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Introduction to PBSIS for Asbury Park High School. PBSIS—Positive Behavior Support in Schools. Goal of the PBSIS Initiative. Overall Reduction of behavior and discipline problems school-wide Inclusion of all students Develop a positive school climate
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Introduction to PBSIS for Asbury Park High School PBSIS—Positive Behavior Support in Schools
Goal of the PBSIS Initiative Overall Reduction of behavior and discipline problems school-wide Inclusion of all students Develop a positive school climate Improve administrators and staff level practices for addressing behavior and conduct issues
The PBSIS team has worked in districts K-12, throughout the state
The Research on PBSIS says… The relationships we have with students and the environments that we create are more influential than any other competing factors in helping students to have successful outcomes.
Our Task, Is to Create Environments That Foster School Connectedness Encourage positive relationships between students and adults Encourage positive interactions between students Display caring Create forums for students to be heard Provide lots of social praise Have clear expectations and routines Provide help, support, and intervention quickly
PBSIS is All About… Consistency: all settings, all staff, all students Collaboration: input and feedback from everyone Decisions based on data: office referrals, suspensions, placement patterns, satisfaction, evaluation of practices
Self Assessment of Climate Priorities Survey staff, students, and parents Building walkthrough Review office conduct and suspensiondata Summarize the results Present results to the school community
Design a Recognition System How will we give feedback to the school community? Provide motivation Celebrate success Build positive school-wide relationships Form positive associations with school experience
What are the Likely Outcomes for Our School? • Schools that implement School Wide PBSIS with fidelity report: • 15-40% decrease in referrals and suspensions • Increases in positive school climate among staff and students • Greater academic and behavioral success for all students
What Will be Important to Our Success: That you’re honest in your feedback, but at the same time keep an open mind about what is possible You are willing to give PBSIS practices an honest try even when you are skeptical – try it first and then evaluate
The PBSIS Partnership PBSIS is a collaboration between the New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs and the Boggs Center at UMDNJ to support a PBSIS state team for training and technical assistance to targeted districts.
Some Resources • The PBSIS website: www.njpbs.org. • The national OSEP Center website: www.pbis.org • A couple of other state examples: • Florida: http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu/ • Missouri: http://pbismissouri.org/ • New Hampshire: http://www.nhcebis.seresc.net/