Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports
what is pbis?
PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports.
It is a program designed to teach respect, responsibility, and safety at school. By implementing this program we hope to encourage students to continuously make good behavioral choices. PBIS provides teachers and other school staff with information to help prevent behavior problems and help make school a safe learning environment. PBIS is a research-based program which can result in:
• Increased time for instruction
• An increase in positive behaviors school-wide
• A decrease in disruptive behaviors
It is a program designed to teach respect, responsibility, and safety at school. By implementing this program we hope to encourage students to continuously make good behavioral choices. PBIS provides teachers and other school staff with information to help prevent behavior problems and help make school a safe learning environment. PBIS is a research-based program which can result in:
• Increased time for instruction
• An increase in positive behaviors school-wide
• A decrease in disruptive behaviors
How the program works
Thanks to a grant from Wayne RESA, we are able to implement this program in our school. Posters that highlight behavior expectations for all areas of the school, from the classrooms, office, gym, to the restrooms, will remind students of what is expected from them in each area.
All students and staff are taught the school-wide expectations.
Students will receive frequent reviews of the expectations and be acknowledged when they demonstrate them.
Most of the contact that students have with adults in the building is positive and prevents problem behavior from occurring.
Staff will use data to help identify students who need additional support.
A PBIS school provides a consistent, predictable, and fair use of consequences for all students.
All students and staff are taught the school-wide expectations.
Students will receive frequent reviews of the expectations and be acknowledged when they demonstrate them.
Most of the contact that students have with adults in the building is positive and prevents problem behavior from occurring.
Staff will use data to help identify students who need additional support.
A PBIS school provides a consistent, predictable, and fair use of consequences for all students.
Pbis brochure
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folleto de Pbis
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parents role in PBIS

As a parent your role in the success of PBIS is essential. Here are a few things that you can do as a parent to help:
Parents can help by reading and discussing the Behavior Expectations Matrix on a regular basis.
Require your child to speak respectfully to others, especially adults.
If your child has a problem in the school, review with them the Behavior Expectations Matrix and discuss other possible solutions.
Support teacher and administrative behavior decisions. Discuss problems privately with staff.
Volunteer to be a parent member of the Hope of Detroit Academy PBIS team.
Volunteer to help with the Hope of Detroit Academy PBIS celebrations and recognition events.
Parents can help by reading and discussing the Behavior Expectations Matrix on a regular basis.
Require your child to speak respectfully to others, especially adults.
If your child has a problem in the school, review with them the Behavior Expectations Matrix and discuss other possible solutions.
Support teacher and administrative behavior decisions. Discuss problems privately with staff.
Volunteer to be a parent member of the Hope of Detroit Academy PBIS team.
Volunteer to help with the Hope of Detroit Academy PBIS celebrations and recognition events.