Components of Positive Behavior Intervention & Support

  • PBIS is a systems approach that serves all students effectively
  • PBIS has 4 systems:
    • School-wide
    • Specific setting
    • Classroom
    • Individual student
  • Prevention focused
  • Instructionally focused behaviors are taught
  • Team problem solving and leadership
  • Site-specific outcomes. Not a canned program
  • Usage of data-based information to guide interventions

Benefits of Positive Behavior Support

  • Improved school climate
  • Improved student behavior
  • decrease in office referrals
  • increase in desired behaviors
  • Specialized interventions for targeted students
  • Use of data for assistance in decision making
  • Systematic and thoughtful
  • Gives administrators more time to be instructional leaders
  • Compliments a school’s character education program
  • Feeling of success by students and staff

Participating Schools

  • Holley Elementary
  • Oak Heights Elementary
  • Hawthorne Elementary
  • Foster Elementary
  • Sweet Home Junior High