Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports

 

Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports is a proactive approach to establishing the behavioral supports and social culture and needed for all students in a school to achieve social, emotional and academic success.

 

 

What is PBIS?

PBIS is:PBIS is not:
…a 3-5 year training commitment to address proactive systems changes in the “way schools do business.”…a canned program in a box for purchase.
…a way of taking all the great initiatives already implemented in the school and tying them together into a framework that works toward a common language, common practice, and consistent application of positive and negative reinforcement.…throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
…teaching, modeling, practicing, and rewarding appropriate behavior and having clear consequences for targeted behaviors.…being sickeningly sweet to children and giving them stickers.
…achieving full staff “buy-in” on consistent implementation of office discipline referrals. If it is not okay to cuss in classroom “A”, then it will not be okay to cuss in classroom “B”.…ignoring inappropriate behavior.
…rooted in evidence based practices which adults use to respond to the interventions needed to address behavioral and academic competence for each and every student.…something a bunch of people made up for the new pendulum to swing in the educational field.
…this training is based on the needs of each educational unit; which is why the teams are requested to commit to a 3-5 year training schedule based on the unique needs of their school community. Teams also consist of a representative sample of the school.…a one shot training or “Spray and Pray” seminar.

PBIS - OSEP Technical Assistance Center developed Blueprints to guide public education agency teams in the assessment, development, and execution of PBIS.

Tier 1 Support

Tier 2 Support

Tier 3 Support

The Multi-Tiered Behavior Supports is a three-year training series that will assist district, charter, or school teams with the development of a school-wide approach for positive behavior management practices. This training is based on School-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (SW-PBIS) evidence-based elements. Cost:

  • Year One - $100 per team member for 2019-2020 cohort. Price may change slightly in future years based on costs.
  • Year Two - ADE/ESS funded through Procurement contract with LEA
  • Year Three - ADE/ESS funded through Procurement contract with LEA

For more information, please review the detailed MTBS Implementation Continuum or contact Celeste Nameth.

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    MTBS Specialist
    Celeste Nameth
    (602) 542-5445

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