PBSPBSPPositiveositive B Behaviorehavior S Supportupport

What is PBS?What is PBS? PBS focuses on creating systems with school staff to promote PBS focuses on creating systems with school staff to promote

students to take responsibility for their behavioral choices.students to take responsibility for their behavioral choices. PBS is a custom designed process and is not a canned PBS is a custom designed process and is not a canned

prescriptive program with a one size fits all for schools. prescriptive program with a one size fits all for schools. Each school tailors the systems to fit their needs and Each school tailors the systems to fit their needs and

expectations. expectations.

What are the PBS systems?What are the PBS systems?

School Wide Systems School Wide Systems (for all (for all students)students)

Specific Setting Systems Specific Setting Systems (hallways, lunch area, (hallways, lunch area, bathrooms, playground, etc.)bathrooms, playground, etc.)

Classroom Systems Classroom Systems (keep (keep classroom and building classroom and building systems consistent)systems consistent)

Individual Systems Individual Systems (supporting (supporting high risk students with high risk students with individual plans)individual plans)

What Must Staff Do To Make PBS What Must Staff Do To Make PBS Successful in Their School?Successful in Their School?

The staff needs to act together to set The staff needs to act together to set common expectations, not just for common expectations, not just for

learning, but for the behaviors that support learning, but for the behaviors that support learning.learning.

Staff must come to commonStaff must come to common agreements to promote agreements to promote consistencyconsistency in managing student behavior, teaching in managing student behavior, teaching

students the desired behaviors, and tracking students the desired behaviors, and tracking discipline issues in the student management discipline issues in the student management

decision-making process.decision-making process.

What Do PBS Schools Use to What Do PBS Schools Use to Promote Expected Student Promote Expected Student

Behavior?Behavior?

PBS schools use school-wide and PBS schools use school-wide and classroom positive reinforcement to classroom positive reinforcement to promote expected student behavior promote expected student behavior and teach behavioral expectations, and teach behavioral expectations,

like academic skills. like academic skills.

What Do Schools Use to What Do Schools Use to Guide Their Systems?Guide Their Systems?

Schools use data-based information to Schools use data-based information to guide intervention and management of guide intervention and management of

systems.systems.

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