Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports

What is PBIS at Bailey Ave. Elementary?

What is PBIS?
Family Involvement in PBIS
PBIS Teams
Behavioral Expectations
Recess Program

Philosophy:

PBIS is a team based systemic approach in teaching the behavioral expectations throughout the school. It is based on a proactive model which teaches the behaviors, reinforces and recognizes children who are able to model these behaviors and has systems in place to support children who have a difficult time or may present with more challenging behaviors.

The team approach is what truly makes this system work and we really need every family’s support to help us be successful.

Instead of using a patchwork of individual behavioral management plans we have moved to a school-wide discipline system that addresses the entire school, the classroom, areas outside the classroom (such as hallways, restrooms, cafeteria, offices, playground etc.)

Every person who works in the school is aware of the behavioral expectations and works to ensure students are consistently getting the same message regardless of the setting they are in, or the adult they come in contact with.

Implementation Plan:

The district began working to implement PBIS in 2002. We are very proud of our progress but keep working to improve our success. In order to accomplish this task, several components are in place.

They are as follows:

1. Behavioral Expectations are Defined.A small number of clearly defined behavioral expectations are simply stated in positive terms. Hopefully you are all aware that Bailey Avenue’s are:
   • Be Safe
   • Be Respectful
   • Be Responsible
   • Be Cooperative (better known as the 4-bees)
2. Behavioral Expectations are Taught: For those of you who have been around a bit your child may have come home talking about Buddy Bear, Buzz the Bee or Even Mrs. LaMarche wearing a bee hat while teaching about how to arrive at school, how to leave school, how to behave in the cafeteria etc. The behaviors are taught to al of the children in the school through direct teaching with the help of some humorous helpers!
3. Appropriate Behaviors are Acknowledged: Once appropriate behaviors have been defined and taught, they are acknowledged in various ways on a regular basis. You may see students’ pictures up, or sticker come home, their names may be announced and we ask parents to let us know when the see their children using the four bees at home!!
4. When Students’ Have a Difficult Time With One of the 4-Bees, They are Corrected Proactively: When children break on of the 4-Bees, they are immediately corrected, discuss how their actions broke one of the 4 Bee rules, and are retaught the correct and appropriate behaviors to replace the inappropriate behaviors with. The re are clear consequences which children are aware of when rules are not followed.
5. Data Collection: Office Discipline data is collected on school wide behavior and a team (Climate Committee) reviews the data regularly to determine when and where the problems are occurring. The committee when brainstorms ways to proactively address the problems, ret each and reinforce positive behaviors. All staff and parents are represented on the team.
6. Individual Support is Provided for Students not Responding to the School-Wide System: Bailey Avenue has a Building Team, which works on plans for individual students who may have a difficult time and need more support in the school setting. This team meets on a weekly basis. Parents are active partners in developing plans to help these students succeed.
7. Active Support by All Stakeholders: The entire school community is needed to be actively involved in order to make the system successful. PBIS is a school-wide system for establishing a positive culture in the school.
   

Benefits of PBIS (research based):

1. Increase attendance.
2. Student self-reports of a more positive and calm environment.
3. Teacher reports of a more positive and calm environment.
4. Reduction in the proportion of students who engage in behavioral disruptions.
5. Reduction in the number of behavioral disruptions.
6. For more information about PBIS please contact Tracey Giroux at 563-2410 or go to www.pbis.org