PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Our schools use it as a proactive approach to improve behavior and support every student’s behavioral needs. Within the framework, there are three tiers that include specific interventions at each level. The basic idea of PBIS is simple; Educators focus on positive behaviors and reinforce those behaviors with incentives and rewards.  A main focus of PBIS best practices is preventing negative behavior from occurring instead of punishing them once they have been exhibited. Over time, the hope is students will need less and less incentives to do the right thing. The more we focus on the positive and teach students explicitly what good behavior looks like, the more apt students will be to behave appropriately. 

So what does this actually look like in our schools?

Below you will find a list of examples of how PBIS tiers are implemented and used at the classroom level. Remember, the better a child’s foundation, the stronger a child will be both academically and behaviorally.