Page Editor: Caryn Coyle

 

Contributed Files and Links Key People Notes & News

 

 See the Oakland Schools Compliance Services site for this topic.

See OSE-EIS August 2008 Update for activities related to this topic (MiBLSI, pp. 45-46).

  

SPPI:  Afftects many SPPIs, including as a prevention/alternative to suspension/expulsion (SPPI 4).

 

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Contributed Files and Links

 

• Files:

  • New PBS Implementation Guide from MDE - State_PBS_1_09.pdf
  • National Disabilities Council Seclusion and Restraint Report 1-16-2009[1].pdf
  • RtI and PBS - Powerpoint and Handout presented by J. Sprague (2007) National LRP 
  • Survey of PBS elements in the building-  survey adapted by C. Coyle (2007) of Clinton RESA  
  • Overview of PBS Powerpoint developed by C. Coyle (2007) of Clinton RESA
  • Supporting Student Behavior-Seclusion & Restraint for CPI  12-10-2007.ppt developed by C. Coyle (2007)-CCRESA 
  •  Building Positive Behavior Support-Guideline Document 12-3-2008.doc  developed by C. Coyle (2008)-CCRESA (with thanks to pbis.org)
  •  Seclusion_and_Restraint_Standards_180715_7.pdf

  Links:

  • National Center for Positive Behavior Support   Large source of information on implementing PBS in school districts
  • PBS Online Training & Technical Assistance  Training modules from overview of PBS to designing environments, functional assessments and interventions
  • Positive Beginnings-Support for Young Children with Challenging Behavior 
  • Promoting the Social-Emotional Competence of Young Children
  • Michigan's Positive Behavior Support for Young Children
  • www.resa.net/curriculum/positivebehavior/ : Wayne RESA School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Guidelines

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Key People

MiBLSI Project Directors:

• Margaret McGlinchey - Kalamazoo RESA
• Steve Goodman - Ottawa ISD
• Kathryn Schallmo - Macomb ISD

 

We are interested in identifying the behavior consultants each of the ISDs.  Please contribute!

 

See links to Moderators above.

 

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Notes & News

Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is not easily defined in a few sentences. The definition varies to some degree across the country.  Some definitions have an emphasis on individual PBS rather than systemic PBS.  Some efforts focus on agency work with client-centered planning such a WrapAround as the vehicle for PBS.  This page will speak to school-based practices. Consider the following definition:

 

Definition: Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) is a proactive, team-based framework for creating and sustaining safe and effective schools. Emphasis is place on prevention of problem behavior, development of prosocial skills and the use of data-based problem solving for addressing existing behavior concerns. SWPBS increases the capacity of schools to education all students utilizing research-based schoolwide, classroom and individualized intervention

 

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