Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) involves a proactive, comprehensive, and systemic continuum of support designed to provide opportunities to all students, including students with disabilities and second language learners, to achieve social, behavioral, and learning success. This is accomplished by examining the factors that impact behavior as well as the relationships between environment and behavior.
PBIS is not a program or a curriculum but rather a systems approach to enhance the capacity of schools and districts to adopt and sustain the use of evidence-based practices for all students. A major advance in school-wide discipline is the emphasis on school-wide systems of support that include proactive strategies for defining, teaching, and supporting appropriate student behaviors to create positive school environments. Instead of using a patchwork of individual behavioral management plans, a continuum of positive behavior support for all students within a school is implemented in areas including the classroom and nonclassroom settings (such as hallways, restrooms). PBIS also works to improve the overall school climate, decrease reactive management, maximize academic achievement for all students, integrate academic and behavioral initiatives, and address the specific needs of students with severe emotional and behavioral concerns (Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2008).
Connecticut schools and districts are experiencing positive outcomes in response to their initiation and implementation of School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. This is evidenced by data collected, analyzed, and submitted via three online data collection and management systems: School-wide Information System (SWIS), PBIS Surveys and PBIS Eval, as well as through the personal testimony of the Principals implementing SWPBIS in their schools.
As one local Principal reports:
“I am a big advocate of the PBIS system. Through involving staff in the defining, structuring, and implementation of each component of the process, we have had a measurable impact on our referral rate, which dropped 35% in the first year and has remained there in year two. We plan to keep PBIS in place and continue to refine and extend our efforts. Every school should go through the process.”
Michael Litke, Principal, O’Brien Elementary School, East Hartford Public Schools
Documents and Data Reports
Schools that have completed the three-year Training Series through SERC/UConn since 2005:
Ashford |
Ashford School |
Bethany |
Bethany Community School |
Bethel |
Bethel High School |
Bloomfield |
Carmen Arace Intermediate School |
Bloomfield |
Carmen Arace Middle School |
Bloomfield |
Big Picture High School |
Bloomfield |
Laurel School |
Bloomfield |
J.P. Vincent School |
Bloomfield |
Metacomet School |
Bristol |
Edgewood School |
Bristol |
Clara T. O’Connell School |
Bristol |
South Side School |
Bristol |
Bristol Eastern High School |
Colchester |
Jack Jackter Intermediate School |
Colchester |
Colchester Elementary School |
Colchester |
William J. Johnston Middle School |
Colchester |
Bacon Academy |
CREC |
Great Path Academy |
CREC |
Public Safety Academy |
CREC |
Metropolitan Learning Center |
Cromwell |
Cromwell High School |
Cromwell |
Woodside Intermediate School |
Cromwell, Children’s Home |
Children’s Home of Cromwell/The Learning Center |
East Hartford |
Joseph O. Goodwin School |
East Hartford |
Governor Wm. Pitkin School |
East Hartford |
Silver Lane School |
East Hartford |
Thomas S. O’Connell School |
East Hartford |
Sunset Ridge School |
East Hartford |
East Hartford High School |
East Hartford |
Synergy (Stevens Alternative) High School |
East Lyme |
East Lyme Middle School |
Groton |
Claude Chester Elementary School |
Groton |
Fitch Middle School |
Groton |
Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School |
Hebron |
Hebron Elementary School |
Hebron |
Gilead Hill School |
Killingly |
Killingly Central School |
Killingly |
Killingly Memorial School |
Killingly |
Killingly Intermediate School |
Manchester |
Bennett Middle School |
Manchester |
Bowers School |
Manchester |
Waddell Elementary School |
Manchester |
Buckley School |
Manchester |
Illing Middle School |
Manchester |
Keeney Street School |
Manchester |
Nathan Hale School |
Manchester |
Washington School |
Manchester |
Robertson School |
Manchester |
Verplanck School |
Montville |
Leonard J. Tyl Middle School |
Montville |
Montville High School |
Montville |
Mohegan Elementary School |
Montville |
Dr. Charles E. Murphy School |
Montville |
Oakdale School |
New Haven |
Betsy Ross Arts Magnet Middle School |
New Haven |
Ross/Woodward School |
New Haven |
Katherine Brennan/Clarence Rogers School |
New Haven |
Troup Magnet Academy of Sciences School |
New Milford |
Schaghticoke Middle School |
Newtown |
Newtown High School |
Newtown |
Reed Intermediate School |
Norwich |
Teachers’ Memorial Middle School |
Norwich |
Kelly Middle School |
Plainville |
Middle School of Plainville |
Plainville |
Louis Toffolon School |
Plainville |
Plainville High School |
Plainville |
Frank T. Wheeler School |
Plainville |
Linden Street School |
Region 01 |
Housatonic Valley Regional High School |
Region 01 |
North Canaan Elementary School |
Region 01 |
Lee H. Kellogg School |
Region 01 |
Sharon Center School |
Region 19 |
EO Smith High School |
Tolland |
Tolland Intermediate School |
Vernon |
Maple Street School |
Vernon |
Vernon Center Middle School |
Vernon |
Northeast Elementary School |
Vernon |
Lake Street School |
Waterbury |
Tinker School |
Waterbury |
Crosby High School |
Waterbury |
Barnard School |
Waterbury |
Bucks Hill School |
Waterbury |
Bunker Hill School |
Waterbury |
Brooklyn Elementary School |
Waterbury |
Carrington School |
Waterbury |
H.S. Chase School |
Waterbury |
Wendell L. Cross School |
Waterbury |
Driggs School |
Waterbury |
Sprague School |
Waterbury |
Washington School |
Waterbury |
West Side Middle School |
Waterbury |
Waterbury Arts Magnet School |
Waterbury |
Margaret M. Generali Elementary School |
Waterbury |
Gilmartin School |
Waterbury |
Hopeville School |
Waterbury |
F.J. Kingsbury School |
Waterbury |
Maloney Magnet School |
Waterbury |
Regan School |
Waterbury |
Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School |
Waterbury |
Walsh School |
Waterbury |
Woodrow Wilson School |
Waterbury |
North End Middle School |
Waterbury |
Wallace Middle School |
Waterbury |
John F. Kennedy High School |
Waterbury |
Enlightenment School |
Waterbury |
Wilby High School |
Waterbury |
State Street School |
Willington |
Hall Memorial School |
Windham |
Windham Middle School |
Windham |
Windham High School |
Windham |
Natchaug School |
Windham |
North Windham School |
Schools that have completed the initial year of training and are currently in the PBIS Training Series:
Ansonia |
Ansonia High School |
Ansonia |
Ansonia Middle School |
Bethel |
Bethel Middle School |
Bristol |
Ivy Drive School |
Bristol |
Mountain View School |
Bristol |
Chippens Hill Middle School |
Bristol |
Stafford School |
Bristol |
Hubbell School |
East Haven |
Deer Run School |
East Haven |
D.H. Ferrara School |
East Haven |
Joseph Melillo Middle School |
East Haven |
D.C. Moore Elementary School |
East Haven |
East Haven High School |
East Haven |
Momauguin Elementary School |
Groton |
Charles Barnum School |
Groton |
Mary Morrisson School |
Groton |
Pleasant Valley School |
Groton |
Fitch High School |
Groton |
Northeast Academy Elementary School |
Groton |
S.B. Butler Elementary School |
Hampton |
Hampton Elementary School |
Manchester |
Martin School |
New Fairfield |
New Fairfield Middle School |
New Fairfield |
New Fairfield High School |
New Haven |
Barnard Environmental Magnet School |
New Haven |
Conte-West Hills School |
New Haven |
Wexler-Grant School |
New Haven |
East Rock Magnet School |
New Haven |
King/Robinson International Baccalaureate School |
New Haven |
Mauro/Sheridan |
New Milford |
Sarah Noble Intermediate School |
Newtown |
Newtown Middle School |
Putnam |
Putnam High School |
Putnam |
Putnam Middle School |
Putnam |
Putnam Elementary School |
Redding |
John Read Middle School |
Redding |
Redding Elementary School |
Region 01 |
Kent Center School |
Region 01 |
Salisbury Central School |
Region 01 |
Cornwall Consolidated School |
Scotland |
Scotland Elementary School |
Sherman |
Sherman School |
Sprague |
Sayles School |
Tolland |
Tolland High School |
Tolland |
Tolland Middle School |
Vernon |
Center Road School |
Vernon |
Rockville High School |
Vernon |
Skinner Road School |
Westbrook |
Westbrook Middle School |