Why implement PBIS?
- Prevent problems before they happen
- Adopt a proactive, positive approach to discipline
PBIS Philosophy:
Schools can create a positive, predictable, safe environment that fosters positive relationships among students and staff. By teaching, modeling and encouraging positive behavior, staff create an environment more conducive to academic engagement.
Think about this:
“If a child doesn’t know how to read, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to swim, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to multiply, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to drive, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to behave, we… …teach? …punish?”
“Why can’t we finish the last sentence as automatically as we do the others?”
Tom Herner (1998)