Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) is a multi-tiered continuum of supports for improving behavioral outcomes at the universal, targeted, and intensive levels. PBIS provides schools with the framework and organizational plan to promote and maximize academic achievement and behavioral competence for all students.
The main logic behind PBIS is that behavior support in schools begins by investing in building a positive social culture. PBIS schools systematically and intentionally define and teach behavioral expectations, monitor and acknowledge appropriate behavior, provide corrective consequences for behavioral erros, and use data to make decisions about their systems and practices.
Keystone AEA, in partnership with the Iowa Department of Education, provides training and coaching to assist schools to develop, implement, and sustain PBIS in their building.