Positive
Behavior Intervention Supports is a process for
creating a safer and more effective school.
PBIS is a systems approach to enhancing the capacity of
schools to educate all children by developing
research based, school wide, and classroom discipline
systems. The full implementation of this program is a
three to five year process. Hagood is currently in year
three. The process focuses on improving a school’s
ability to teach and support positive behavior for all
students. Rather than a prescribed program, PBIS
provides systems for schools to design, implement,
and evaluate effective school-wide, classroom,
non-classroom, and student specific discipline plans.
PBIS includes school-wide procedures and processes
intended for:
• All students, all staff, and in all settings
• Non-classroom settings within the school
environment;
• Individual classrooms and teachers, and individual
student supports for the estimated 3-7 percent
of students who present the most challenging behaviors.
PBIS is not a
program or a curriculum; it is a team-based process
for systemic problem solving, planning, and evaluation.
It is an approach to creating an environment within
which school-based teams of educators are
provided training in: systems change, effective
management principles and practices and applications of
research-validated instruction and management practices
For more information, please visit the PBIS web site:
http://www.pbis.org
