PBIS or Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports, is an outline of techniques to increase positive behaviors which in turn will enhance academics. PBIS is focused on research based and data driven procedures that rewards students for positive behavior choices. PBIS systems have been researched and improved on since its establishment in the 1980’s.
In the 1980’s, researchers at the University of Oregon realized that there was an enormous need for a different behavioral program for children with behavioral disorders. They sought to establish a program that would focus on preventing the problem behaviors rather than reacting after the fact. Their system also sought to explicitly teach children social skills and expected behaviors.
The PBIS system that exists today has been improved upon and researched within the past few decades. It continues to concentrate of the progression toward the desired result rather than a curriculum. It is a multi-tiered system that allows for a wide range of situations and needs and includes ‘response to intervention’. …show more content…
The program offers supports that can be utilized in multiple settings or in single scenarios like assemblies. By constantly monitoring progress and adjusting the interventions, it has been proven to work.
Many schools have implemented this program and over 16,000 school teams have been trained. Schools that have effectively implemented this program have seen positive benefits such as 70-80% of their students not receiving a office discipline referral. (Simonsen, 2012). The research has supported the positive outcomes of this program as well. Current research shows “improvements in problem disciplinary behavior, school climate, organizational health, student bullying behavior and peer victimization, and academic achievement” (Simonsen,
In the 1980’s, researchers at the University of Oregon realized that there was an enormous need for a different behavioral program for children with behavioral disorders. They sought to establish a program that would focus on preventing the problem behaviors rather than reacting after the fact. Their system also sought to explicitly teach children social skills and expected behaviors.
The PBIS system that exists today has been improved upon and researched within the past few decades. It continues to concentrate of the progression toward the desired result rather than a curriculum. It is a multi-tiered system that allows for a wide range of situations and needs and includes ‘response to intervention’. …show more content…
The program offers supports that can be utilized in multiple settings or in single scenarios like assemblies. By constantly monitoring progress and adjusting the interventions, it has been proven to work.
Many schools have implemented this program and over 16,000 school teams have been trained. Schools that have effectively implemented this program have seen positive benefits such as 70-80% of their students not receiving a office discipline referral. (Simonsen, 2012). The research has supported the positive outcomes of this program as well. Current research shows “improvements in problem disciplinary behavior, school climate, organizational health, student bullying behavior and peer victimization, and academic achievement” (Simonsen,