Positive Behavior Intervention

Goals
Create a positive, instructional approach to discipline that is positively reinforced Reduce the number of problematic behaviors Increase academic instruction time Increase student motivation, achievement

What is Positive Behavior Intervention

Periodic direct instruction in specific student behaviors that demonstrate respect, responsibility, and safety in various locations in the school. Strategies used to prevent problem behaviors from occurring. These strategies help ensure that a positive, safe, school environment in which all students can feel safe and learn.

What are some Positive Behavioral Interventions?

Teachers / adults can teach the behaviors that are expected of the student. Model those behaviors Reward/recognize those behaviors when they occur. Enforce relevant consequences for the student.

What does this approach focus on?

This approach focuses on the interactive, and self checking processes of organizational correction and improvement around four key elements. (http://www.osepideasthatwork.org) An example of how this approach can be used in school can be seen in this short video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z135dVZEArM

Four Elements
Outcomes: academic and behavior targets that are endorsed
and emphasized by students, families, and educators.

Practices: interventions and strategies that are evidence

based.

Data: information that is used to identify status, need for

change, and effects of interventions.

Systems: supports that are needed to enable the accurate and

durable implementation of the practices of PBS.

How to Implement
Step 1 Establish commitment and get started
Strong and active administrative support is essential to successful implementation of school-wide PBIS. Ideally, there should be a district level commitment of support to implementing PBIS.

Step 2 Form the schools PBIS team

Immediately after the initial staff training is a good time to call for volunteers for the schools PBIS team as interest level is usually peaked at this time.

Step 3 Establish data collection system

Office discipline referrals (ODRs) are a primary source of data used to guide the process of implementing school-wide PBIS. Referral data are summarized, and key data reports are kept up to date and shared with staff on a regular basis. ("Michigan department of," 2006)

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Step 4 Establish and teach positive behavior expectations
The process for establishing a universal set of positive behavior expectations begins with identifying three to five core behavioral values for the school. Generally, schools identify concepts such as respect, responsibility, safety, productivity, and effort as their core values.

Step 5 Design systems for positive acknowledgment and reinforcement

As a universal strategy, systems should be established within the school to ensure that all students receive positive acknowledgment for demonstrating the high priority behaviors established in the expectations matrix (see page 13). ("Michigan department of," 2006)

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Step 6 Designing predictable consequence systems for behavior infractions
Getting on the same page with other adults when it comes to enforcing rules, addressing behavior infractions, and administering appropriate consequences begins by establishing categories of major and minor infractions.

Step 7 Data-based decision making

School-wide behavioral data should be readily available to the PBIS team. The data should be updated and reviewed at least once per month by the team.

Resources
Conroy, M., Sutherland, K., Snyder, A., & Marsh, S. (2008). Classwide interventionseffective instruction makes a difference. Teaching Exceptional Children, 40(6), 2430 http://www.osepideasthatwork.org http:// www.pbis.org Michigan department of education. (2006, September). Retrieved from www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/SchoolwidePBS_264634_7.pdf