​​What is Positive Behavioral Intervention Support (PBIS)?

• PBIS is a research-based, school-wide systems approach to improve school climate and create safer and more effective schools.
• PBIS IS a process. PBIS IS NOT a program or a curriculum.
• The process focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach expectations and support positive behavior for all students.
• PBIS provides systems for schools to design, implement, and evaluate effective schoolwide,classroom, non-classroom, and student-specific discipline plans.
• PBIS is a team-based process for data review, data-based problem solving and
• intervention, ongoing planning, and monitoring of interventions.
•  PBIS implementation includes school-wide procedures and processes intended for: ALL
• students, ALL staff and in ALL settings. This includes individual classrooms and
• teachers AND non-classroom settings and related staff.