PBIS - Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based, data-driven framework proven to reduce disciplinary incidents, increase a school’s sense of safety and support improved academic outcomes. More than 1,400 Georgia schools and 27,000 nationwide have been trained in PBIS. Implementation of PBIS is saving countless instructional hours otherwise lost to discipline. The premise of PBIS is that continual teaching, combined with acknowledgement or feedback of positive student behavior will reduce unnecessary discipline and promote a climate of greater productivity, safety and learning. PBIS schools apply a multi-tiered approach to prevention, using disciplinary data and principles of behavior analysis to develop school-wide, targeted and individualized interventions and supports to improve school climate for all students. (OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports).
PBIS Matrix
At Dade County High School
-Students can earn up to 4 points per class per week.
-1 point each is awarded for being respectful, on-task, always safe, and responsible.
-Students who are assigned OSS or ISS cannot earn any points in their classes that week.
-Students can spend the points in their teachers’ stores or in the school store.
-The semester field trip is 98 points.
For more information on PBIS from the Georgia Department of Education, click this link.