Creating a sense of empathy for children with disabilities is crucial for the understanding of their needs. In Richard Lavoie's F.A.T. City Workshop, he allows adults to experience what is it is like to have disabilities in the classroom. Adults can be exposed to this type of empathy training at the beginning of the school year to really attempt to understand the diverse needs of children.

There is a Three Level Tier Model that addresses the different levels of needs of interventions based on level of behaviors. The bottom tier is dedicated for all students and requires minimal intervention from the teacher. As the level of intensity of the behavior is higher, the level of intervention increases.

"In high schools, it is instead the context that has a major impact on high school implementation. There are three primary contextual influences in high schools that need to be taken into consideration when implementing PBIS in high schools: Size, Culture, & Developmental Level."

See below for an example of PBIS in a high school classroom.