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Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has had experiences, either positive or negative, with the implementation of PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) in their schools. As a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, I have recently been reflecting on classroom management which got me thinking about the effectiveness of PBIS. My school implemented the program this fall with mixed results so far. We have seen a slight decrease in number of tardies and suspensions, yet I often worry that we've created a never-ending token economy environment where I often hear comments like "OK I'm here on time, where's my PBIS reward?" I also worry that we are only recognizing the students who misbehave 90% of the time and behave appropriately 10% of the time, rather than the students who behave appropriately 100% of the time, but are quiet enough to fly under the radar on a daily basis. We have discussed as a staff that we need to do a better job of emphasizing every studen...See More
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Don On 9/20/14, Kent wrote: > I don't think you reward somebody for behavior that they should > be exhibiting anyway. Just like you shouldn't pay kids to come to > school. If there is a change in behavior over time, then you > acknowledge that and reward that. Catch them being good and > reward it infrequently and it has more meaning. &g...See More
Sep 22, 2014
Don Megan, PBIS is a management system geared towards identifying those positive behaviors that the students who misbehave 90% of the time have. Our district is in our 4th year of PBIS and the first 1-2 years was a huge learning curve. We are now, pretty well adapted to this system as well as the kids. We have been noticing a big drop in minors/majors ...See More
Sep 22, 2014
Lee.h On 9/22/14, Don wrote: > > On 9/20/14, Kent wrote: >> I don't think you reward somebody for behavior that they >> should be exhibiting anyway. Just like you shouldn't pay >> kids to come to school. If there is a change in behavior >> over time, then you acknowledge that and reward that. >> Catch them being good a...See More
Sep 23, 2014
Lee,H On 9/23/14, Lee.h wrote: > On 9/22/14, Don wrote: >> >> On 9/20/14, Kent wrote: >>> I don't think you reward somebody for behavior that they >>> should be exhibiting anyway. Just like you shouldn't pay >>> kids to come to school. If there is a change in behavior >>> over time, then you acknowledge ...See More
Sep 23, 2014
Lee,H I agree. We have been rolling PBIS out in our building for the last three years. I struggle with rewarding the students for expected behaviors. Other staff and myself agree the students that would follow any plan are the ones that are the ones who are following the PBIS expectations. Sometimes they need a reminder but for the most part they do what...See More
Sep 23, 2014


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