What is PBIS?

Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support

NO student wants to misbehave.
PBIS is a PROCESS! There are no QUICK fixes. This process takes time.
We are looking to make long-term, durable lifestyle changes for the student.
A caring community and the need to belong are essential. It is extremely important for behavior change.
It is an effective method for increasing school safety, enhancing student social-behavioral skills and creating and more productive and positive school climate.
PBIS is a systemic approach to discipline that consists of school-wide expectations, consistency, consequences, and reward. It is a system of organization and uniformity.
PBIS views the misbehavior of a child as a skill deficit. Behavior is taught to establish a single, positive school climate and relay to both student and staff that the appropriate behavior is priority in the school.
With PBIS, teachers no longer operate in isolation. Interventions and strategies are created and implemented collaboratively by a school team that is trained to pull together ideas to meet specific needs of students.
School Administration is actively involved and is knowledgeable of the PBIS process and assures that the faculty and staff are following procedures defined in the process.
The discipline referral process and procedures are more consistent throughout the school.
Expectations are rules posted in specific settings, and students are taught those expectations regularly.
A reward system (or incentive program) will be utilized to encourage and model appropriate behavior.
PBIS information can be found at www.pbis.org.