PBIS Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports 1 What

PBIS Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports 1

What is PBIS? • PBIS is a proactive and interactive approach to establish a social culture in a school that supports social, emotional, and academic success. It uses data-based decision making to align curriculum and behavioral supports for students and staff. It is aimed at supporting safe and effective school environments while preventing behavior problems with students 2

• “What you expect is what you get. ” • Expectations set the stage for learning and behavior control. • Expectations need to be taught. • Apply standard instructional practices for teaching classroom expectations • Extend school-wide expectations to classrooms 4

• Step One • Carefully select the classroom expectations. • Step Two • Systematically teach these expectations 5

Sample Classroom Expectations • Do your best • Be responsible • Cooperate • Be respectful 6

Teaching Procedures • Use Five Steps for Teaching Expectations • Explain • Specify student behaviors • Practice • Monitor • Review • (Colvin & Lazar, 1997) 7

Maintenance Plan • Once initial teaching has been conducted use these three steps for maintenance • Provide • Reminders • Supervision • Feedback • Note: These procedures are described and illustrated in the teaching plan for secondary students. 8

• Routines are specific procedures used for the day to day running of the classroom • The goal is for students to follow the routines independently • Routines need to be taught. • Apply standard instructional practices for teaching classroom routines 9

• Understand the benefits • Identify needed routines • Specify student behaviors for each routine • Teach routine • Maintain the routines 10

Maintaining Classroom Routines • Use maintenance procedures following initial teaching • Maintenance procedures consist of providing • a. Reminders • b. Supervision • c. Feedback • Return to initial teaching if frequent reminders occur. 11

What are the Benefits? • Implementing PBIS with routine sees an increase in attendance, a more positive and calm environment, reduced behavioral disruptions, increased academic time & student achievement. 12

Classroom Systems Individual Students School-Wide Matrix School-wide Expectations 13

Instructional Management Behavior Management Content Management School-wide Matrix 14

Questions? 15