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School-wide Positive Behavior Support

All students receive instruction in positive behavior.
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  Increased instructional time

  Improved staff and student attendance

  Increased student proficiency

  Increased parent participation and                                 partnerships

  Improved community involvement and                          support

   Decrease in staff turnover
Text Box: School-Wide PBS is: For all students A general approach to preventing problem Behavior Based on a long history of behavioral practices and effective instruct - ional design and strategies. PBS is a combination of effective practices that: Teach and encourage respectful, responsible behaviors. Use data continuously to support decision making Create an individualized, total school climate that supports staff and student behavior and encourages family engagement Text Box: School-Wide Positive Behavior Support

What is Positive Behavior Support (PBS)?

PBS is systematic and individualized strategies for achieving important social and learning outcomes while preventing problem behavior with all students.
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80-90% of Students

1-7% of students—Tertiary Intervention

5-15% of students—

Secondary Interventions

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Primary/Universal Supports—

Systems for all students

Systems of School-Wide Positive

Behavior Support
Text Box: Features of primary/universal Supports(80-90% of Students) Identify and define School-Wide Rules Teach behavioral expectations associated with school-wide rules Develop a school-wide system for encouraging/ reinforcing “Rule Following”. Design environments for smooth transitions and routines. Secondary Interventions (5-15% of Students) Focuses on students who are at risk for engaging in more serious behavior problems/academic failures. Develop student assistance/problem-solving teams. Focus on problematic settings (bus, hall, playground) Focus on smaller groups with similar behavioral challenges. Tertiary Intervention Systems (1-7% of students) Functional based behavior support planning Comprehensive student-centered plan Targeted social/instruction skills Self-management