Case Study: Valley High School achieves a 1,200% increase in positive interactions and a 25% drop in tardiness with Hero K12

How one school transformed school culture in a big way with positive behavior reinforcement and Hero

Valley High School faced a toxic school culture and the stigma of a state “priority school” designation after years of low achievement and disengaged students. To flip the culture, the Louisville school adopted Hero K12’s web-based positive behavior program (Hero), launching a teacher pilot and clear behavior goals to reward and reinforce better student choices.

Using Hero K12, any staff member could immediately award points for four tracked behaviors (On Time, Tuned In, Viking Pride, The Viking Way), creating consistent, schoolwide reinforcement. The results were dramatic: positive staff–student interactions rose 1,200%, tardiness fell 25%, inappropriate cell phone use dropped 32%, student engagement and courtesy improved, and the school ultimately shed its priority label.