What are Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)?
In the past, school-wide discipline has focused mainly on reacting to specific student misbehavior by implementing punishment-based strategies including reprimands, loss of privileges, office referrals, suspensions, and expulsions. Research has shown that the implementation of punishment, especially when it is used inconsistently and in the absence of other positive strategies, is ineffective. Introducing, modeling, and reinforcing positive social behavior is an important of a student’s educational experience. Teaching behavioral expectations and rewarding students for following them is a much more positive approach than waiting for misbehavior to occur before responding. The purpose of school-wide PBS is to establish a climate in which appropriate behavior is the norm.
At RES, students are rewarded for demonstrating respectful and responsible behaviors. Currently, we use the Classdojo application to record each student's daily earned points. In return, students can cash in these points at the school store for different passes or small toys. In addition, if a student follows school expectations, then they are rewarded with PBIS party at the end of the nine weeks at specials! Lastly, you are able to conveniently check your child's progress and point value by downloading the application. I tend to use this as a frequent form of communication throughout the school year.
In the past, school-wide discipline has focused mainly on reacting to specific student misbehavior by implementing punishment-based strategies including reprimands, loss of privileges, office referrals, suspensions, and expulsions. Research has shown that the implementation of punishment, especially when it is used inconsistently and in the absence of other positive strategies, is ineffective. Introducing, modeling, and reinforcing positive social behavior is an important of a student’s educational experience. Teaching behavioral expectations and rewarding students for following them is a much more positive approach than waiting for misbehavior to occur before responding. The purpose of school-wide PBS is to establish a climate in which appropriate behavior is the norm.
At RES, students are rewarded for demonstrating respectful and responsible behaviors. Currently, we use the Classdojo application to record each student's daily earned points. In return, students can cash in these points at the school store for different passes or small toys. In addition, if a student follows school expectations, then they are rewarded with PBIS party at the end of the nine weeks at specials! Lastly, you are able to conveniently check your child's progress and point value by downloading the application. I tend to use this as a frequent form of communication throughout the school year.