Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

Overview

Peacock Middle School has implemented the character education program PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports) to benefit our entire student population. Here are the key points of PBIS:

We have three clearly defined expectations: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Proud. Every student will be taught our three expectations in multiple settings throughout our school.
We continually self-evaluate our culture to effectively meet the social and emotional needs of all students.
We have established a behavioral continuum to encourage the expected behaviors of being respectful, being responsible, and being proud.
We have a curriculum in place that will discourage inappropriate behaviors and teach the expected behaviors.
We will reduce the need to always be reactive by replacing it with a more proactive approach of teaching students our expectations first. Rather than waiting for a student to fail before we intervene, we provide the necessary supports aligned with the Social and Emotional Learning Standards (SEL).
PBIS reminds us that growth must occur for all children even in situations of misbehavior.
Students are rewarded with a Charger Check (reward ticket) for following our three expectations at school. Charger Checks can be used in many ways and teams will create reward lists students can choose from.
Research has shown that PBIS not only improves a school culture, but it will also improve academic performance.