More About PBIS

Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) is a system for creating and sustaining a positive school climate by achieving important social and learning outcomes. Implementation of PBIS enables schools to: establish a positive behavioral culture in which all students can experience success, reduce behavioral disruptions in the school, and create a safe and effective learning environment to enhance student achievement.

The focus of PBIS is to invest in prevention using strategies that include:

• Clearly defining the behaviors expected of students in all school settings.

• Actively teaching students the expected behaviors and purposefully modeling expectations.

• Using a system to acknowledge students' appropriate behavior with tangible and natural reinforcers.

• Establishing consequences for disruptive behaviors that are consistent across school settings.

• Providing additional support for students with more intensive social and behavioral needs.

• Using a data collection system to help guide decision-making regarding issues of discipline.

Article from Center for PBIS & Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on the History of PBIS and some misconceptions.

Select the first document below for a printable version of a School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports brochure.

Select the second document for an overview of PBIS Purpose and Training

Select the third document for information about research regarding PBIS.