Positive Behavior Support System Lovell Elementary School

Positive Behavior Positive Behavior Support SystemSupport System

Positive Behavior Positive Behavior Support SystemSupport System

Lovell Elementary SchoolLovell Elementary School

Positive Behavior Support

• PBS is a board range of systematic and individualized strategies for achieving important social and learning outcomes. While preventing problem behavior.

PBS is not…• Not a specific practice or curriculum…

it’s a general approach to preventing problem behavior

• Not limited to any particular group of student’s…it’s for all students

• Not new..it’s based on a long history of behavioral practices and effective instructional design and strategies.

Moving Toward a Solution

• Accurately adopt and efficiently sustain the use of research-validated procedures

• Provide a seamless continuum of behavioral and academic support for all students

• Be part of a district wide system of behavior support

• Increased focus, teacher training, community training, and funding for early intervention

• CONSISTENCY!!!

Universal Strategies: School-Wide

• Statement of purpose• Clearly defined expected behaviors (no more

than 5 rules)• Procedures for teaching and practicing

expected behaviors• Procedures for discouraging problem

behaviors/Procedures for record-keeping and decision making

• Family/Community Awareness and involvement

School-Wide PreventionUniversal Systems

• Clear Expectations• Teach Expectations• Facilitate Success• Planned and implemented by all adults in

school• School-wide Data• Rules, routines, and physical

arrangements

Targeting PreventionsTargeted Interventions 10 %

• Effective Interventions• Increased prompts-cues• Pre-correction• Key teachers and specialist implement• Functional Assessments• Effective Interventions• Instruction in small groups/Individual

Intensive ServicesIntensive Prevention and

Intervention

• Effective Instruction• Crisis Management Plan• Special Education• Alternative Placements

Response to Intervention

3-5%Few

(High-RiskIndividual Interventions

7-10%Some

(At-Risk Students)Classroom and Small Group Strategies

85-90%ALL Students

School-Wide Systemsof Support

Functional AssessmentIndividual Behavior Management Plans

Parent Training and CollaborationMulti-agency collaboration (wrap-around)

Intensive social skills teachingFirst Step to Success

Adult mentors (checking in)Increased academic support

Social Skills teachingPositive, proactive disciplineTeaching social behavior expectationsActive supervision and monitoringPositive Reinforcement systemsFirm, fair and corrective disciplineData-based decision making

Lovell Elementary Positive Behavioral

Support System

• Statement of purpose- “The purpose of PBS is to establish consistent and individualized plans for achieving important social and learning outcomes, while preventing problem behavior at Lovell Elementary.”

PBS Work Schedule• Jan. 9th Introduction to PBS• Feb. 20th PBS• April 3rd PBS• May 1st PBS