being dependable and punctual, and
• Demonstrating honesty, trustworthiness, and respect for one's own property and the property of others.

How does the Extra Super Kid Program work?
When the students find money, jewelry, clothing articles, school supplies, other things of value; or they help someone in a special way, the report is given to the principal. After the incident is fully explained and verified, a reward is given. But, the reward is not just given without a "realization point." This realization point comes when the student tells you that he is not just getting a reward because he did something nice, but he knows that someone has been made happier and safer by his act of citizenship. In addition, these students are expected to consistently maintain the primary objective of the Extra Special Super Kid Program.

The rewards range from a couple of pieces of candy and a pat on the back all the way up to a coupon that they may cash in at our local K-Mart Store for a treat. Although all of the students may not get the K-Mart treat, all of them do have their name and deeds announced over the school's P. A. System. They also become members of the school "Super Kid" Club and have their photo.- graph mounted on the wall of the school's foyer.

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