PBIS

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Our school began implementing PBIS in the fall. Students earn hornet bucks for showing PBIS expectations. We have posters hung throughout the building that display the rules and expectations of the school. We also have PBIS commercials on our school website that can be watched at any time. Yesterday, I attended part one of a three day PBIS training presented by GADOE. I took away valuable information on how to set rules and expectations and the importance of understanding of what students know and do at home. We watched this wonderful video by Rita Pearson called "Mama Said". I encourage you to watch it. Do any of your schools use the PBIS model, and if so, what do you do to promote positive behavior?

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  1. UnknownFebruary 24, 2016 at 7:49 AM

    Thanks for sharing this post. We are in our second year of PBIS, and I have some conflicting opinions about it. We distribute "Eagle Bucks" as a reward, but many teachers also use Class Dojo, which is pretty awesome (classdojo.com). The whole PBIS concept is great, but I don't think it's effective unless EVERY teacher and administrator truly understands it and buys in. Many of our teachers have adopted the language, but they still use their same negative practices. For instance, I've heard teachers loudly fussing at their students in the hallway saying "That is NOT a PBIS line!" If I was to stop and ask her 3rd grade students what PBIS stands for, I doubt any could even tell me. It seems to me that it's mostly business as usual, with the only difference being the posters in the hall and the teachers conveniently using the relevant terminology. That's not to say I'm anti PBIS though. The school where I'm doing my admin internship is not an official PBIS school, but they ARE a genuine PBIS school...they are doing all the right things that characterize PBIS. Their culture has been intentionally built on "kindness" (one of two school values, the other being "personal best"), and that manifests itself as positive behavior, in general and towards others. So I think PBIS is (or should be) more about school culture and best practices than anything else.

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  2. Phyllis FavorsFebruary 29, 2016 at 9:36 PM

    Holly, this is my school first year implementing PBIS as a system initiative. We have a great PBIS coach and team which makes a huge difference. In promoting positive behavior in our school, we use critter cash, golden coin awards, character education assemblies, etc. It is working at our school, but bus referrals remain to be problematic.

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