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