Positive Behavior Support
Q: What is School-wide Positive Behavior Support (PBS)?
A: Positive Behavior Support is a proactive systems approach to put strategies in place for all children while building in support for those at risk and/or those who receive special education services for behavior problems.
Q: What Are the Benefits of School-wide Positive Behavior Support?
A: Schools, pre-kindergarten through high school, that implement and consistently use PBS:
* Improve school climate.
* Improve student achievement.
* Reduce suspension and referral rates.
* Increase attendance. Components of a School-wide PBS System
* Administrator support, participation and leadership.
* Common purpose and approach to discipline.
* Clear set of positive expectations and behaviors.
* Procedures for teaching expected behavior.
* Continuum of procedures for encouraging expected behavior.
* Continuum of procedures for discouraging inappropriate behavior.
* Procedures for ongoing monitoring.
Registration Forms for Current PBS Workshops: .
Helpful Links for Positive Behavior Support Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
When visiting the RPDC, located at 8225 Florissant Road St. Louis, MO 63121, it will be necessary to park across the street unless you have been issued a Hang Tag OR valid UMSL Faculty/Staff sticker. The tag or sticker must be displayed on ALL vehicles using the lot adjacent to this building from 7:00 AM until 3:30 PM. Handicapped parking is available at all times. Failure to display a sticker or hang tag will result in a parking ticket from UMSL police. Limited daily parking hang tags for this lot may be available if arrangements have been made with an office in this building.
Contacts:
Tricia Buchanan
Special Education
SW-PBS Consultant
(314) 692-1240
tbuchanan@csd.org
Brian Lankhheit
Administrative Assistant
(314) 692-1242
blankheit@csd.org
Drew Schwartz
SW-PBS Consultant
(314) 692-1248
dschwartz@csd.org
Karen Westhoff
SW-PBS Consultant
(314) 692-1252
kwesthoff@csd.org
