1. Positive Behavior Support
Seminole Springs Elementary

2. PBS Team Vision Statement “Seminole Springs Elementary School
is committed to achieving the highest standards
through an expanded family circle.”
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to teach every child to his/her fullest potential
in a caring and supportive atmosphere.
Our goal is that no child be left behind.

3. We Must Teach Them.
Once you have developed classroom expectations, it is not enough to just post the words on the walls of the classroom….
We must teach them to the students!

4. Results of PBS

5. Why PBS?
“Approximately one-half of all classroom time is taken up with activities other than instruction, and discipline problems are responsible for a significant portion of this lost instructional time.”
(Cotton 1990)

6. Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Is…
A positive school-wide culture
A plan to reduce negative behaviors
A way to increase and reinforce positive behaviors
A plan to teach students and staff positive behaviors
A way to monitor and track student behavior

7. Tiered Model of School Supports & the Problem-Solving Process
ACADEMIC and BEHAVIOR SYSTEMS
Tier 3: Intensive, Individualized Interventions & Supports The most intense instruction and intervention based on individual student need provided in addition to and aligned with Tier 1 & 2 academic and behavior instruction and supports.
Tier 2: Targeted, Supplemental Interventions & Supports More targeted instruction/intervention and supplemental support in addition to and aligned with the core academic and behavior curriculum.
Tier 1: Core, Universal Instruction & Supports General academic and behavior instruction and support provided to all students in all settings.
FL RtI State Transformation Team, Dec. 2009

8. PBS and RtI:Behavior Core Principles of PBS RtI:B Critical Components
Multi-tiered levels of support
Team process
Builds effective environments
Evidence-based interventions
Effective problem-solving
Data-based decision-making
Progress monitoring
Fidelity of implementation
Multi-tiered levels of support
Evidence-based instruction and
interventions
Effective problem-solving
Data-based decision making
Progress monitoring
Fidelity of implementation

9. Implementation Cafeteria Given only by lunchroom assistant
Reward once a month for top class from each grade level and top class overall

10. Implementation Hallways Classroom Procedures Are: Own reward system
Quiet
Hands to your side
Single file line
Keep to the right
Own reward system
Class rewards are determined by teacher

11. Discipline Procedures
What if after positive rewards students are still misbehaving?
Reteach and model appropriate behavior
Reward positive behavior
Follow the classroom behavior system.
If necessary, begin to fill out the Observed Student Behavior Report

12. What is next for our school?
Continue Positive Behavior Reward System
Continue School wide culture

13. We are all in this together!
PBS has changed our school culture
There will be improvements and changes
We need every single adult on our campus to make this work
We are the BEST at Seminole Springs Elementary!!!