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Positive Behavior Support (PBS)

Positive Behavior Support (PBS). Dr. Lesley Messier – Director of Student Services & Exceptional Student Education. Why PBS?. Should be vs. reality Preventative measure Find what you are looking for! Each day out of class places a child 2 days behind.

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Positive Behavior Support (PBS)

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  1. Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Dr. Lesley Messier – Director of Student Services & Exceptional Student Education

  2. Why PBS? • Should be vs. reality • Preventative measure • Find what you are looking for! • Each day out of class places a child 2 days behind • One person can change the outcome for a child • The price is right! FREE trainers are provided from USF grant • We are all guilty of forgetting to praise the hard workers, the good people around us!

  3. Components of PBS • Administrative support is essential • Teachers work as a team • Family component

  4. PBS - Basics • PBS is a research based, positive focus, school-wide program • Creates a positive learning environment that increases student achievement • Reduces discipline & problem behaviors

  5. PBS is not…. • Not implemented in isolation • Not variable across the school • Not only for students with discipline problems

  6. School-wide PBS • Administration is key • Programs vary from school to school • Research based and part of the Response to Intervention federal requirement

  7. RTI & PBS • Like RTI, PBS strives to have 80% healthy learning environment • Both PBS & RTI get at the foundation of learning: good instruction. • Teachers target specific training based on the data, i.e.. bullying, theft, etc.. • Support provided by behavioral specialists Japanese proverb: “Nothing is taught until something is Learned”

  8. Positive Findings in Monroe County • Schools have shown a significant decrease in referrals and disruption to the classroom setting • Research shows that there is a relationship to disruption and achievement

  9. Case Study: Monroe County • Data collection phase • Reducing low grade referrals • Sugarloaf saw a 38% reduction in discipline referrals • Importance of a positive focus in trying times

  10. WIIFM (what’s in it for me?) • Schools decide incentives based on the students preferences • Extrinsic  intrinsic • School-wide examples: karaoke, race a teacher, yard sale, principal luncheon were huge hits!

  11. Family Support for PBS • Parent groups have funded and supported the program • Parent component essential • Several grants in process

  12. PBS is more than a program… • Helps schools develop a positive culture • Appreciate differences • Teaches teamwork • Creates a positive learning atmosphere!

  13. Monroe County Schools Involved Currently administering PBS: • Poinciana • HOB • Glynn Archer • Sugarloaf • Training May: KLS, MHS,  Switlik

  14. Future • 55 of the 67 Florida School Districts will be implementing PBS by the 2009-2010 school year. • Florida leads the nation with PBS districts at almost 80% • Questions? • For more on Florida PBS go to: http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu

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