PBS Positive Behavior Systems

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PBSPositive Behavior Systems

• Julia Lathrop Elementary School
• A Presentation for Parents

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What is PBS?

• PBS is a school-wide, proactive
• approach. By modeling and teaching social
  skills, this data-based program helps prevent
  problematic behavior. It promotes positive
  behaviors and interactions, and improves academic
  performance.

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Teaching Behaviors

• The most important part of PBS is teaching
  expected behaviors. We do this by utilizing a
  school-wide matrix of behaviors which encompasses
  the three main expectations of Lathrop Leopards
• Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe.
  Throughout the year, students are also taught
• specific behavioral expectations through the use
  of "Cool Tools".

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Cool Tools

• Cool Tools are lesson plans that help the staff
  teach the expected
• behaviors from our school-wide behavior matrix.
  Students are taught using examples taken from
  classroom and other settings and situations.
  Staff members
• model and role-play in order to teach new skills
  and reinforce expected behaviors.
• Throughout the year, collected data determines
  which additional Cool Tools to teach.

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Rewards

• To encourage positive behavior, students are
  "rewarded" for making good choices.
• Paw tickets encourage and maintain appropriate
  behavior, while teaching
• students to work toward accomplishing a goal.

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Partnering with Parents

• The ultimate objective of Lathrop PBS is to
  create a safe learning
• environment, to effectively utilizes
  instructional time, and to partner with families
  so that we reinforce lifelong values in our
  students.

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As much as we try to reinforce positive behavior,
there are times when studentsmake poor choices
and may face disciplinary consequences. The main
goal of anydisciplinary action is to help the
student learn from their mistake and make better
choices in the future. Consequences may include

• Possible Consequences
• Warning
• Re-teach behavior
• Loss of privilege
• Parent contact
• Behavior contract
• Office referral
• Lunch/recess in quiet room
• Saturday School detention
• In-school suspension
• Out of school suspension

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How can parents be involved with PBS at home?

• Help out with responsibility of homework
• Create posters with expectations for home
• Compare home rules with PBS rules at school
• Ask if your child received a Paw ticket today
• Recognize and reward positive behavior