What is Tier 3 Support?

PBIS’ framework doesn’t just work with school-wide and targeted support. It’s also an effective way to address sometimes dangerous, often highly disruptive behaviors, creating barriers to learning and excluding students from social settings.

At most schools, there are 1-5% of students for whom Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports have not connected. At Tier 3, these students receive more intensive, individualized support to improve their behavioral and academic outcomes. Tier 3 strategies work for students with developmental disabilities, autism, emotional and behavioral disorders, and students with no diagnostic label at all.

The PBIS Triangle—The red area represents Tier 3 that supports a few students. Tiers 1 and 2 supports are still used with students engaged in Tier 3 supports.

https://www.pbis.org/pbis/tier-3