Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

What is PBIS?

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a proactive systems approach to put strategies in place for all children. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports is an evidence-based three-tiered framework for improving and integrating all of the data, systems, and practices affecting student outcomes every day. 
 

Classrooms

In classrooms. . .

• Teach, practice, and reteach expectations
• Reinforce expected behavior
• Pre-correct and remind students of expectations
• Interventions for unexpected behaviors
   

How

We do this with. . .

• The Matrix of Positive Behavior Expectations
• Lessons to teach Matrix Expectations
• Procedures of common school areas
   

Why

• Prevention, not punishment
• Give teachers more time to teach
• Increased regular, specific, positive feedback