WAUWATOSA SCHOOL BOARD

25 OCTOBER 2010

Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports

What is PBIS?

PBIS is a broad range of proactive, systemic, and individualized

strategies for achieving important social and academic outcomes in safe and effective environments while preventing problem behavior with all students (Sugai, 2007).

Implementation is a 3-5 year process to ensure all systems and practices are in place.

Origins of PBIS: 1994

Fern Ridge Middle School, Eugene, OR

• 880 students – Over 5,100 office discipline referrals in one academic year

• Rob Horner, George Sugai and Anne Todd, Professors at University of Oregon, focus their research on effective practices in schools

• The Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) process begins!

Tertiary Prevention:Specialized

IndividualizedSystems for Students with High-

Risk Behavior

Primary Prevention:School-/Classroom-Wide Systems for

All Students,Staff, & Settings

~80% of Students

~15%

~5%

Secondary Prevention:Specialized Group

Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior

School-Wide Positive Behavior

Support: A Response to

Intervention Model

2010-11: Beginning Tier One Implementation

Define 3-5 school-wide expectations

Teach and Pre-correctCool Tools and in-the-moment reminders

Model and Practice Adults model and students practice

Acknowledge and ReinforceDaily recognition to intermittent and unexpected

Celebrations

Re-teach Restate the expectation using a different strategy

Data ReviewBehavior data is reviewed monthly for decision-making

East: Raider Respect

Staff Engagement

Freshman Orientation

Data-Driven Decision Making

ProblemProblem SolvingUsingData

Solution&

MonitorOutcome

Example: Reviewing Tardies

West: The Trojan Way

“The number one priority of PBIS is building a positive

school culture.”

-Rob Horner

Enhancing the School Culture

Teaching and reinforcing expected behaviors

Reviewing structure and practices to maximize success

Building positive rapportwith students

Longfellow Respect: Building a Common Language

Respect yourselfRespect others

Respect the environment

6th Grade Lunch: A Positive Experience

• Expectations directly taught and positively modeled

• Students practiced lunch procedures

• Re-teaching expectations throughout the year

• Reinforced desired behavior with a no-cost reward

• Results show appropriate behavior!

The Eisenhower Way

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

Eagles: Building Upon Past Successes

Working Smarter, Not Harder

Second Step is a…

Classroom Curriculum for ALL students

Tier 1Primary

Universal

All Students Receive

Tier 1 Universal Instructi

on

100 % 80% of Students Master Skills

Without Further

Intervention

~ 80 %

Jefferson: Teaching Expectations in All Environments

Madison Creed

Reinforcing the Madison Creed

A visual reminder… And some

musical ones, too!

“The Playground Song”

Celebrating Success

Pillars of Character AssembliesAwards a classroom with the

traveling “Horseshoe Award”

Rodeo Assemblies Twice each year

“The Washington Way”

Wilson/TSHST: The Bee Hive

Kick-Off Assembly

Learning the Bee Hive Pledge

“I will ‘bee’ responsible for my

own behavior, ‘bee’ safe at all times, and ‘bee’

respectful of myself and others.

Acknowledgment System: Bee Bucks and The Traveling Trophy

A Prosocial Approach

If a child doesn’t know how to read, we teach.If a child doesn’t know how to swim, we teach.If a child doesn’t know how to multiply, we teach.If a child doesn’t know how to drive, we teach.If a child doesn’t know how to behave, we…

...teach? …punish?

Why can’t we finish the last sentence as automatically as we do the others? 

-Tom Herner

THANK YOU!

Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports