Title: Vermont Positive Behavior Support Services
1VermontPositive Behavior Support Services
- A Framework for Improving Learning and Behavior
2What is PBS?
- Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is a proven,
systems-focused approach that - decreases problem behaviors among students,
- increases on-task engagement, and
- raises levels of satisfaction with school climate
for students, teachers, and parents. - PBS enhances the capacity of schools, districts,
and states to adopt and sustain effective
behavior and academic support practices. May
Institute, Partner to the National Technical
Assistance Center on PBIS
http//www.pbis.org/video-SW20PBS.html
3Positive Behavior Support Primary Outcomes
- Improvement in the school behavioral climate
- Decrease in
- office referrals
- suspensions, detentions
- disruptive classroom behavior
- Increase in
- academic performance
- on-task behavior
- parent, student and staff satisfaction
- staff retention
4Positive Behavior Supports Continuum
Intensive individual interventions
Targeted small group, short term individual
interventions
Universal Application
5Public Health Disease PreventionKutash et al.,
2006 Larson, 1994
- Tertiary (FEW)
- Reduce complications, intensity, severity of
current cases - Secondary (SOME)
- Reduce current cases of problem behavior
- Primary (ALL)
- Reduce new cases of problem behavior
6How Wide-spread is PBS?
- PBS has been in existence for nearly 20 years
- Currently over 42 states are engaged in a
State-Wide effort for implementing PBS - Over 7000 schools have implemented PBS with
fidelity - The U.S. Department of Education sponsors
national PBS centers in Oregon and Connecticut,
the May Institute is a National Center Partner - Statewide Behavior Initiatives, National
Association of State Directors of Special
Education, Inc., inForum, February 2007
7How does it work?
- As part of a multi-year commitment, School
Leadership Teams focus their efforts on improving
3 primary areas - - School-wide procedures for discipline and student
support - Targeted interventions designed to prevent
further escalation of problems - Individualized behavior support planning
8Supporting Social Competence Academic
Achievement
4 PBS Elements
OUTCOMES
Supporting Decision Making
SYSTEMS
DATA
Supporting Staff Behavior
PRACTICES
Supporting Student Behavior
9What should I expect to see/hear in a PBS school
(Universal level)?
- SW-PBS (universal)
- gt80 of students can tell you the school-wide
expectations and can say that they have been
rewarded for following them. - gt80 of staff can tell you the school-wide
expectations and can say they have acknowledged
students for following them. - School staff have taught the school-wide
expectations to all students. - Positive adult-to-student interactions exceed
negative - School staff agree on which behaviors involve a
referral to the office. - The school has a leadership team that is
representative of school staff and includes an
administrator - Function based behavior support is foundation for
addressing problem behavior. - Data- team-based action planning
implementation are operating. - Administrators are active participants.
- Full continuum of behavior support is available
to all students
10Teaching Behavioral Expectations An
Instructional Approach
- DEFINE expectations for behavior
- TEACH the expected behavior
- REVIEW expectations regularly
- MONITOR performance of expected behaviors
- RECOGNIZE individuals when expected behaviors are
demonstrated - CORRECT individuals when expected behaviors are
not demonstrated
11PBS - Whats in it for me?
- School will have common purpose and approaches to
discipline - expectations, rewards, and
procedures for disruptive behaviors - Access to team and data-based decision-making
- Increase in awareness of school-wide expectations
of students and staff - Increase in time of quality instruction
- Improved teacher satisfaction
12PBS - Whats expected of me?
- Support the 3-5 school-wide behavioral
expectations - Participate in school roll-out activities
- Apply and teach school-wide expectations in
classrooms - Reward students for following expectations
according to reward system (developed by PBS
school leadership team) - Use consistent approaches for addressing
disruptive behaviors - Review data to direct approaches around behavior
change
13Questions and Answers
14Where to Learn More About PBS
- www.pbis.org
- www.pbismaryland.org
- www.apbs.org
- www.promoteprevent.org