1. Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports Implementation
Renee Bradley
Office of Special Education Programs
George Sugai
Center on Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
September 27, 2013

2. Implementation Blueprint
OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports
Implementation Blueprint

3. SWPBS is about… Improving classroom and school climate
Integrating academic and behavior initiatives
Decreasing
reactive management
SWPBS is about…
Improving support for students w/EBD
Maximizing academic achievement

4. PBIS (aka SWPBS) is
Framework for enhancing adoption and implementation of
Continuum of evidence-based interventions to achieve
Academically and behaviorally important outcomes for
All students

5. PBIS OUTCOMES SYSTEMS DATA PRACTICES
Supporting Important Culturally Equitable Academic and Social Behavior Competence
Vincent, Randall, Cartledge, Tobin, & Swain–Bradway 2011; Sugai, O’Keeffe, & Fallon, 2012ab
SYSTEMS
PRACTICES
DATA
OUTCOMES
Supporting Culturally Knowledgeable Staff Behavior
Supporting Culturally Valid Decision Making
CULTURE is one our major considerations, and CULTURAL INFLUENCE is reflected in high attention toward
CULTURAL EQUITY of expectations
CULTURAL VALIDITY of data
CULTURAL RELEVANCE of practices
CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE of implementers
Supporting Culturally Relevant Evidence-Based Interventions

6. CONTINUUM OF SCHOOLWIDE INSTRUCTIONAL and POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT
Tertiary Prevention:
Specialized
Individualized
Systems for Students with High-Risk Behavior
CONTINUUM OF SCHOOLWIDE INSTRUCTIONAL and POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT
~80% of Students
~15%
~5%
ALL
SOME
FEW
Secondary Prevention:
Specialized Group
Systems for Students with At-Risk Behavior
Primary Prevention:
School/Classroom-
Wide Systems for
All Students,
Staff, and Settings 23

7. Continuum of Support for ALL23
Continuum of Support for ALL
Intensive
Targeted
Universal
Few
Some
All
NOTICE GREEN GOES IS FOR “ALL”
Dec 7, 2007

8. Label behavior … not people
Continuum of Support for ALL:
“Molcom”
Intensive
Targeted
Universal
Anger man.
Prob. Sol.
Technology
Ind. Play
Adult rel. Attend.
Self-assess
Homework
Coop play
Peer interac.
NOTICE GREEN GOES IS FOR “ALL”
Baker, 2005 JPBI
Label behavior … not people
Dec 7, 2007

9. GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS: “Getting Started”
Team
Agreements
Data-Based Action Plan
SAY: In general, the implementation of a school-wide PBS approach at the school level is built around five main implementation steps.
Implementation
Evaluation

10. Image - Local School/District Implementation Demonstrations
Leadership Team

11. RCT & Group Design PBIS Studies
May 23, 2013
Bradshaw, C.P., Koth, C. W., Thornton, L. A., & Leaf, P. J. (2009). Altering school climate through school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Findings from a group-randomized effectiveness trial. Prevention Science, 10(2),
Bradshaw, C. P., Koth, C. W., Bevans, K. B., Ialongo, N., & Leaf, P. J. (2008). The impact of school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) on the organizational health of elementary schools. School Psychology Quarterly, 23(4),
Bradshaw, C. P., Mitchell, M. M., & Leaf, P. J. (2010). Examining the effects of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on student outcomes: Results from a randomized controlled effectiveness trial in elementary schools. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 12, 
Bradshaw, C. P., Reinke, W. M., Brown, L. D., Bevans, K. B., & Leaf, P. J. (2008). Implementation of school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in elementary schools: Observations from a randomized trial. Education & Treatment of Children, 31, 1-26.
Bradshaw, C. P., Waasdorp, T. E. & Leaf, P. J. (2012). Effects of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on child behavior problems. Pediatrics, 130(5),
Horner, R., Sugai, G., Smolkowski, K., Eber, L., Nakasato, J., Todd, A., & Esperanza, J., (2009). A randomized, wait-list controlled effectiveness trial assessing school-wide positive behavior support in elementary schools. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 11,
Horner, R. H., Sugai, G., & Anderson, C. M. (2010). Examining the evidence base for school-wide positive behavior support. Focus on Exceptionality, 42(8), 1-14.
Waasdorp, T. E., Bradshaw, C. P., & Leaf, P. J. (2012). The impact of School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) on bullying and peer rejection: A randomized controlled effectiveness trial. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 116(2),

12. Reduced major disciplinary infractions
PBIS
Reduced major disciplinary infractions
Improvement in aggressive behavior, concentration, prosocial behavior, and emotional regulation
Improvements in academic achievement
Enhanced perception of organizational health and safety
Reductions in teacher reported bullying behavior and peer rejection
Improved school climate

13. Behavior purpose statement
Schoolwide PBS (Tier 1)
Leadership team
Behavior purpose statement
Set of positive expectations and behaviors
Procedures for teaching SW and classroom-wide expected behavior
Continuum of procedures for encouraging expected behavior
Continuum of procedures for discouraging rule violations
Procedures for ongoing data-based monitoring and evaluation

14. ESTABLISHING CONTINUUM of SWPBS
~80% of Students
~15%
~5%
TERTIARY PREVENTION
Function-based support
Wraparound
Person-centered planning
SECONDARY PREVENTION
Check in/out
Targeted social skills instruction
Peer-based supports
Social skills club
PRIMARY PREVENTION
Teach SW expectations
Proactive SW discipline
Positive reinforcement
Effective instruction
Parent engagement

15. What you can expect: MoA
PBIS framework implementation blueprint
School and district/city PBIS coordination team
Readiness assessment for action planning
Expert behavior capacity development
Demonstration, training, and coaching network
Data and evaluation systems

16. Cultural/Context Considerations
Basic “Logic”
Cultural/Context Considerations
SYSTEMS
DATA
Start w/ effective, efficient, and relevant, doable
PRACTICES
Maximum
Student
Outcomes
Implementation
Fidelity
Improve “Fit”
I LOVE This animation! Very cool!!!
Training +
Coaching
Evaluation
Prepare and support implementation

17. Continuum of Technical Assistance
Intensive
Targeted
Universal
Intensity,
frequency,
precision,
expertise, etc.,
of coaching,
data collection,
performance feedback,
embedded professional
development, administrative
supervision, evaluation, etc., will
match intensity of required support
NOTICE GREEN GOES IS FOR “ALL”
September 26, 2013

18. PBIS: Equity in Education Making Education Work for All
Save the Date
October 10-11, 2013
2013 National PBIS Leadership Forum
Donald Stephens Convention Center (next door to the Hyatt)
Rosemont, Illinois
PBIS: Equity in Education Making Education Work for All
This 2-day forum for school, state, district, and regional Leadership Teams has been designed to help increase the effectiveness of Schoolwide PBIS Implementation. Sessions have been developed for all levels of implementation and have been organized into 10 specialized strands, including
PBIS Foundations
Enhanced Implementation
Classroom
Bullying Prevention
Tier 2/Tier 3
Coaching
Integrated Systems
High Schools
School Mental Health
Culturally Responsive Systems
Impact on Students with Disabilities and other special topics For more information, visit Sponsored by the OSEP TA Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports with support from the Illinois PBIS Network.
NEW
location
Come to Chicago, IL for our annual PBIS LEADERSHIP FORUM in October 2013