Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Group Management and behavior I run an after care program of 167 students. They are in groups of 25 to one staff member. We have been having a huge problem with control and quieting the students when we are all in the cafeteria for snack time. We do rewards and have a behavior system it just doesn't seem to be working. Any advice on how to maintain the noise level and get control over the students is appreciated. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Realistically, I would say that you need to hire more people! I think 25 to 1 is a very hard ratio. I think that is the reason why control is so difficult-there are more students than adults! However, to keep the peace, maybe you could come up with a team system in which they earn points for behaving? Then, whoever has the most points receives a special privilege.