Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
PBIS is a framework for creating safe, positive, equitable schools, where every student can feel valued, connected to the school community and supported by caring adults. 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.
- Center on PBIS
Center on PBIS (2023). Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports www.pbis.org.
PBIS Support and ASsistance
The San Diego County Office of Education and the Orange County Department of Education serve as the region’s California PBIS Technical Assistance Centers, housing multiple programs in our Learning Supports and System of Supports Departments (respectively) – including Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. To access technical assistance for PBIS, please email PBIS@sdcoe.net.
About PBIS
When implemented with fidelity, PBIS has improved student outcomes, reduced exclusionary discipline, and improved teacher outcomes. These slides from CA PBIS have more about the research studies that have shown these results.
When PBIS is implemented with fidelity, then there are improved student and teacher outcomes and reduced exclusionary discipline, according to the Center on PBIS at www.pbis.org.
Improved Student Outcomes
- Academic achievement
- Prosocial behavior
- Attendance
- Emotional regulation
- Reduced bullying behaviors
- Decreased rates of drug/alcohol use
- Social and academic outcomes for students with disabilties
Improved Teacher Outcomes
- Teacher efficacy and well-being
- Teacher-student relationships
- Student engagement and instructional time
- School culture and organizational health
- Climate and safety
Reduced Exclusionary Discipline
- Office discipline referrals
- Suspensions
- Restraint and seclusion
- Racial inequities
How does it work?
A key strategy of the PBIS process is prevention. The school-wide expectations and rules are intentionally created with faculty, student and community voice. Through instruction, comprehension and regular practice, all adults use this consistent set of behavior expectations and rules. When students do not meet behavioral expectations, PBIS schools view it as an opportunity for re-teaching, not punishing. Systems are created for regularly reviewing data and using data-based decision making skills to drive action planning for school improvement. The ultimate goal of implementing PBIS data, systems, and practices that center equity is to improve outcomes. PBIS intentionally supports staff and student behavior, decision making, social competence and academic achievement.
To learn more visit The Center on PBIS.
Center on PBIS (2023). Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Professional Development Opportunities
Please reach out to pbis@sdcoe.net if you're interested in custom professional development to meet your site team's needs.
PBIS Tier 1 Training
Our Tier 1 Training Sequence for Secondary Schools is at capacity for the 24-25 school year. If you are a secondary site looking for Tier 1 training sequence, please check out our Boutique Training Offerings and complete the interest form to be added to our waitlist.
PBIS Tier 2 Training Sequence
Tier 2 practices include:
- Providing additional instruction and practice for behavioral, social, emotional, and academic skills
- Increasing adult support and supervision
- Providing additional opportunities for positive reinforcement
- Increasing prompts or reminders
- Increasing access to academic supports
- Increasing school-family communication
PBIS Tier 3 Training Sequence
Tier 3 supports are available to any student with intensive need, whether they receive special education services or not. Tier 3 practices include:
- Engaging students, educators, and families in functional behavioral assessments and intervention planning
- Coordinating support through wraparound and person-centered planning
- Implementing individualized, comprehensive, and function-based support
PBIS Sustainability Network
Are you implementing PBIS and want to learn from others? The San Diego County Office of Education PBIS Sustainability Network is an opportunity for educators to come together to learn from each other and improve PBIS implementation across San Diego and Orange County. The network will reflect on successes and engage in conversation regarding supports to assist one another with current and future PBIS efforts.
PBIS Implementation Statewide Recognition
California PBIS initiated our first statewide effort to implement a recognition system to acknowledge schools for implementing PBIS with fidelity to the national framework. Schools may apply to be recognized as Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum. Your dedication and commitment to the students, families, and communities of your respective districts is a major contributing factor to the excellence in education in the state of California.
Congratulations to the schools that have been recognized for their PBIS implementation! View them all on the state PBIS recognition webpage.
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