Basic Components of Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS)

Presented to Grayslake Central StaffOctober 6, 2011

What is PBIS?PBIS is a proactive systems approach to establishing the behavioral supports and social culture needed for all students in a school to achieve social, emotional, and academic success.¹

In basic terms: PBIS helps establish school wide behavioral expectations, reinforces students for meeting those expectations, and creates specific support for those students who are not.

¹www.pbisillinois.org/what.html

Question for the audience…

Simply put:

We get as good of a school social climate as we demand…

Tier 1

• Universal/Primary Level 80% GOAL: To

reduce new cases of problem behavior and/or academic failureTier 1 allows us to work SMARTER not harder with our

students! Universal expectations allow us to quickly identify students who may not know the rules versus those students who may need more attention.

Tier 1 ExamplesTeacher classroom

behavior/management

All students in the school are exposed to Tier 1 interventions

Tier 1 ExamplesGuidance Counselor

All students in the school are exposed to Tier 1 interventions

Tier 1 ExamplesLink Crew

All students in the school are exposed to Tier 1 interventions

Tier 2

• Secondary Level 15% GOAL: To

reduce current cases of problem behavior and/or academic failure

Tier 2 weeds out the students who are “one and done” discipline issues and allows for the PPS staff and faculty to offer support to those groups of students who may have deeper concerns/issues in school

Tier 2 ExamplesSupport GroupsChange in school

schedule (class order)

Work StudyESLRAMSReading

SpecialistPeer Mediation

Tier 2 ExamplesBehavior ContractSelf-EvaluationMentoringCheck in/Check outAttendance

ContractProject PassSRO Home VisitSAPSocial Work

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Tier 3

• Tertiary Level

5% GOAL: To

reduce complications, intensity, severity of students with chronic problem behavior and/or academic failure

Tier 3 allows PPS and faculty to focus specifically on individual students (not groups as in Tier 2) who need additional support to be successful

Tier 3 Behavior Intervention PlanSkills for LifeStrategic Study SkillsModified schedule (Late

start/early release)504 plan

PBIS in the SchoolHigh Schools vs. Elementary Schools

High Schools are different◦Size◦Expectations◦Departmentalized staff◦Teams can be layered◦Implementation comes more slowly

However, we need the same components

Elementary or High School

The fact remains that students are still students, and they need positive adults in their lives…

Trends in Discipline Practices

Least Effective◦Punishment when used too often or

without change◦Exclusion

Trends in Discipline Practices

Most Effective◦Proactive school wide discipline

systems◦Social skills instruction

Trends in Discipline Practices

Most Effective◦Early screening and identification of

behavioral patterns (data driven)◦Change of school wide

culture/climate

How it works…

The basis of what PBIS will look like in your building is partially dependent upon…

Central Matrix

Respectful

Central Matrix

Accountable

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Central Matrix

Mature

Central Matrix

Safe

How Do We Use It?

1) State behavioral expectations2) Specify student behaviors

(define behavioral expectations)3) Model appropriate student

behaviors4) Students practice appropriate

behaviors5) Acknowledge and reinforce

appropriate behaviors

RAMS Mural

The RAMS Way!

◦Mural will be located front entry way

◦Teachers distribute RAM Bucks◦Teacher thanks student ex. “Thank

you for being respectful”

◦Student drops RAM buck in nearest wooden box located throughout school

The RAMS Way!

Monthly Drawings4 students per month (one for

each attribute)The student with the most Ram

Bucks in each category will be recognized◦

The RAMS Way!

Monthly Drawings2 Teachers per month will be

recognizedTeacher names will be pulled

from the Ram Bucks turned in by students

The more you give out, the better chance you have of winning.

The RAMS Way!

Weekly Drawings5 students will be recognize

weekly (Student name drawn from RAM

bucks)2 teachers will be recognized

weekly (Teacher name drawn from RAM

bucks)

RAM Bucks

How will the students know?

All staff will have a link to Rams Way video

How will the students know?Then there will be another video

giving examples of the RAMS way:

Ok…quick quiz time…

Let’s ReviewIn PBIS we DEFINE appropriate behaviors

In PBIS we MODEL appropriate behaviors

In PBIS we TEACH appropriate behaviors

In PBIS we REINFORCE appropriate behaviors

No Worries…

In PBIS we STILL have consequences for problematic behaviors

Where are we now?Continue ODR usage- WE COUNT

ON THIS DATA!Continue focus on decreasing

tardiesContinue focus on hallway

supervision

Where are we now?Implementing the RAM BucksImplementing consistent reward

systemIncreasing student awareness

Where are we now?Preparing for FULL launch next

fall

If you are interested in becoming a part of the Universal PBIS Team, please see Shari Engberg or Amy

Johnson

Questions?