PBIS Overview Wohlwend Elementary

Purposes of Presentation To provide an overview of Positive

Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

To review Wohlwend’s Matrix and school-wide behavior expectations

To review our procedures for rewards and consequences

What Is Positive Behavior Support?PBS is a broad range of systemic and individualized strategies for achieving important social and

learning outcomes while preventing problem behavior.

OSEP Technical Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports www.pbis.org

In Other Words…

School-wide Positive Behavior Support is a district or school’s process for teaching expected social and behavioral skills so the focus can be on teaching and learning.

Principles That Guide SW-PBS Focus of discipline is on academic & behavior

success Is for all students, all staff and all settings Emphasizes prevention Uses research-validated practices Is coordinated by a SWPBS team Emphasizes an instructional approach Uses data to guide decisions

Wohlwend’s PBIS Components• Universal procedures• Proactive to prevent problem behavior• Data• Fluid• Implementation on social skills lessons• A lot of teaching• Consistency throughout the school

Goal: Reduce HarmSpecialized Individual Systems for Students with High-Risk

Goal: Reverse Harm Specialized Group Systems for Students At-Risk

Goal: Prevent Harm School/Classroom-Wide Systems for All Students, Staff, & Settings

Academic Behavioral Social

Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-Tier Model of Prevention (Lane, Kalberg, & Menzies, 2009)

Tertiary Prevention (Tier 3)

Secondary Prevention (Tier 2)

Primary Prevention (Tier 1)

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PBIS Framework

Positive Action;Social Skills Improvement System

Wohlwend’s Mission Statement To educate students by creating a

nurturing community that promotes lifelong learning and character.

Wohlwend’s Vision Statement We demonstrate high levels of student

achievement. We have a safe, productive, and positive

learning environment. We are a community that builds

partnerships among students, parents, colleagues, and the neighborhood community.

Positive School-wide ExpectationsBe respectfulBe responsibleBe safe

Clear Set of Behavior Expectations = School-wide Expectations MatrixA comprehensive list of expectationsAgreed upon expectations of all

students & all staffBased on data and behavioral

concernsBecomes basis for Wohlwend’s skills

curriculum Format for consistent language to use with students

See Matrix!!!

What Are Procedures & Routines? Procedures explain the accepted process

for carrying out a specific activity, such as: walking in the hallway, riding the bus, using the playground, attending an assembly, going to the restroom.

Procedures form routines that help students meet expectations stated in the rules

The Science of Behavior Students are not born with bad behaviors Students do not learn better ways of

behaving when given aversive consequences

To learn better ways of behaving, students must be directly taught the replacement behaviors

To retain new behaviors, students must be given specific, positive feedback and opportunities to practice in a variety of settings

Teaching Non-Classroom Procedures & Routines Review and/ or practice steps prior to

going to the setting In the setting

Review steps Have one student model while others

watch and give feedback Have all students practice

Components of an Effective Lesson Plan

1. Tell2. Show3. Practice4. Feedback5. Reteach

How to Effectively Encourage?Clear and specificSincere and appropriate for

student’s ageAvoid comparison/competition

between children

When to Effectively Encourage?Contingent on desired

behaviorApplied immediatelyFrequent encouragement

during acquisition when students are learning a skill

 What to Encourage

Expectations and rules from your school-wide expectations matrix.

Classroom Reinforcement System Verbal specific feedback Classroom reward system (individual to

each teacher) Wildcat Way tickets (to reinforce lessons

and school-wide matrix)

School-wide Reinforcement System Paws

25 paws for a classroom party Once the class earns 25 paws the class

will earn a golden paw for the bulletin board in the lobby

Once every class earns their golden paw the entire school will earn a school-wide celebration

School-wide Reinforcement System (continued)Behavior Honor Roll

0, 1 or 2 teacher referral and no office referrals equals honor roll

Students will receive their honor roll certificate at the end of each grading period

Wohlwend Reinforcement System Students that earn 2 out of 3 honor roll

certificates will be able to take part in the twice yearly celebrations In 2013-14 we celebrated with “Polar

Express Day” and our Suson Park Buddy Field Trips

Examples of Specific, Positive Verbal Feedback “Thank you for walking in the hallway,

that was being safe.” “Way to go, you had your homework

finished and you turned it in on time, that is being responsible.”

“You are using an inside voice in the cafeteria, that is respectful.”

“You are in the room with needed materials before the tardy bell rings, that is being responsible.”

Wohlwend Tier 2 Supports More intense services for students who

are not responding to the school-wide universals SRSS survey identifies students

(completed 3X a year) Interventions include: Paws Pals Mentor

Program, Check-in / Check-out, etc.

PBIS On-line Resources http://pbiscompendium.ssd.k12.mo.us

www.pbis.org

www.pbismissouri.org

www.pbisassessment.org