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Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports

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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.

  • Implementation Blueprint
  • Professional Development Blueprint
  • Evaluation Blueprint

Tier 1 Support

  • Core Principles
  • Frequently Asked Questions

Tier 2 Support

  • What is Tier 2 Support?

Tier 3 Support

  • What is 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—Funded by the PEA
  • Year Two—ADE/ESS funded through a contract with the PEA
  • Year Three—ADE/ESS funded through a contract with the PEA

 

For more information, please contact Celeste Nameth.

  • Dear Colleague Letter dated August 2016 emphasizes the requirement that schools provide positive behavioral supports to students with disabilities who need them and clarifies that the repeated use of disciplinary actions may suggest that children with disabilities may not be receiving appropriate behavioral interventions and supports.
  • Why Use PBIS to Support Students with Disabilities?
  • IDEA 2004: Final Regulations and the Reauthorized Functional Behavioral Assessment

Agency Resources

  • Behavior Support
  • Restraint and Seclusion

External Resources

  • Free Climate Connection Toolkit
  • AZ PBIS Advisory Group (link to website under construction). Updates and information about the AZ PBIS Advisory Group can be found at the PBISAz Facebook page or PBISAz Twitter account.
  • PBIS Implementation Blueprint Part 1
  • PBIS - OSEP Technical Assistance Center
  • PBIS World

What Other States Are Doing

  • Colorado Department of Education
  • Florida Department of Education
  • Georgia Department of Education
  • Missouri Department of Education
  • Ohio Department of Education
  • Virginia Department of Education

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    (602) 542-5445

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