What is SW-PBIS?

School-wide PBS (Positive Behavior Interventions and  Supports) is a process for creating safer and more effective schools.  SW-PBS is a systems approach to enhance the capacity of schools to educate all children by developing research-based, school wide, and classroom discipline systems.  The process focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all students.  Rather than a prescribed program, SW-PBIS provides systems for schools to design, implement, and evaluate effective school-wide, classroom, non-classroom, and student specific discipline plans.  SW-PBS includes procedures and processes intended for:

· ALL students, ALL staff and in ALL settings

· Non-classroom settings within the school environment

· Individual classrooms and teachers, and

· Individual student supports for the estimated 3-7% of students who present the most challenging behaviors.

SW-PBIS is not a program or a curriculum (there is no kit). It is a team-based process for systemic problem solving, planning, and evaluation.  It is an approach to create an environment where school-based teams of educators are trained:

· Systems change

· Effective behavior management principles and practices; and

· Applications of research-validated instruction and management practices.