Positive behavior Plan

School Wide Positive Behavior Support

What is SWPBS?

Positive Behavior Support is a 3 tier model of school-wide behavior supportteaching students positive expectations and helping them learn to manage their own behavior. PBS offers a:

• Consistent and fair behavior plan
• Research based system
• Detailed expectaions, procedures and consequences
• Consistent feedback
• Positive teacher attention: Four positives to one correction (4:1)

Tier One (all)

• Teach school wide behavior expectations and procedures
• Positive reinforcement for all students
• Consistent consequences for problem behaviors
• Effective procedures and supervision in non-classroom areas
• Effective instruction and classroom management

Tier two (some)

• Target interventions
• Simple behavior plans
• Alternatives to suspension
• Increased academic support
• School-based mentors
• Classroom management support
• Newcomers club

Tier Three (few)

•  Target social skills instruction e.g., anger management
• Functional behavior assessment and individual behavior plans
• Parent collaboration and education
• Collaboration with student's physician or mental health professional
• Intensive academic support

Why implement PBS?

• Positive Behavior Support will reduce disruptive students behavior resuting in increased levels of academic engagement, allowing students to:
• increase control
• increase time on task, yielding increased confidence and independence
• increase attendance rates
• decrease suspension rates
• increase appropriate social behaviors.
  

How is PBS implemented?
Positive Behavior Support will be implemented through direct instructionof desired behaviors. Staff will:

• Directly teach desired behaviors
• Give students opportunities to practice desired behaviors
• Use classroom discussion
• Brainstorm actions that show RESPECT
• Encourage students to role-playing appropriate/inappropriate behaviors
• Display bulletin boards showing respect, responsibility, and/or safety 

Site updated on February 04, 2013