PBIS
*District Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Committee Mission Statement:
The elementary PBIS mission is to provide consistent, evidence based practices to empower our students to exhibit excellence across environments by developing respect, taking ownership, and celebrating our diversity.
And also:
PBIS- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a systems approach to preventing and responding to school and classroom discipline problems. PBIS develops school-wide systems that support staff to teach and promote positive behavior in all students. By reducing behavioral problems, PBIS creates and maintains safe learning environments where teachers can teach and students can learn.
PBIS Addresses:
District PBIS Committee Mission Statement:The elementary PBIS mission is to provide consistent, evidence based practices to empower our students to exhibit excellence across environments by developing respect, taking ownership, and celebrating our diversity.
High rates of problem behavior that interfere with learning
Ineffective and inefficient disciplinary practices
Lack of supports for staff to address problem behavior
Lack of general and specialized behavior interventions
Negative school climates
Reliance on crisis/reactive management
Core Elements of PBIS
School-wide discipline practices and procedures
Active leadership and ongoing participation of Principal
Cultivation of staff commitment for consistent implementation
Team-based planning and problem-solving
Use of building-based discipline and academic data to make decisions
An instructional approach to behavior and classroom management
Classroom management and behaviorally-based interventions
Functional assessment-based behavior support planning
Comprehensive plans for individual students with intensive needs
Active participation of families, students and teacher
Integration with mental health and other community supports