The Janssen Way: Janssen Elementary PBIS


What is School-Wide PBIS?

Simply put, PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) is a process for creating safer, more effective schools by reinforcing positive behavior and preventing and addressing problem behavior. PBIS is implemented in three tiers. 
Tier 1 focuses on setting and teaching behavioral expectations in all areas of the school including the playground, hallway, bus and classroom. 
Tier 2 and Tier 3 allow educators to focus more closely on the needs of groups or individual students. Throughout the process, data is collected on student behavior. This data is then used by administrators and school PBIS implementation teams to identify and more effectively implement the practices that are right for their school.

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 What are the key components of PBIS?

 

There are four key elements used in successful PBIS implementation. They are:

  1. clearly defined academic and behavioral outcomes for students and staff
  2. practices based on teaching and modeling proper behavior
  3. data used to guide decision making
  4. systems that help the practices of PBIS to be accomplished faithfully and sustainability
As these components are introduced, students and staff share clearly defined expectations and goals. Lessons are created to teach and model to students the expected behaviors. Additional supports are available in Tier 2 and Tier 3 for students with greater behavioral needs. The data collected throughout the tiers of PBIS is used to identify the ‘what, when, where, and who’ for student behaviors. This data is then used to make modifications to systems, practices, and supports.

How does PBIS benefit my school?

Some of the benefits of PBIS include the:

  • proactive and consistent approach to school-wide discipline that leads to improved student achievement through:

    • -increased academic instructional time for students, staff, and -administrators
    • -improved social climate of school
    • -decreases in special education referral and placements
    • -reduced office referrals, suspensions, expulsions

  • opportunity for staff to be involved in the process of assessing needs and making informed decisions based on the data collected

  • ability to provide increased feedback and support to staff.

  • consistency of expectations for all students across all school areas.

Ultimately, the implementation of PBIS has proven to decrease challenging behaviors and increase positive behavior, thereby increasing overall instructional time. 
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