This product was developed by Florida’s Positive Behavior Support Project through University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute funded by the State of Florida, Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, through federal assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B. ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF SCHOOLS USING POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT

2 What is PBS? A collaborative, assessment-based process to developing effective interventions for problem behavior Emphasizes the use of proactive, educative, and reinforcement-based strategies to achieve meaningful and durable behavior and lifestyle outcomes Aim is to build functional, effective environments in which appropriate behavior is more effective than problem behavior

3 Frequently asked questions How is PBS a process? How is PBS collaborative? How is PBS proactive? How is PBS educative? How is PBS functional? (Refer to handouts)

4 School-wide Support Procedures and processes intended for all students, staff, and settings A building-wide team collaborates with school staff in development, implementation, and evaluation activities

5 PBS Team Members Approx. 6-8 participants form the PBS team Representative of all faculty on campus At least one administrator serves on the team Introduce Team Members

6 What will PBS look like in our school? DATA is used to help track progress and identify areas to target for intervention Discipline referral PROCESS & PROCEDURES are CONSISTENT throughout the school Uses school-wide EXPECTATIONS & RULES in specific settings to TEACH students appropriate behavior REWARD SYSTEM to encourage and model appropriate behavior and EFFECTIVE CONSEQUENCES to discourage inappropriate behavior.

7 “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 (NASDE President ) Counterpoint 1998, p.2

8 Traditional Discipline Strategies Reactive in nature (occurs after the problem behavior) Assume students know how to behave and know what is expected of them No acknowledgement of appropriate behaviors Oriented toward short-term changes (attempts to address only the immediate problem)

9 Results of School-wide PBS School-wide systems effect approximately 80% of the student population 80%

10 What about the remaining 20%? School-wide PBS is the first step. What follows? Targeted Group PBS – addressing students who are at-risk for school failure, or display a chronic pattern of inappropriate behavior that do not respond to school-wide interventions (approx 10-15%) Classroom PBS –reflect school-wide expectations for student behavior coupled with pre-planned strategies applied within classrooms Individual Student PBS –reflect school-wide expectations for student behavior coupled with team-based strategies applied with individual students based upon child-centered behavior (approx. 1-5%)

11 How will the DATA make a difference? Easy to read and interpret (graphs) Helps us to quickly identify problem areas in need of change Helps us to identify what is working well (Why waste our time?) Lets us know if our interventions are working

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17 Is there a need for PBS in our school? Is there an active school-wide behavior management program in place? If so, is it working? Is there a high rate of positive feedback to our students? Are consequences based on school rules and are they delivered consistently? Does our school have a high rate of office discipline referrals? Is there room for improvement? Do staff anticipate problems and intervene early? Is behavior taking away from your teaching time?

18 Questions for individual teachers/staff: Am I open to change in order to reach academic and behavior goals? Am I committed to learning new strategies and participating in implementing them across campus?

19 Staff Survey Do you believe our school would benefit from PBS? Do you agree to be an active participant in school-wide implementation?

20 Contact Information & Resources – Heather Peshak-George, Ph.D. Project Coordinator – Florida PBS Project Phone: Website: – OSEP Center on PBIS Website: