What is School-wide PBIS?
Framework for enhancing
adoption & implementation of
Continuum of evidence-based
interventions to achieve
Academically & behaviorally
important outcomes for
All students

(Close to Home c Reprinted with permission of Universal Press Syndicate. All rights reserved.)
PBIS is about….
Improving
classroom &
school climate
Integrating
Decreasing
academic &
reactive
behavior
management
initiatives
Improving
Maximizing
support for
academic
students w/
achievement
EBD
Who Benefits from PBIS? Everyone!
Intensive individual interventions
5%
Targeted small group, short
term individual interventions
15%
Universal practices ~
in place for 100% of the
school population
80%
Continuum of Support
Intensive
Targeted
FEW
SOME
Universal
ALL
Why PBIS?
“Most schools noted that decreased referrals for problem behaviors
led to increased access to valuable instruction time.” VTPBiS Annual
Report
VTPBiS Exemplar Schools by Total ODRs
4,000
3,713
3,500
3,000
2,710
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
ODRs SY 12
ODRs SY 13
How does PBIS fit with Vermont Multi-tiered
Systems of Support (VT MTSS)?
VT MTSS is a coherent continuum of evidence based, system-wide
practices that support:
 proactive preventative core instruction for all;
 a rapid response to academic and behavioral challenges;
 frequent data-based monitoring; and
 instructional decision-making
so that each Vermont student achieves high standards.
PBIS
Supporting
Staff Behavior
SYSTEMS
DATA
MTSS
PRACTICES
Supporting
Student Behavior
• Smallest effort
• Evidence-based
• Biggest, durable
effect
Supporting
Decision
Making
PBIS at the Universal Level is about..
 Statement of Purpose
 Defining behavior expectations
 Teaching expected behavior
 Acknowledging expected behavior
 Discouraging problem behaviors
 Creating procedures for record-keeping and
decision making.
Insert statement of purpose here
PBIS at the Universal Level is about..
 Statement of Purpose
 Defining behavior expectations
 Teaching expected behavior
 Acknowledging expected behavior
 Discouraging problem behaviors
 Creating procedures for record-keeping and
decision making.
Insert School’s Expectations
here:
PBIS at the Universal Level is about..
 Statement of Purpose
 Defining behavior expectations
 Teaching expected behavior
 Acknowledging expected behavior
 Discouraging problem behaviors
 Creating procedures for record-keeping and
decision making.
Insert your school’s matrix here
Insert lesson plans format
PBIS at the Universal Level is about..
 Statement of Purpose
 Defining behavior expectations
 Teaching expected behavior
 Acknowledging expected behavior
 Discouraging problem behaviors
 Creating procedures for record-keeping and
decision making.
Insert acknowledgement system
here
PBIS at the Universal Level is about..
 Statement of Purpose
 Defining behavior expectations
 Teaching expected behavior
 Acknowledging expected behavior
 Discouraging problem behaviors
 Creating procedures for record-keeping and
decision making.
Insert your school’s procedures and
practices for discouraging problem
behavior
PBIS at the Universal Level is about..
 Statement of Purpose
 Defining behavior expectations
 Teaching expected behavior
 Acknowledging expected behavior
 Discouraging problem behaviors
 Creating procedures for record-keeping and
decision making.
Insert your school’s ODR form and
other data systems details here
Questions and Discussion