Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS)

What PBIS does:

-Targets the entire student body

-Is a proactive, preventative approach

-Teaches effective classroom practices

-Develops 3-5 positively stated school-wide expectations

-Teaches the behaviors necessary to follow the rules

-Helps to develop a school-wide reinforcement plan

-Establishes well-designed rules, routines, and physical arrangement,

-Provides clear expectations in all locations including non-instructional (playground, bus, halls, cafeteria)

What is Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS)?

PBIS is a team-based process to help teams achieve social and learning outcomes. It is a proactive approach to teach, monitor, and support appropriate school behavior across settings for all students. PBIS focused on rewarding positive behaviors rather than punishing inappropriate ones.

Additional Information & Resources

Click here to see a video about the success one school has had in implementing PBIS.

Pennsylvania Positive Behavior Support (PAPBA Website)

PBIS website

Center on PBIS | Resource: PBIS: A Brief Introduction and FAQPDF: An introductory document of PBIS and the PBIS Center. PBIS is clarified and common misconceptions have been addressed.

www.positiveaction.net/blog/positive-behavioral-interventions-and-support-strategies

The Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV has facilitators ready to help support you! It would be our pleasure to provide your school's administrator with an Administrative Overview of the framework and how to get started with implementation.

Click here to be directed to our Positive Behavior Support page or reach out to richael.fertig@miu4.org for questions or scheduling.

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