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School-wide Positive Behavior Support

The School-wide Positive Behavior Intervention Support (SwPBS) is a new initiative for the School District of Palm Beach County.  SwPBS is comprised of a broad range of systemic and individualized strategies for achieving important social and learning outcomes while preventing problem behavior with all students. (OSEP Center on PBS)

SwPBS is not a scripted package, but a structured process of effective practices, interventions, and systems change strategies. This process has a long history of empirical support and development. SwPBS is proven to be empirically effective and efficient. In addition, it has relevant applications to educating all students in schools, not just at-risk students or students with disabilities. SwPBIS is guided by six important principles:

• Develop a continuum of scientifically-based behavior and academic interventions and supports
• Use data to make decisions and solve problems
• Arrange the environment to prevent the development and occurrence of problem behavior
• Teach and encourage pro-social skills and behaviors
• Implement evidence-based behavioral practices with fidelity and accountability
• Screen universally and monitor student performance & progress continuously

THE KEY: Behavior is functionally related to the teaching environment.

Why School-wide Positive Behavior Support?

The science of human behavior has taught us that students are not “born with bad behavior,” and that they do not learn better ways of behaving when presented aversive consequences for their problem behaviors (Alberto & Troutman, 2001; Sulzer-Azaroff & Mayer, 1994; Walker et al., 1996).  In addition, successfully addressing problem behavior requires an increased emphasis on proactive approaches in which expected and more socially acceptable behaviors are directly taught, regularly practiced in the natural environment and followed by frequent positive reinforcement.

For more information about being an SwPBIS school, go to the following TrainU site:
http://trainu.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/course/view.php?id=367

Contact Information

June Eassa

Specialist, RTI

PX: 76980

Ph: 366-6980

june.eassa@palmbeachschools.org