What is PBIS?
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based, tiered framework for supporting students’ behavioral, academic, social, emotional, and mental health.
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When implemented with fidelity, PBIS improves social emotional competence, academic success, and school climate.
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It also improves teacher health and wellbeing.
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It is a way to create positive, predictable, equitable and safe learning environments where everyone thrives.
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To learn more, visit: https://www.pbis.org/pbis/what-is-pbis
Why Implement PBIS?
By implementing evidence-based practices within a PBIS framework, schools support their students’ academic, social, emotional, and behavioral success, engage with families to create locally meaningful and culturally relevant outcomes, and use data to make informed decisions that improve the way things work for everyone.
Over 25 years of empirical evidence demonstrates how PBIS, a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework, provides a foundation for outcomes across a wide range of priorities, such as integration of academic and behavioral instruction (IMTSS), interconnecting community and school mental health systems (ISF), equity, staff wellness, community agency partnerships, and more.
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To learn more about implementing PBIS, visit: https://www.pbis.org/pbis/why-implement-pbis
Getting Started
Once you understand the basics of what is PBIS and why implement PBIS, it’s time to start—but where do you start? There are initial steps everyone can take to get started with PBIS, whether you are a classroom teacher, school leader, or a district or state leader.
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View the schedule of regional PBIS supports offered through LCROE: https://www.lake.k12.il.us/professional-development
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Participate in Lake County regional PBIS coaches networking meetings
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Assess implementation through free tools at PBIS assessment: www.pbisapps.org
Getting Better
Contact us to develop an ROE supported district-specific technical assistance plan for PBIS capacity and sustainability with Katie.Pohlman@lake.k12.il.us
Resources
Center on PBIS
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), the Center on PBIS supports schools, districts, and states to build systems capacity for implementing a multi-tiered approach to social, emotional and behavior support.
PBIS Apps
Our apps empower educators to make data-informed decisions in real time for the best student outcomes. Everything we offer at PBISApps is based on research and offered at prices that work within the current realities of school budgets — namely free where we can, and affordable everywhere else.
Midwest PBIS Network
The Midwest PBIS Network (MWPBIS) is a non-profit organization of education and human services leaders advancing systems change in youth-serving settings. MWPBIS partners with many agencies on advancing research to practice, and establishing demonstrations to build local capacity for sustainable implementation.
About Us
The LCROE PBIS department is a team of experienced educational leaders who advance systems change in schools to build local capacity for sustainable implementation.
Our Research Projects
Project SHINE
ISF-SHINE: School Health and Interventions for Nurturing Excellence (EIR Study)
Our Team
Brian Meyer
Director, LCROE PBIS
Katie Pohlman
Technical Assistance Coordinator, LCROE PBIS
Juan Lira
Technical Assistance Coordinator, LCROE PBIS
Jennifer Norton
Project Coordinator, LCROE PBIS
Cheryle Kennelly
Project Coordinator, LCROE PBIS
Patti Leppala-Bardell
Data Manager, LCROE PBIS
Alanna Gatesman
Data Manager, LCROE PBIS