Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports
PBIS Teams

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

Administrative & Staff Commitment:

PBIS is a pro-active school-wide discipline system.  In order to be successful, there must be commitment and agreement from the administrator and at least 80% of the staff for active support and participation.  The PBIS school adopts a 'universal approach' which incorporates front loading behavioral expectations, reinforcing pro-social behavior, and re-teaching appropriate behaviors when necessary in order to prevent initial or continued occurrences of problem behavior.

School-Wide Climate Committee:

The School-Wide Climate Committee  is our 'universal team' and meets once each month during the academic year to address the needs of about 80% of our students.   This team coordinates on-going implementation of PBIS, analyzes data, and develops new interventions.  The School-Wide Climate Committee is composed of 1 teacher per grade level, the principal, parents and representatives of all the building's stakeholders.

Interventions include:

  • yearly kick-off in the fall where behavioral expectations are clearly modeled and taught
  • booster activities throughout the school year as indicated by data collection
  • classroom wide programs as indicated by data collection - ie. bullying, tolerance
  • consistent use of reinforcement systems - ie. 'gotchas' for classroom teachers, staff/monitors; attendance, playground and cafeteria bulletin boards; news and notes publications; recognition at monthly assemblies
  • consistent use of office discipline referrals which generate our data for problem solving

Multidisciplinary Team:

The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meets each Thursday during the school year at the end of the school day.  This is our 'targeted intervention' team which provides intensive or targeted interventions to support students (about 15% of the population) who are not responding to the universal approach.  The team reviews and develops function-based support plans for individual or small groups of students identified as at-risk.  The MDT is composed of the child's classroom teacher, principal, AIS teachers, school psychologist, child advocate, Preventative School Agency Partnership (PSAP) worker, language pathologist, school nurse, and special education teachers.

Interventions may include:

  • academic restructuring
  • functional behavioral assessment & behavior contracts
  • Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech
  • inhouse evaluations
  • psych services
  • Committee on Special Education
  • referral to outside agencies
  • Preventative School Agency Partnership referral & services
  • children’s support groups
  • nursing services
  • computer assisted learning
  • AIS services

Wrap Around Team:

Specialized school staff provide leadership in developing individualized wraparound teams for students with the most serious behavioral and/or academic needs (about 5% of a school population) and partner with local mental health staff and other community representatives.

Interventions may include:

  • Functional Behavioral Assessment & behavioral intervention plan
  • Intensive Case Management
  • possible academic restructuring
  • Committee on Special Education
  • Preventative School Agency Partnership
  • mental health referral
  • Department of Social Services
  • Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy
  • Child Protective Services