PBIS in Inver Grove Heights

Community Schools

PBIS in Inver Grove Heights Community Schools

Jessica Hallin- Secondary Coordinator
Lead teacher of PBIS and Student Discipline
Mike LeMier- Middle School History Teacher
PBIS Committee Member
District Coordinator Role

Work with staff to support implementation and sustaining PBIS in our district.

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Working with the staff and administration to
ensure there is consistency within the PBIS
systems. This will include:
Defining majors/minors
Coding building locations for data
Data- how to use the data to drive decision making
Assisting staff in learning behavior systems and aiding with
implementation at each building
Looking at Tiers 2 and 3 and how they can best be supported at
within each school
Curriculum
Supporting staff
Align district discipline policies with PBIS philosophy

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What is PBIS?
PBIS- Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
PBIS is a framework for enhancing adoption and
implementation of a continuum of evidence-based
interventions to achieve academically and behaviorally
important outcomes for all students.

What are School-wide Positive Behavioral

Interventions and Supports?
School-wide PBIS is (Horner and Sugai 2009):

A research-based systems approach for establishing the social

culture and behavioral supports needed for a school to be an
effective learning environment for all students.

Designing School-Wide Systems

for Student Success
Academic Systems

Behavioral Systems

Intensive, Individual Interventions

Individual Students
Assessment-based
High Intensity

1-5%

Targeted Group Interventions

Some students (at-risk)
High efficiency
Rapid response

Universal Interventions
All students
Preventive, proactive

1-5%

5-10%

Intensive, Individual Interventions

Individual Students
Assessment-based
Intense, durable procedures

5-10%

80-90%

Targeted Group Interventions

Some students (at-risk)
High efficiency
Rapid response

80-90%

Universal Interventions
All settings, all students
Preventive, proactive

Positive School-wide
Behavior Model

Classroom

Family

Non-classroom

Student
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Four key and interactive elements

PBIS Big Picture Goals

>80% of students can tell you what is expected of them

and give behavioral example because they have been

taught, actively supervised, practiced, & acknowledged.
Positive adult-to-student interactions exceed negative
(4:1).
There is a clear process for dealing with problem
behaviors.
System in place for acknowledging expected behaviors

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Where We Are
School-Wide implementation
Behavior Matrix
3-5 Behavioral Expectations
Office Discipline Referrals
Monthly Assemblies
Recognition Systems

Science of behavior has taught us that

students

Do learn better ways

of behaving by being
taught directly and
receiving positive
feedback.
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Resources
www.PBISworld.com
Behavior Reflection Form
Middle School Matrix

Questions?
Questions?
Scenarios?