{"id":208593,"date":"2026-03-27T17:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/208593\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:29:08","slug":"tampa-charter-schools-new-bizi-currency-credited-with-changing-culture-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/208593\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa charter school’s new ‘BIZI’ currency credited with changing culture on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TAMPA, Fla. – BIZI debuted this school year at IDEA Hope K-8<\/a>. It’s an incentive program that rewards a variety of good student behaviors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

“BIZI is like IDEA’s mini version of Amazon,” IDEA Hope K-8 Student Council President Legacy Mann said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On BIZI delivery day, IDEA Hope students are extremely busy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“It’s almost like a little bank, so the scholars, once they’re meeting expectations, following core values, academically, attending school, dress code, they get points in their account,” IDEA Hope K-8 Cultural Interventionist Magdalena Taylor said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Deliveries happen every two weeks. The rewards range from tasty treats, like candy and chips, to big-ticket items, like scooters and video games. There are also clothes, school supplies and even experiences, like lunch with a teacher or a pizza party for class.<\/p>\n

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“It kind of just gives them a sense of belonging and a sense of being responsible in the sense of you’re responsible for your own actions, so if you want to succeed, you see success, you have to earn it,” Taylor said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

School<\/a> staff say something as small as a bag of Takis or bottle of Gatorade has made a massive impact on campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“Referrals have decreased. We don’t have as many referrals coming in because scholars are meeting expectations. I think once they get the opportunity to take accountability, that really kicked in,” Taylor said. “They feel self-worth in themselves, and they’re happy, so I’m happy for them, and it brings me joy seeing it.”<\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

\u00a0School staff hope to add more experiences to the BIZI rewards, like class field trips.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Source: Information in this story comes from interviews done by FOX 13 Photojournalist Barry Wong.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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