PBS

• Positive Behavioral Supports and Intervention Study Group Presentation- This was presented at the Sept 26, 2008 Statewide meeting of the Task Force.
• Quality Indicators - Behavioral Supports and Interventions-
  1. School-Wide Positive Behavioral Systems (PBS)
  2. Classroom Management
  3. Targeted Small Group Behavioral Interventions
  4. Intensive Individualized Behavioral Interventions

• Presentation from the Study Group on PBS- This presentation was done by Amanda Fenlon and the study group on Positive Behavioral Supports.
• Positive Behavioral Supports website- This is the website for PBIS. The OSEP-funded National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports was established to address the behavioral and discipline systems needed for successful learning and social development of students. The Center provides capacity-building information and technical support about behavioral systems to assist states and districts in the design of effective schools.
• NYSED on What is PBIS?- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a systems approach to preventing and responding to school and classroom discipline problems. PBIS develops school-wide systems that support staff to teach and promote positive behavior ...
• Bibliography: Positive Behavioral Support Planning- Barringer, C., & Cheney, D. (1997). Staff development and the inclusion of middle school students with emotional and behavioral disorders in regular education: Findings from Project DESTINY. In C. Liberton, K. Kutash, and R. Friedman (Eds.), The 9th Annual Research Conference Proceedings, A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base (March 6-8, 1996) (pp. 347-354). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Florida Mental Health Institute, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health.